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NJ - 'Joan's Law' mom and 'Jessica's Law' dad seek harsher sex offender restrictions in New Jersey

Posted on February 28, 2011
Original Article Was child porn on Marks' computer? Joshua Lunsford - Convicted of molesting a child Watch the video below, and remember, child porn was found on Mark's computer when Jessica went missing, yet it was dismissed because he had suffered enough, but a crime is a crime, right? Apparently not...

CO - Colorado may skip offer of federal grant and stick with own sex-offender standards

Posted on February 27, 2011
Original Article 02/27/2011 By Jessica Fender A lack of cash and some philosophical objections have so far kept Colorado law enforcement agencies from implementing federal rules that would require more criminals to register as sex offenders for longer periods of time...

Call for women in intimate relationships with sex offenders

Posted on February 27, 2011
This was posted to SOSEN forums. I am writing to request your cooperation with a research project I am pursuing, and which is described in this letter. My name is Lisa Anne Zilney, Ph.D. and I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice Studies at Montclair State University in New Jersey...

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (02/21/2011) - Lisa Ling explores the lives of sex offenders

Posted on February 27, 2011
On February 28th, 2011 Lisa Ling will be airing a show about the lives of sex offenders. I'm sure it will be the usual biased report and hatred of sex offenders instead of a fair and balanced show. We will see. Our America with Lisa Ling Show Description: Our America with Lisa Ling takes viewers along for an in-depth look at some of the most controversial and thought-provoking issues in the United States today, including religious movements, sex offenders, drug addiction and online brides...

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MA - Local sex offender bylaw dismissed

Posted on February 26, 2011
Original Article 02/26/2011 By Frank Mand Committee report decries myths, misconceptions, Constitutional dangers PLYMOUTH - Unsubstantiated myths, outright misconceptions and ?fraught with constitutional complications.? That sums up the conclusions of a committee that was created to review a proposal that Plymouth establish residential restrictions for registered sex offenders...

CA - Ammiano proposes Sex Offender Registration Act

Posted on February 25, 2011
Original Article 02/25/2011 By Chris Hinyub ?Sex offender? is a blanket category in California's criminal code. When allocating resources to track them, there isn't much discrimination by corrections officials between first-time, non-violent offenders and high-risk sexual predators...

OFF TOPIC - Don't waste your life!

Posted on February 25, 2011

UK - Netherton woman (Susan Lynch) convicted of murdering convicted sex offender during "vigilante" attack

Posted on February 24, 2011
Original Article 02/24/2011 By Chloe Griffiths A MAN and woman were convicted of killing a convicted sex offender during a ?vigilante? attack after drunkenly confronting him about his sordid past. Susan Lynch, 39, was found guilty of murdering [name withheld], 31, by stabbing him in the leg at her home in Netherton...

MI - Bills would revamp sex offender list

Posted on February 24, 2011
Original Article 02/23/2011 By Ken Kolker Hearing Wednesday was first step in process LANSING (WOOD) - Convicted sex offenders testified Wednesday at a state Senate hearing -- the first step in a process that could radically change Michigan's sex offender registry...

PA - Former juvenile judge (Mark Ciavarella) found guilty in $2.8M bribery scheme to jail 'kids for cash'

Posted on February 24, 2011
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ARC Radio - Mary Duval on the congressional hearing of the Adam Walsh Act (2011)

Posted on February 24, 2011
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NY - A newspaper got it right for a change (Schenectady Daily Gazette)

Posted on February 24, 2011
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IL - Bill would let some young sex offenders be removed from registry

Posted on February 24, 2011
Original Article See Also #1 See Also #2 02/24/2011 By HANNAH HESS SPRINGFIELD - So-called "Romeo and Juliet" legislation pending in the Illinois House would ease the penalties for young sexual offenders caught up in illicit romance. The measure, sponsored by state Rep...

Recidivism Rates: Factoid -v- Reality

Posted on February 24, 2011
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TN - Sex offender clusters spread across Mid-South

Posted on February 23, 2011
Original Article So why are some neighborhoods "crawling" with sex offenders? Because the very laws being passed, that is why! 02/21/2011 By Lori Brown MEMPHIS (WMC-TV) ? Do you think your neighborhood is immune from sex offenders? You could be wrong...

CO - Group working on behalf of sex offenders

Posted on February 23, 2011
Original Article 02/21/2011 By Stephanie Collins Do sex offenders deserve to have their voice heard? A group called Advocates for Change works to reform laws for those convicted of a sex offence, it something victims' advocates find hard to understand...

AR - Panel advances tougher Arkansas sex offender rules

Posted on February 23, 2011
Original Article 02/22/2011 By CHUCK BARTELS LITTLE ROCK - A House committee passed a bill Tuesday tightening restrictions on sex offenders at moderate risk of reoffending, despite testimony from prison officials who said the tougher rules could send offenders underground and make them less likely to report to local law enforcement and get treatment...

