Pedophilia And The Media: A Message From The Comms Director of a Sexual Offense Law Reform Advocacy Group

Pedophilia And The Media: A Message From The Comms Director of a Sexual Offense Law Reform Advocacy Group
    By Sandy Rozek | January 11, 2023 Sandy Rozek argues in this opinion piece for TCR's Viewpoint series that media outlets should be careful about the words they use when discussing pedophilia, child sex abuse and those on the sex offender registry.   Which of these would you favor as a husband for your beloved daughter? ‘The slick fella, too handsome for his o...
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11th Circuit Says a Sheriff Violated the First Amendment by Posting Warning Signs on the Lawns of Registered Sex Offenders

11th Circuit Says a Sheriff Violated the First Amendment by Posting Warning Signs on the Lawns of Registered Sex Offenders
Butts County, Georgia, Sheriff Gary Long cited no evidence to support his pre-Halloween stunt. JACOB SULLUM | 2.1.2022 6:25 PM (Butts County Sheriff's Office) A Georgia sheriff violated the First Amendment when he posted signs on the lawns of registered sex offenders to warn away trick-or-treaters, a federal appeals court said in a recent ruling. A three-judge panel of the U.S...
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Sex offender registry laws don’t work. Here’s what might. | Column

Sex offender registry laws don’t work. Here’s what might. | Column
OPINION | Guest Column Meghan M. Mitchell, Kristen M. Zgoba, Alex R. Piquero The uncomfortable truth? Those who commit sexual offenses are usually not strangers.   There are roughly half a million sexual assault incidents in the United States every year — and more than 11,000 in Florida alone. These numbers are troubling. Kristen M. Zgoba [ Provided ] So it’s no su...
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UNTOUCHABLE

UNTOUCHABLE
NARSOL is making the award-winning film UNTOUCHABLE available for institutional streaming to all of its members and affiliates from December 4th thru 7th 2021. SOPRI has reserved a screening slot on December 5th at 5:30 pm where we will use Zoom and stream the film to those who would like to watch the film together and discuss it afterward. If you are unable to make the SOPRI Zoom screening, don’t...
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NCMEC ignores its own research and lies about “stranger danger”

NCMEC ignores its own research and lies about “stranger danger”
NARSOL rebuts NCMEC's false claims opposing ALI recommendations Raleigh, North Carolina | October 18, 2021 -- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) was co-founded by John and Reve Walsh and is funded by the U.S. Dep’t of Justice. Along with the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) and the American Law Institute (ALI), NCMEC seeks to protect our...
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American Law Institute Adopts Revisions to Model Penal Code That Include Major Changes to Sex Offender Registries

American Law Institute Adopts Revisions to Model Penal Code That Include Major Changes to Sex Offender Registries
Posted: June 16, 2021 By Professor Ira Ellman On June 8, 2021 the membership of the American Law Institute gave its final approval to a revision of the Model Penal Code’s chapter on Sexual Assault and Related Offenses. The American Law Institute, established in 1923, is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwi...
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