This article is a little different from my prior ones, it may seem to go far afield but bear with me, I’m taking the long way around to make a point. Using scientific studies and scientific information appears in most…
Category: Resources
Static 99 developers attempting to deflect criticism of their program admit the obvious.
In a article posted at (http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2013/11/static-99-developers-embrace-redemption.html) the static-99 (an actuarial assessment instrument) developers are embracing redemption and have posted a new report that sex offender risk plunges over time in the community. This is something that has been widely recognized for…
Risk of Erroneous Deprivation
The current procedures under the public notification provisions of the law are extremely broad and contain absolutely no safeguards to prevent erroneous deprivations of a registrant’s liberty interests. Without any preliminary determination of whether and to what extent an offender…