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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Florida Action Committee Recent Posts - March 16, 2015

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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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