Twenty years ago, the justices deemed registration nonpunitive, accepting unsubstantiated assumptions about its benefits and blithely dismissing its costs. This Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of Smith v. Doe, a Supreme Court decision that approved the retroactive application of
Read MoreRobert Longo, the author of the 1986 Psychology Today article that was cited in the SCOTUS case: Smith v Doe 2003, as the source of the false “frightening and high” statistic, refutes his 1986 claim that the SCOTUS
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2023, 6:24 pm Los Angeles: A California court last week blocked the Department of Justice’s new Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act rule because it violated due process and the First Amendment. “The DOJ almost never loses
Read MoreA COMMONLY-CITED STATISTIC ABOUT SEX OFFENDER RE-OFFENSE RATES IS WRONG. Jul 28, 2015 Ira Ellman PROFESSOR AT SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Proponents of criminal justice reform never talk about sex offenders. They’re political untouchables
Read MoreThis is the 3rd edition of a monthly newsletter providing general information, scheduling, and planning updates about the March 2023 Conference and Vigil in Washington D.C.
Read MoreWebinar Topic: Restorative Justice for Sex Offenses? A Conversation About Possibilities Featuring Author Judith Levine & Social Worker Susannah Karlin Sponsored by the St. Francis College Departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice, and Women’s & Gender Studies April
Read MoreThis is the 2nd edition of our monthly newsletter providing general information, scheduling, and planning updates about the March 2023 Conference and Vigil in Washington D.C.
Read MoreThis is the first version of a monthly newsletter providing general information, scheduling, and planning updates about the March 2023 Conference and Vigil in Washington D.C.
Read MoreThe countdown clock has begun and it’s full speed ahead to the BIG events in March 2023, the conference (scheduled for March 5 and 6), followed by the vigil on March 7. The Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Virginia,
Read MoreAre you a civil and human rights advocate? Sync up with us on March 5, 2023 when the conference begins in DC. Count down until the conference begins 3/5/2023 at 8:00am Eastern Time Click here to order
Read MorePlease join the next War Room on Tuesday, Jan 11 at 8 p.m. (Eastern), 7 p.m. (Central), 6 p.m. (Mountain), 5 p.m. (Pacific). Join the next WAR Room meeting scheduled for Jan 11, 2022. Women Against
Read MoreGwenda M. Willis (2018) “Why call someone by what we don’t want them to be? The ethics of labeling in forensic/correctional psychology,” Psychology, Crime & Law, 24:7, 727-743, DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2017.1421640 Gwenda M. Willis & Elizabeth Letourneau. guest editorial:
Read MoreTopics to include his doctoral study on evidence-based practice in sexual offender treatment as well as how citizens can affect legislative changes. ARNOLD, MO, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Today Women Against Registry announced the upcoming speaker in
Read MoreWe are the families living at the little ‘red dots’ you see on a registry map. Currently, there are almost three million of us; wives, mothers, sisters, girlfriends, brothers, fathers, grandparents, and so on. You notice I didn’t
Read MoreBY RORY FLEMING JULY 2, 2021 On June 8, the American Law Institute, arguably the most prestigious non-governmental law reform organization in the country, concluded its national meeting. One of its agenda items was to have its thousands of elected
Read MoreSex Offense Registry Fact Sheet Emily Horowitz, Ph.D. // Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice, St. Francis College // ehorowitz@sfc.edu *As of 2018, there were 917,771 people listed on the U.S. sex offense registry (NCMEC, 2018) – an increase
Read MoreSex Offense Registry Fact Sheet Emily Horowitz, Ph.D. // Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice, St. Francis College // ehorowitz@sfc.edu *As of 2018, there were 917,771 people listed on the U.S. sex offense registry (NCMEC, 2018) –
Read MoreFour Truths Four Truths help you understand different perspectives that influence individual and group action. When you recognize and consider the possible perspectives in any situation, you are better able to navigate the differences that limit open dialogue
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