(UPDATED 3/17/2020) ACTION ALERT! Colbert County Commission to mull Limits to Sex Offense Transitional Housing Reentry Programs Some of you may have seen I got a letter to the editor published on March 15, 2020. See — https://www.timesdaily.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/sex-offender-registry-should-be-abolished/article_f94f9a7e-e63d-5829-ba73-28be121295b1.html Perhaps some…
PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN SORS (SEX OFFENSE REGISTRY STUDY)
Welcome to SORS, a study of people on the sex offense registry. SORS is a national study addressing the need for up-to-date, nuanced research on the effects of sex offense registries. This study is led by researchers at the Williams…
The Sleeper has Awakened
I, like many people, have for a very long time been plagued by stressful dreams. Perchance it is my affinity for science fiction that many of the dreams fall into places and situations that seem outer worldly, then at other…
The Concern for the Damage the Registry does to Young Offenders.
Recently there has been major concern over youth being placed on the sex offender registry and a number of articles, not to mention some legislative attempts at change (such as Nebraska legislative bill 689), have been put forth to remove…
Probation and Parole The Real Story
The American Probation and Parole association was first conceived in Houston, Texas during 1974, but did not find it’s place until August 19th 1975 in Louisville, Kentucky as part of the American Congress of Corrections. The Original idea behind the…
Predator Panic turns police investigations upside down
When I was taking criminal investigation classes in college, students were taught typical investigations begin with looking at the most likely suspects and work your way outwards. Perhaps times have changed in the 20 years since I took my last…