It seems like Sex cases always go viral. But an extremely high number of children die even more horrible deaths from other non-sex related criminal acts and you never even see a blip on the radar screen, and then something…
Simple Question?
As a person who was educated in science (physics, mathematics and chemistry) I not only like to base my answers on hard facts, but I also like to ask my questions in such a way that they can be answered…
“Child Protection and Community Notification Act”
Will a law stand up in court if the very basis for that law is based on false information or outright lies? The basis for the registration and notification laws in every state, the basis for the federal law is…
MISTAKEN: Social Media and the Vagueness of the term “Human Trafficking”
A decade ago, I was approached by a documentary film crew filming for a production about “human trafficking.” At the time, sex trafficking was thought of as something you see from a Hollywood movie like the 2008 movie “TAKEN” starring…
The Importations of Reconviction Rates.
Why the actual re-offense rates are important pertaining to the total number of people who are already on the registry compared with the percentage of those who are then later reconvicted of a new sexually related crime. This is a…
The Dark Figure of Sex Offense Recidivism Overestimation: An Exercise in Myth-Busting
Recently, a new research project by Nicholas Scurich (University of California, Irvine) and Richard S. John (University of Southern California) published a report entitled “The Dark Figure of Sexual Recidivism.” The premise of their research paper is arguing the persistent…