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Clinical Criminology - Clinical criminology is a para-medical profession, similar to forensic psychology practiced in the United States. In Israel, clinical criminologsts are licensed by the ministry of health.
Sexual Deviancy - Information for the general public from the treatment community regarding sexual deviancy. Note: Requires Macromedia Flash.
Abel Screening - Visual-reaction and biographical test for use by professionals in measuring subjects' sexual interest in children.
Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Criminal Offenders - National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors position statement on laws providing for the civil commitment of sexually violent criminal offenders.
Men's Rape Prevention Project - Empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence.
U.S. Customs - Enforcement - The presence of child pornography on the Internet and on BBS services is a disturbing and growing phenomenon.
MSN Communities: Central Park Attacks - Denounces the sexual attacks that happened during the Puerto Rican Day Parade, 2000. Editorials, interviews, and forums.
Sexual Assault Survivors - Information regarding the legal aspects of sexual assault in Canada, from the Toronto law firm, Jellinek, Thomas.
Resources for Victims of Sexual Abuse - Articles, links, legal resources, statutes, and self-helps for victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.
STD's and Child Sexual Abuse - This guide is designed to present additional investigative techniques, utilizing the presence of a sexually transmitted disease, which will assist in identifying or eliminating suspects in sexual abuse cases.
Sex Offenses and Offenders - Incidence and prevalence of violent victimization by sexual assault, the response of the criminal justice system to such crimes, and the characteristics of those who commit sexual assault or rape.
Stop Sex Offenders - Child and family safety information; free child ID system and national sex offender registry.
Creating Healthy Options In Confronting Exploitive Sexuality - A comprehensive community based treatment program for males and females with sexual behavior problems and disorders or histories of sexual victimization.
Forensic Examiners.com - Serving forensic, clinical and training needs.
Nichols and Molinder Assessments - Authors and publishers of Psychosexual Test Instruments.
Community Notification of Sex Offenders - The most recent and perhaps most controversial sex offender legislation is community notification, which appears to begin the return to the historic philosophy of punishment by humiliation.
Parents Against Child Pornography - Educating children and parents on child sexual abuse and a mechanism to report abuse.
False Rape Allegations - The author discusses the history of unfounded rape allegations, and how legitimate cases of rape were discounted until pressure from women's groups caused them to be taken more seriously. However, the pendulum has now swung the other way.
Rape and Molestation of Women - Documented cases of rape and molestation by the Indian troops in Kashmir.
Atheism, Christian Theism, and Rape - Atheism, Christian Theism, and Rape by Michael Martin.
Probation Isn't Just Probation Anymore - Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association, Brief.
Considerations for Assessing Family Reunification in Cases Involving Incest-Type Sex Offenders - These considerations are presented as a general framework for therapists, human resource workers, guardians and legal professionals when family reunification becomes a goal after an incest child sex offense has been committed.
Policing Sex Offenders - Convicted sex offenders are being released into society with growing frequency. Although more than half the states have programs to monitor these offenders, the programs often don't work.
No Safe Place - This is a companion site to the PBS documentary film which tells the stories of women who have been battered, assaulted, and raped, as well as the stories of the men who commit these crimes.
Pedophiles and Child Molesters: The Slaughter of Innocence - A pedophile will usually exhibit a series of personality characteristics. It is important to understand that these characteristics alone do not conclusively determine that a person is a pedophile.
Emotional Rape Syndrome - Emotional rape is the use of someone's higher emotions, such as love, without consent. How to survive and avoid it.
Sex, Sacrilege and Sublimity - No one person epitomized sexual debauchery more so than the Marquis de Sade, read about his life and fitting end.
Sex Offender Online Registry is a Busy Site - The state's online registry of sex offenders debuted Wednesday morning and its been busy ever since. By 2:00 a.m. Thursday, the registry had counted 40,700 searches.
Politics and Irrelevance - Federal Sentencing Reporter - Volume 10, No. 2.
A Question of Abuse - What followed for the Diamonds was a nightmare, executed by a system so zealous to protect children from perceived sexual abuse that it may fracture their families and crush their spirits in the process.
Legislation Denying Convicted Sex Offenders Access to the Internet - Sexual degenerates seem a strange group to protect. Most have been irremediably warped by exposure to the Internet's fields of psychic rupture, and electronic brain rot.
Stricter Rules Cut Number of Assaults - From staff and wire reports tougher parole measures for sex offenders have helped push down the number of sexual assaults in Texas by 17 percent since 1993, the executive director of the Criminal Justice Policy Council said.
