John H. Laub: A Culture of Science - A Message From the NIJ Director

[southport97]

Consider, does the public feel safe not knowing about murders, those that steal from homes, the 1,500 or so annually that kill young children, domestic violence offenders, those who abuse the elderly, and the list goes on and on. Approximately 95% of new sex crimes are committed by someone who never before committed a sex crime. Finally, what good does it do to know where CERTAIN former sex offenders SLEEP for a few hours of the day? i.e., their address. Security theater is all the registry is!

[OfficialSOIssues]

More DOJ hypocrisy. If you meant this, and you were upholding your oath of office, then the sex offender hysteria sweeping this nation would be put to rest. The "empirical data" shows that sex offenders have a LOW recidivism rate, yet people continue to say it's high. Why is that?