tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370042925648616575.post6618980188765845533..comments2023-10-17T06:46:52.968-07:00Comments on The Sex Offender Next Door: The Residency Restriction FallacyThe SO Next Doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08410010129258178526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370042925648616575.post-49514341560588545952013-04-13T14:22:16.332-07:002013-04-13T14:22:16.332-07:00I am actually against the registry, or at least th...I am actually against the registry, or at least the public aspect of it. If there must be a registry, it should ONLY be for the use of law enforcement, and only to be viewed by them. <br />As you say, only the people who are reliably identified (and no measures currently employed are sufficiently reliable) should even be on such a registry. Having such a thing available to the general public only causes the offender in question to be isolated from any support system which may exist. This, as any corrections official worth his salt can tell you, will increase the likelihood of recidivism.<br />Circles of Support and Accountability, in their initial group in Canada, took a man under their wing who, on release from prison was rated to have a 100% chance of re-offense. Decades later, he died a natural death, NEVER HAVING OFFENDED AGAIN. This shows how far a good support system can change the odds of recidivism. <br />The moral of this real-life story is simple. The registry is unnecessary and unproductive.<br />Thank you for this blog. I'm glad a friend gave me this link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com