Victor Salva - Child Molestor and Disney - Three articles related to Disney's hiring of convicted child molestor, Victor Salva.
Sex Predators Can't Be Saved - There can be no dispute that monsters live among us. The only question is what to do with them once they become known to us.
Victim's Rights Abuse Protest - Initiated by Raelyn Campbell in an effort to raise awareness of and improve the treatment of victims of sex crime in Japan.
Sex-Crime Laws Draw More Flak - California case highlights tension between children's safety and offenders' privacy. Paul Van Slambrouck, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Politics and Irrelevance: Community Notification Statutes - As appeared in the Federal Sentencing Reporter, Volume 10, No. 2.
Uncivil Liberties - While electronic freedom fighters wage battles to protect our access to information on the Internet, who is watching to protect us from harassment by information on the Internet? by Frank Catalano.
ACLU Affiliates Combat Sexual Offenders Lists - ACLU offices in three states -- West Virginia, California, and Michigan -- are currently battling the privacy-threatening sexual offender registries required by "Megans Laws" across the country.
Clinton Calls for National Sex Offender Registry - President Clinton used his weekly radio address Saturday to call for a national registry of sex offenders. (CNN)
Registering Sex Offenders an Imperfect Answer - Law puts the responsibility for tracking sex offenders on virtually everyone but law enforcement agencies.
Sex Offenders May Not Register Address Changes, But Who's Checking? - AP - During a traffic stop last November, a Macomb County Sheriff's deputy discovered convicted sex offender Warren Tucker had failed to register a change of address with the state.
Sex Offender Has Lakewood Residents Mad - Lakewood, Ohio, - Nearly 2,000 Lakewood residents called the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's department concerned about a sexual offender who has moved into their city.
A Series of Articles - including, "Crimes Against Children: Is the sex offender law working?" by Mary Zahn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Plan Proposed To Notify Sex Offenders' Neighbors - Houston Chronicle - When posters and fliers warning of a child molester appeared mysteriously in a neighborhood here, residents quickly called Fort Bend County authorities.
Announcement of Sexual Predator In Area Is Concern To Community - Notification letters were sent out recently by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department and local school district officials, including Parma, informing residents and parents about the presence of a convicted sex offender in their community.
Ensuring Notification - It is an unfortunate quirk in Nevada's sex offender notification law that in most cases only certain groups -not individuals - may be informed when a sex offender moves into the community.
Sex Offender Policy Creates Controversy - When the state Sex Offender Registry sent Marshfield police Chief William Sullivan a disclosure last Monday of a convicted child rapist living in town, Sullivan did not release the information immediately, as is required by state law.
Publicizing Child Molester's Prison Release - California lawyer publicized the release from prison of his brother, a sexual abuser.
Tougher - Requires states to inform the public when a convicted sex offender considered a danger to the public is released from prison and settles in the neighborhood.
Death by Notification - Harassed by knowing neighbors, a molester may have seen only one way to escape his past.
ResearchWire: Megan's Law - The Webs impact on information occasionally sparks controversy. Privacy advocates, for example, challenge existing public records laws that fail to address, or clearly allow, making personal data available via Web sites.
Sex Offender Statute Leads to Man's Arrest - Suspect allegedly failed to give police new address.
Sex Offender Data Online-- Gates to NW Law - Articles and Resources on Offender Registration.
Bill Seeks to Confine Some Sex Offenders Longer - A U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year has paved the way for Ohio and other states to move forward with legislation that would allow certain child molesters and other sex offenders to be confined past the point they have served a prison sentence.
Kansas' Sexual Offender Registry Is Irresponsible and Overrated - New technology at its best, right? No, this is just part 2 of the state's warped and illogical system of justice for sex-crime perpetrators.
Utah Studies Putting Sex Offender Registries on the Internet - Utah may soon become the fifth state to open its sex offender registry to the world - not just to worried neighbors who want to keep their children out of harm's way.
Sex Offender Web Site Draws Fire from Virginia ACLU - ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Kent Willis called the site a "total invasion of privacy" and said it is tantamount to the state encouraging vigilante justice.
Lubbock Firm Sues DPS For Refusal to Release Database - A Lubbock firm that does criminal background checks for schools and apartment communities has sued the Texas Department of Public Safety for its entire criminal conviction database.
Witch Hunt State Claims Another Victim - Background information about false accusations of child sexual abuse.
