Sex Offender Registries TW: Abuse

Sexplanations, presented by Dr. Lindsey Doe, looks at sex offender registries, with a focus on public registries in the U.S. The host describes starting with the registry itself, noticing that it did not list Bill Cosby, and then speaking with a police detective and two therapists who work with sex offenders. Drawing on these conversations and studies read online, the host argues that public registries are unfair, do not work as intended, and cause significant harm. The description also links to several reports and guides on sex offender management, registry guidelines, children on registries, and state sexting laws for further reading.

• Host examines U.S. public sex offender registries
• Discussion includes perspectives from a police detective and two therapists
• Includes links to reports and guides for further reading

Someone asked me once how I determined which topics to cover. I answered that I have all these topics in my mind but one at a time they move to my heart and I get really curious and passionate enough to research and teach -- to sexplain. This is what happened with the registry. There wasn't a personal experience or an audience question, it just shifted from my head to my heart and had to come out. At first I used the registry to understand it from a laypersons perspective. I was shocked that Bill Cosby was not on there so early I learned the list isn't accurate. Then I spoke with a police detective, and two therapists who work with sex offenders. I used to work with sex offenders too but didn't take that into account. What I gathered from these sources, and then all the studies I read online, is that sex offender registries, at least the public registries in the U.S. are not fair, don't work right, and do incredible harm. Here are some other resources to check out if you're curious: https://smart.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh231/files/media/document/adultsexoffendermanagement.pdf https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/658483 https://www.bark.us/blog/state-by-state-differences-in-sexting-laws/ https://www.justice.gov/archive/tribal/docs/fv_tjs/session_3/session3_presentations/Sex_Offender_Guidelines.pdf https://njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/resource_840.pdf https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/05/01/raised-registry/irreparable-harm-placing-children-sex-offender-registries-us https://smart.ojp.gov/SOMAPI-brief-management-strategies Dr. Doe's contact info: TWITTER : https://twitter.com/elleteedee TUMBLR : http://tumblingdoe.tumblr.com FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/sexplanations WEBSITE : http://sexplanations.com Support Sexplanations by becoming a sexpla(i)naut: https://www.patreon.com/sexplanations