"I'd rather they not be in my neighborhood at all, but there's nothing I can do about that," Borden said. "Hopefully, it will prevent someone from being hurt."
How. Mr. Borden? How will knowing where someone lives keep someone else from being hurt? There is no RBE (research-based evidence) that even begins to support that; in fact, all evidence supports the opposite:
"Levenson (2003) reported that there is no evidence that community notification laws are effective in preventing sexual abuse." (JOURNAL OF SEXUAL OFFENDER CIVIL COMMITMENT, P 4)
“ A January 2007 resolution passed by the American Correctional Association declares, ‘There is no evidence to support the efficacy of broadly applied residential restrictions on sex offenders.’ A 2006 statement issued by the Iowa County Attorneys Association on that state’s residency restriction requirements takes a similar view, asserting, ‘There is no demonstrated protective effect of the residency requirement that justifies the huge draining of scarce law enforcement resources in the effort to enforce the restriction.’ ”
"Some studies show that as many as 95% of all new sex offenses are committed by individuals not required to be on any type of registry."(SCARLET LETTER OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, P 22)
And the greatest majority of that 95% are the family, friends, and trusted acquaintances of the children they are molesting, so you tell me how knowing where some guy lives who ten years ago had consensual sex with a minor will help you keep your kids safe. That, Mr. Borden, is your job.
Ktfootball, the reason you don't see much on here by people whose children have been molested is that the great majority of those molestations were done by fathers/brothers/cousins/uncles/community leaders/church workers/trusted friends, neighbors, co-workers, people who were never on a sex offense registry. Do you know how rare "stranger" molestation is when it comes to children? Please do some research; start with www.txvoices.com. Google the subject, but be sure you are reading articles that are backed up with research and are published by reputable sources and not just people ranting about what they believe to be true. The greatest number of people on the registries are those who have never molested a child or raped a woman, those who are not a danger or threat to the community. While you are doing research, you will find that, even with those who have committed some form of sexual offense, the chances of them re-offending is the lowest of any other crime. Good luck to you.
Ktfootball, the reason you don't see much on here by people whose children have been molested is that the great majority of those molestations were done by fathers/brothers/cousins/uncles/community leaders/church workers/trusted friends, neighbors, co-workers, people who were never on a sex offense registry. Do you know how rare "stranger" molestation is when it comes to children? Please do some research; start with www.txvoices.com. Google the subject, but be sure you are reading articles that are backed up with research and are published by reputable sources and not just people ranting about what they believe to be true. The greatest number of people on the registries are those who have never molested a child or raped a woman, those who are not a danger or threat to the community. While you are doing research, you will find that, even with those who have committed some form of sexual offense, the chances of them re-offending is the lowest of any other crime. Good luck to you.
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"I'd rather they not be in my neighborhood at all, but there's nothing I can do about that," Borden said. "Hopefully, it will prevent someone from being hurt."
How. Mr. Borden? How will knowing where someone lives keep someone else from being hurt? There is no RBE (research-based evidence) that even begins to support that; in fact, all evidence supports the opposite:
"Levenson (2003) reported that there is no evidence that community notification laws are effective in preventing sexual abuse." (JOURNAL OF SEXUAL OFFENDER CIVIL COMMITMENT, P 4)
“ A January 2007 resolution passed by the American Correctional Association declares, ‘There is no evidence to support the efficacy of broadly applied residential restrictions on sex offenders.’ A 2006 statement issued by the Iowa County Attorneys Association on that state’s residency restriction requirements takes a similar view, asserting, ‘There is no demonstrated protective effect of the residency requirement that justifies the huge draining of scarce law enforcement resources in the effort to enforce the restriction.’ ”
"Some studies show that as many as 95% of all new sex offenses are committed by individuals not required to be on any type of registry."(SCARLET LETTER OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, P 22)
And the greatest majority of that 95% are the family, friends, and trusted acquaintances of the children they are molesting, so you tell me how knowing where some guy lives who ten years ago had consensual sex with a minor will help you keep your kids safe. That, Mr. Borden, is your job.
Ktfootball, the reason you don't see much on here by people whose children have been molested is that the great majority of those molestations were done by fathers/brothers/cousins/uncles/community leaders/church workers/trusted friends, neighbors, co-workers, people who were never on a sex offense registry. Do you know how rare "stranger" molestation is when it comes to children? Please do some research; start with www.txvoices.com. Google the subject, but be sure you are reading articles that are backed up with research and are published by reputable sources and not just people ranting about what they believe to be true. The greatest number of people on the registries are those who have never molested a child or raped a woman, those who are not a danger or threat to the community. While you are doing research, you will find that, even with those who have committed some form of sexual offense, the chances of them re-offending is the lowest of any other crime. Good luck to you.
Ktfootball, the reason you don't see much on here by people whose children have been molested is that the great majority of those molestations were done by fathers/brothers/cousins/uncles/community leaders/church workers/trusted friends, neighbors, co-workers, people who were never on a sex offense registry. Do you know how rare "stranger" molestation is when it comes to children? Please do some research; start with www.txvoices.com. Google the subject, but be sure you are reading articles that are backed up with research and are published by reputable sources and not just people ranting about what they believe to be true. The greatest number of people on the registries are those who have never molested a child or raped a woman, those who are not a danger or threat to the community. While you are doing research, you will find that, even with those who have committed some form of sexual offense, the chances of them re-offending is the lowest of any other crime. Good luck to you.