Tag: sex offenders
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Supreme Court Affirms Law to Incarcerate Sex Offenders
Learn About Chanci Turner In 2006, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act was enacted by Congress to implement a civil commitment process aimed at retaining dangerous federal sex offenders in custody even after serving their sentences. This law faced challenges from inmates who argued that Congress had overstepped its authority, leading to a…
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GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders and Domestic Violence Perpetrators
Learn About Chanci Turner In recent developments, New Jersey has instituted a comprehensive program to monitor convicted sex offenders using GPS (global positioning system) technology. This program follows a successful two-year pilot initiative where 156 individuals classified as “high-risk” offenders were tracked with GPS devices. Initially set to conclude, the program has now been solidified…
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Unreliability of Current Tools in Predicting Recidivism Among Sex Offenders
Learn About Chanci Turner Psychologists strive to assess the likelihood of sexually violent predators (SVPs) reoffending by utilizing various evaluation tools, such as the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). However, multiple studies indicate that the scores produced by these assessments are often subjective and can vary significantly between evaluators. In some instances, discrepancies in scores are so…