WomenAgainstRegistry.org ~ Arizona Chapter
California Reform Sex Offender Laws (CA RSOL) has a new name — Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL). The new name is significant in two ways: (1) it no longer uses the name of the state in which it was incorporated and (2) it uses the term “sex offense” instead of “sex offender”. The CA […]
This report presents the results of an analysis examining levels of state adherence to federal requirements set forth pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), also known as Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (AWA). The analysis was conducted as part of a broader project […]
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I. Restoration of Civil Rights/Firearms Privileges A. Civil Rights Conviction of a felony suspends the right to vote, to hold office, and to sit on a jury. Ariz. Const. art. VII, § 2(C); Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-904(A)(1)-(3); 16-101(A)(5); 21-201(3). See also Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-5651(C)(3) (fiduciary, including court-appointed guardians and personal representatives unrelated […]
Here are the results from the Law Enforcement Perspectives on Sex Offender Registration and Notification Preliminary Survey Results https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/249189.pdf A couple of highlights to include: How often would you say you use or access information contained on your state’s sex offender registry? Daily or almost daily 18.8 Frequently 16.5 Occasionally 40.7 Rarely or never 24.1 […]
The U.S. Department of Justice, July 2015, report shows that sex offender laws are ineffective and create more harms than producing any genuine good. See http://www.smart.gov/pdfs/AdultSexOffenderManagement.pdf in short—reference last paragraph of article: In terms of SORN, research to date has exhibited mixed results on sex offender crime rates and recidivism. Studies have not adequately controlled for outside […]
Introducing The Collateral Consequences Resource Center
COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public discussion of the collateral consequences of conviction, the legal restrictions and social stigma that burden people with a criminal record long after their court-imposed sentence has been served. We provide news and commentary about this […]