Thursday, July 31, 2008

Sex Offender Studies

Have you ever wondered where politicians get their numbers regarding Sex Offenders and the percentage of re-offense of them?

Yeah, I have been wondering as well, and after reading this report (which is one of ALL of them) I am still puzzled as to how politicians and Anti-Offender groups get them. I read this, and read it again, hoping that I had missed something along the way to give me better understanding as to the determination of the statistics that Government powers lay down their laws. It would seem, that I will have to continue reading studies. The Wright paper continues with the factual trend of statistically telling the truth of recidivism of Sex Offenders, and he too it seems is having trouble coming to conclusions as to how laws can still be put in place that flies in the face of all data submitted. It's a good read for those of us that like facts. If you don't like facts, you might want to pass this one by as all the others, it might disillusion you.

http://www.nesl.edu/journal/vol34/1/wright.pdf

For those that might discount the author, or the body producing it. This is from the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement Vol. 34, No. 3, 2007. Yes, these guys are a bit more qualified to speak than is Bill O'Rielly or Nancy Grace...


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