Studies, Articles, and Publications

Studies, Articles, and Publications

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Commentary & Reports

Registering Harm: How Sex Offense Registries Fail Youth and Communities
Justice Policy Institute - November, 2008

The Pursuit of Safety: Responses to Sex Offenders in the U.S.
Vera Institute of Justice - 2009

Probation Reform: Is Zero Tolerance a Viable Option?
By Patrick Kelly and Don Stemen, Vera Institute of Justice - 2005

The Pursuit of Safety: Sex Offender Policy in the United States
By Tracy Velázquez, Vera Institute of Justice - September, 2008

Sex Offender Residency Restrictions: How Mapping Can Inform Policy
National Institute of Justice - 2008

No Easy Answers: US Sex Offender Policies
A publication by Human Rights Watch - 2007

Balancing Acts
An online course for helping churches deal with sex offenders.

Towards More Effective Sex Offender Legislation
By Erik Lotke - 2007

When Evidence Is Ignored: Residential Restrictions For Sex Offender
Corrections Today - 2007

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Report of the Sex Offender Policy Task Force
February, 2007

Understanding Treatment for Adults and Juveniles Who Have Committed Sex Offenses
A publication of the DOJ Center for Sex Offender Management - 2006

Community Treatment and Supervision of Sex Offenders: How It's Done Across the Country and in California
A publication of the California State Library-2004

An Overview of Sex-Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience: A Training Curriculum
Center for Sex Offender Management

In the News

Georgia Softens Once Lauded Strict Sex Offenders Law
Associated Press - 7/19/10

Facts and Figures about Sex Offenders
Corrections.com - 5/24/10

Defiant judge takes on child pornography law
New York Times - 5/21/10

Court: Sexually dangerous can be kept in prison
Washington Post - 5/17//10

Panel urges tighter sex offender oversight
SanDiego.com - 4/18//10

The ever-growing sex offender registry
Stateline.org - 4/12//10

Sex offender housing restrictions may lead to more crime
Chicago Tribune - 4/9/10

California Supreme Court upholds law restricting where sex offenders live
Sacramento Bee - 2/1/10

Federal prisoners kept beyond their sentences
Nationl Public Radio - 1/12/10

Judge rules North Carolina sex offender law unconstitutional
Winston Salem Journal - 12/18/09

Georigia closes camp of sex offenders
New York Times - 9/30/09

Homeless Georigia sex directed to woods
Washington Post - 9/28/09

Sex offenders welcome; Florida aprtments offer home
Associated Press - 9/24/09

Research & Statistics

Myths and Facts About Sex Offenders
Center for Sex Offender Management - 2000

Treatment and Reentry Practices of Sex Offenders: An Overview of States
By Reagan Daly, Vera Institute of Justice - September, 2008

The National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification
U.S. Department of Justice - 2008

Sex Offenses: Facts, Fictions and Policy Implications
By Erik Lotke - 2006

Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released in 1994
Bureau of Justice Statistics - 2003