| FALSE | "Sex offenders have a high rate of recidivism!" |
Comment made by:
Sheila Jerusalem of the U.S. Department of Justice (Apparently not aware of the statistics of her own Department)
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This comment is made so often it will not be possible to list everyone that makes it! |
| News & Noteworthy © ---
Featured Issue 8-20-05 |
| 8-20-2005 National:
Department of Justice Links Five Additional States to National Sex Offender Public Registry Web Site |
.The Department of Justice today announced the addition of Alabama, Iowa, Minnesota, Texas, and Wyoming to the National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) Web site, which provides real-time access to public sex offender data nationwide with a single Internet search. The Department of Justice-sponsored Web site allows parents and concerned citizens to search existing public state and territory sex offender registries beyond their own states. [snip]
There are more than 500,000 registered sex offenders nationwide, and statistics have shown the recidivism rate for these offenders is high. Access to public registry information nationwide is essential for citizens to help identify sex offenders beyond their own streets or neighborhoods.
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: by Contact: Sheila Jerusalem of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 202-307-0703
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| U.S. Department of Justice 2003 Study on Sex Offender Recidivism |
Recidivism of sex offenders released in 1994 Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, Langan, P. A., & Levin, D. J. NCJ-198281
Presents, for the first time, data on the rearrest, reconviction, and reimprisonment of 9,691 male sex offenders, including 4,295 child molesters, who were tracked for 3 years after their release from prisons in 15 States in 1994. The 9,691 are two-thirds of all the male sex offenders released from prisons in the United States in 1994. The study represents the largest followup ever conducted of convicted sex offenders following discharge from prison and provides the most comprehensive assessment of their behavior after release.
The study is the best study to use when speaking about all kinds of sex offenders. The reason is because the study excludes no one they followed every sex offender released from prison for three years. Their findings were 5.3% were rearrested and 3.5% were reconvicted.
Note: Total sex offenders released (9,691) and participated in DoJ study: Arizona (122); California (3,395); Delaware (45); Florida (965); Illinois (710); Maryland (243); Michigan (444); Minnesota (239); New Jersey (429); New York (692); North Carolina (441); Ohio (606); Oregon (408); Texas (692); Virginia (260). (DoJ pg-39)
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