MA - Plymouth committee says no reason for local sexual offender regulation

Posted on February 23, 2011
Original Article 02/23/2011 By Frank Mand They find no evidence of connection between recidivism and residency PLYMOUTH - A special committee made up of Town Meeting Precinct Chairs has come out against local sex offender regulations with special residency or loitering restrictions...

AK - Former police officer (Anthony Rollins) guilty of sexual assaults

Posted on February 23, 2011
Original Article 02/22/2011 By CASEY GROVE Former Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins left court in handcuffs following his conviction Tuesday for four rapes while in uniform and on duty between 2008 and 2009. Rollins faces 20 to 30 years each for the four first-degree sexual assault convictions when he is sentenced June 10, according to sentencing guidelines...

WI - Offender unhappy about mapping website

Posted on February 21, 2011
Original Article Isn't it ironic and hypocritical that she is okay with sex offenders being mapped online and on a registry, but her, with multiple DUI convictions, thinks it's unfair? Why eradicate peoples rights and privacy under the guise of "protecting children," for just some, why not all criminals? 02/20/2011 By TED SULLIVAN JANESVILLE - [name withheld] wasn?t happy when she saw her name and picture on a Janesville police website listing felony drunken-driving offenders...

MN - Lack of housing forcing high volume of sex offenders into metro neighborhoods

Posted on February 21, 2011
Original Article 02/21/2011 By Rupa Shenoy St. Paul - Many released sex offenders find housing in the Twin Cities - specifically in north Minneapolis and east St. Paul, and it's become a concern for some of the people who already live there. Next month, judges may permanently release the first two sex offenders from civil commitment in Minnesota, adding to the existing population of sex offenders who make their home in communities around the state...

GA - Mom Outraged Over 13-Year-Old's Molestation Charge (for kids being kids)

Posted on February 20, 2011
Original Article 02/19/2011 JONESBORO - A Clayton County mother says local police went too far in charging her 13-year-old son and three friends with aggravated child molestation. "I am appalled by that," said the mother, only identified as Yolanda...

ARC Radio - Join in to discuss the AWA Reauthorization Hearings which took place in D.C. this past Tuesday, February 15th

Posted on February 20, 2011
Host: RealityUSA - arctalkradio@gmail.com Episode: DISCUSS WASHINGTON D.C. AWA HEARINGS Please join us on Monday, February 21, 2011 to discuss the AWA Reauthorization Hearings which took place in D.C. this past Tuesday, February 15th. Many advocates attended these important hearings and will join us to share their thoughts and opinions regarding testimony, the appearance of Mark Lunsford and Ed Smart and other issues...

Unprecedented domain seizure shutters 84,000 sites

Posted on February 20, 2011
Original Article So now the power hungry gestapo is closing down entire domains under the "for the children" campaign. This is like shutting down all Google sites because one or more have child porn on them. 02/18/2011 By Dan Goodin Feds' Operation Powergrab slammed The federal government's unprecedented practice of confiscating internet domain names in secret court proceedings took a new and ominous turn last week when it resulted in the closure of as many as 84,000 website addresses...

Public Safety, Individual Liberty, and Suspect Science: Future Dangerousness Assessments and Sex Offender Laws

Posted on February 20, 2011
Original Article Melissa Hamilton University of South Carolina - School of Law Temple Law Review, Forthcoming Abstract: This article argues that the new preventive law focus in sex offender laws is largely ineffective and too costly to personal liberty...

TN - Just the usual fear mongering media video

Posted on February 19, 2011
Oh the horror. Nothing but pure fear mongering. An online hit-list will do? nothing to protect anybody or prevent crime. If a person is so dangerous, they should be in prison, and will commit another crime, if they are intent on? doing so. No law or registry will stop that, period...

CA - Judge rules parts of Jessica's Law may not be enforceable

Posted on February 19, 2011
Original Article 02/18/2011 By Dana Littlefield SAN DIEGO ? A San Diego judge ruled Friday that a provision of state law that bars registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of parks and schools infringes upon the offenders? constitutional rights and may not be enforceable...

UK - False rape claim woman (Cheryl Fleming) jailed - Sentenced to six months in prison for "act of revenge"

Posted on February 19, 2011
Original Article So when is the legal system going to start punishing these people more harshly, sending a clear message that false accusations will not be tolerated? The person they accuse, could be sent to prison for a very long time, and placed on the sex offender registry, and she gets six months probation? She should get what the victim would have received if convicted, IMO...

NC - Former Trooper Larry Lovick was indicted with felonious restraint for holding the woman against her will and exposing himself

Posted on February 19, 2011
Original Article I wonder if he will be placed on the sex offender registry? I doubt it, but why not? It was a sex crime, and if the average Joe did the same, they'd be in jail/prison, sex offender treatment, on the registry, and have to obey the residency laws...

OFF TOPIC - The Strange Powers of the Placebo Effect

Posted on February 18, 2011

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