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California Sex Offender Laws Influenced by Emotion, Not Facts

By Walin & Klarich

Sex Offender Laws are Based on Emotion Rather Than Facts, And That Is Why You Need A Criminal Defense Attorney In 2008, the State of California spent $22 million to house sex offenders on parole who must abide by Jessica?s Law or Proposition 83. The proposition, which passed a little over two years ago, requires those convicted of sex crimes in California from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks, and other places where children often are present. The enforcement of this law has ?driven many parolees into homelessness,? which has increased dramatically since the passing of Prop 83. Since Proposition 83 was passed in 2006, according to state correction officials, the number of homeless sex offenders on parole has been multiplied by 12 , which has only exasperated the parolees? ?isolation from society, and thus causes many parolees to re-offend...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 07, 2009 (boomark / email).