Sex Offender Re-entry

Sex Offenders: The Last Pariahs

August 25, 2011
Most criminal justice advocates have been reluctant to talk about sex offender laws, much less reform them. However, the question is not whether the state has an interest in preventing such harm, but whether current laws are effective in doing so. (NYT)

Sex Offenders: The Last Pariahs

Where to put Oregon's homeless sex offenders? Well, the Salem Walmart parking lot is out

August 25, 2011
Oregon has 18,000 registered sex offenders and an unknown fraction are homeless. Tracking them is a nationwide problem, said Vi Beaty, manager of the sex offender registry in Oregon. (Oregonian)

Where to put Oregon's homeles

Unjust and Ineffective

August 24, 2009
America has pioneered the harsh punishment of sex offenders. Does it work? (The Economist)

Unjust and ineffective
Aug 6th 2009 | HARLEM, GEORGIA
From The Economist print edition

OR: Oregon Creates Online Sex Offender List

November 16, 2005
By July of 2006, Oregon is scheduled to have an online list of state residents who have been convicted of sex crimes.

By July of 2006, Oregon is scheduled to have an online list of state residents who have been convicted of sex crimes.

WA: Murder of Two Men Fuels Debate Over Sex Offender Registration

September 13, 2005
The debate in Washington State over how much information to share publicly about people who have been convicted of sex offenses has been re-ignited by the murder of two men, both of whom were registered as sex offenders.

The debate in Washington State over how much information to share publicly about people who have been convicted of sex offenses has been re-ignited by the murder of two men, both of whom were regis

Supervision and Re-Entry of Sex Offenders

December 30, 2003
Who are those we classify as sex offenders? A study conducted in Oregon in 1994 found that, typically, they are male, high school graduates and more likely than other offenders to be employed and to have a social support group in their communities.

Article by Julia Lutsky

Re-entry (JM Winter 2003)

January 5, 2003
Re-entry is the focus of this issue of Justice Matters.

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