News tagged with sex offender laws

Sex-offender registries in five states inflate counts by 43 percent

Do an online search for sex offenders living in your neighborhood and you may be alarmed by how many you find. But a new study of sex-offender registries in five states shows that they overestimate the number of offenders ...

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created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws

(PhysOrg.com) -- While evidence suggests that requiring convicted sex offenders to register with the police reduces the chances they'll re-offend, a recent paper co-authored by a University of Michigan law professor shows ...

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Studies question effectiveness of sex offender laws

Two studies in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics cast doubt on whether sex offender registry and notification laws actually work as intended.

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created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 25

Mathematical model can help communities better evaluate sex offender policies

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new mathematical model developed by Indiana University Bloomington and Arizona State University geographers could help communities that are in the midst of passing or reforming sex offender ...

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created Mar 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2