Va. woman found guilty of harassing convicted sex offender
March 16, 2015
The following article could just as easily be titled, "After
18 years, man still harassed for being on the registry". It reports on a
woman who was found guilty and charged $1500...Read More »
IN: Sex offender fights restraint law
March 16, 2015
Challenges Hartford City child safety zones Rebecca S. Green
The Journal Gazette Convicted sex offender Brian Valenti would like to
take his daughter bowling. And to church. And...Read More »
Utah Passes “White-Collar Felon Registry”, Florida Should Have One Too!
March 13, 2015
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the State of Utah
just passed the first "white-collar felon" registry. The registry, which
would be available online, much like the...Read More »
Florida Seeks to Charge “Offender Registration Fees”.
March 12, 2015
HB 1261 seeks to impose an "Offender Registration Fee" which
permits the Sheriff of each county to charge sexual offenders an annual
fee of up to $100 and $200 for predators....Read More »
Latest Study Finds Current Florida Sexual Offender Management Policies Not Reducing Reoffense
March 11, 2015
A report by Jill S. Levenson and Kristen M. Zgoba, published
in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative
Criminology finds that "sex crime repeat arrest...Read More »
New FL Bills Filed to Tighten Screws on Sex Offenders
March 10, 2015
A series of new bills have been filed affecting sex offenders.
Below are the bill numbers and a sentence on what they cover: SB
134 - Lifetime Electronic Monitoring...Read More »
Another View: Sex offenders are human beings, too
March 10, 2015
Ben Boychuck’s recent article (“Best solution may be sex
offender ‘colonies,’” March 6) reminded me of a similar suggestion in
2010 by gubernatorial candidate Douglas Hughes to...Read More »
NC Sheriff Bans Registrants from Church
March 9, 2015
Below is a copy of the letter circulated by Sheriff Danny
Millsaps of Graham County, North Carolina. He's allowing registrants who
want to attend Church Services to do so on...Read More »
Judge rules sexual offender must register for life
March 9, 2015
A Lackawanna County judge on Friday denied a convicted sex
offender’s challenge of a law that extended his obligation to report
under Megan’s Law from 10 years to life. Matthew...Read More »
Bill Puts Lottery Winnings By Sex Offenders in Escrow
March 9, 2015
Sex offenders who hit it big in the Florida Lottery would have
the winnings placed into escrow, giving their victims an opportunity to
resolve any claims, under a proposal filed...Read More »
State Department employee arrested on child porn charge in Broward
March 9, 2015
A U.S. Department of State employee was arrested Tuesday
morning in Broward County on a federal charge of possessing child
pornography. FBI agents took Peter Meyers, 53, into...Read More »
COMMUNITY BASED REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS: DOES ONE LABEL FIT ALL? Doctoral Dissertation of Dr. Thomas Glaza
March 6, 2015
The following is a link to the Doctoral Dissertation of Dr.
Thomas Glaza, Founder of Tri-County Counseling and a therapist treating
sexual offenders. Dr. Glaza was the featured...Read More »
Have we gone nuts as a society?
March 6, 2015
Barbara Gale Barbara Gale is an attorney in Rome, Georgia.
Posted: Sunday, March 1, 2015 6:30 am By Barbara Gale, Guest Columnist
My mother was 15 when she married my dad,...Read More »
FAC Member Meeting Tonight! Here are the handouts
March 5, 2015
For tonight's member meeting, FAC is fortunate to have
treatment provider Thom Glaza to talk about safety plans. As those on
probation know, a safety plan is a method for a...Read More »
Tampa Tribune refuses to print FAC Letter
March 5, 2015
Below is a letter FAC sent to the Tampa Tribune in response to
a story they ran last month. We've tried to get them to print the
letter but they have not, so we are sharing it...Read More »
California Supreme Court Overturns Sex Offender Residence Restrictions
March 3, 2015
Today the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the
residence restrictions automatically imposed on sex offenders by state
law are unconstitutional, violating...Read More »
Sex Offender Registries Are Not Really Keeping Your Children Safe: Here’s Why
March 3, 2015
Since the publication of my blog post "Do Sex Offender
Registries Reduce Recidivism?," a question I have been asked is "Paul,
isn't it a good thing that I as a parent knows who...Read More »
More good news in California: California Supreme Court rules blanket sex-offender residency restriction fails rational basis review
March 2, 2015
In recent years, a number of state courts have struck down
local sex-offender residency restrictions on a number of different legal
grounds. As this AP article reports, another...Read More »
The registry does no good but we must have it anyway, says MA state rep
March 2, 2015
Paul Heroux, a Massachusetts State Representative, asks the
question, do sex offender registries reduce recidivism? He answers the
question immediately. No. Or at least that is...Read More
