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Problems in Sex Crime Policy Advocacy

By Corey Rayburnyung

I have advocated certain policy reforms that many would argue are "soft" on sex crimes.  I've also advocated reforms that might be perceived as being unfairly "hard" on sex crimes.  In each case, I may find myself agreeing with persons who I disagree with on a great many matters.  This problem of the metaphorical "strange bedfellows" has long been true with sexual issues.  Famously, feminists and the religious right aligned against pornography. This problem of uniting coalitions with different agendas has recently reared its ugly head in the area of sex offender policy reform.  The organization SOhopeful came to advocate a lot of changes in policy for the ways sex offenders are treated by our society...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 14, 2008 (boomark / email).