Texas Puts Records Online - The records, like criminal records in many states, are already publicly available. But there's a big difference between availability through the mail or by walking into the local government office, and access via any Internet-connected PC.
Prostitution Arrests Posted Online - A 30-year-old Minnesota man was arrested for allegedly soliciting a prostitute from his blue Ford pickup within the past 18 months. Now his name and picture are displayed on the Net, exposing his arrest not only to his neighbors, but also to people around the world.
Governor Wilson of California Proposes New Wing - Two 250-bed units for sexually violent predators are budgeted for Atascadero State Hospital.
Tales From the Dark Side - New controversies over rape counseling in Tennessee.
Civil Commitment for Sexual Predators - Florida became one of a handful of states with laws allowing the civil commitment of sex offenders after they had completed their prison sentences.
Sex Offender Registration: A Review of State Laws - Sex offender registration: national requirements and state registries.
Lawmaker Slows Sex Offender Commitment Bill - Despite a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling authorizing involuntary civil commitment for violent sex offenders, Assembly Judiciary Chairman Bernie Anderson is going slow on a bill to enact such laws in Nevada.
Protection From Sexual Predators - Sexual predators are among the most despicable of Missouri's felons.
Police Reopen Thousands of Dumped Cases - The Philadelphia Police Department has launched a massive effort to reinvestigate more than 2,000 reported rapes, indecent assaults and other sex offenses dating to 1995 - cases that had been shelved by the police sex-crimes unit, often after little or no investigation.
Moore Denies Predator Label - David Ellis Moore says he isn't a sexual predator, even though he allowed himself to be tagged as one, and he plans to challenge it in court.
What To Tell The Neighbors and How - Community notification about sex offenders is a benefit, residents say, but there are still glitches.
Sex Offenders May Face Confinement After Prison - Mentally unstable sex offenders who are a threat to strike again would be held for treatment after their prison terms end under a bill approved Tuesday in the Iowa House.
Stovall Backs 'Castration' Bill - Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall urged a Senate committee Friday to approve legislation that would allow the state to use "chemical castration" in an effort to prevent sex offenders from repeating their crimes.
California Child Molesters Could Face Chemical Castration - Child molesters could face "chemical castration" under a unique and controversial California bill aimed at stifling the sex drives of convicted pedophiles.
Insurance Coverage For Abuse Or Sexual Assault In Small Schools Is Difficult To Obtain - Abuse and corporal punishment may be available through the association(s) that specialize in your type of student.
Supreme Court Ruling on Sex Predators Spurs States Into Action - Sex offenders from New England to the Hawaiian Islands may want to stop crossing off the days on their cellblock calendars.
Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery - An intimate memoir, full of light and hope, about a woman's journey toward overcoming the effects of a violent rape.
Rape Coverage: Shifting the Blame - Rape, and in particular acquaintance rape, has become something of a human interest story-of-choice for mainstream newspaper editors recently.
Texas To Use Genetic Fingerprints - A computer database is being filled with the DNA information of some criminals. Authorities hope for it to one day be an important crime-fighting tool both on state and national levels.
A Prison by any Other Name - At the Minnesota sexual psychopathic personality treatment center, they lock up men who are dangerous--or unlucky--enough to be tabbed menaces to society even after they've done their prison time.
Sexual Predator Program to Expand At Atascadero State Hospital - Atascadero State Hospital will receive nearly $33 million to build a 250-bed addition designed specifically for men convicted of multiple sexual assaults.
U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Affect SVPs in California Facilities - The U.S. Supreme Court says violent sexual predators - such as those at Atascadero State Hospital - can be kept in custody even after they have served their prison terms.
Sexually Violent Predators: What Happens After They've Served Time? - Atascadero Psych Techs are willing to start treatment, but SVPs hold out for court appeals.
Psych Techs Injured in Altercations With Sexually Violent Predators - Small groups of Atascadero State Hospital patients in the relatively new category of "sexually violent predator" recently caused two altercations with Psych Techs and other staff, raising concerns that they may be testing the hospital's security and safety procedures.
Scotland rules out Sarah's Law - Violent sex offenders in Scotland face lifelong supervision by the police and social services in an overhaul of the country's criminal justice system unveiled today.
Child Pornography Articles and Media Reports - Articles and media reports related to Child Pornography investigations, trials and related issues in the U.S. and internationally.
The Rape Blog - On-going attitude, commentary, and news regarding sexual violence in web-log format, coupled with my journey in to becoming & being a certified rape crisis counselor.
Victor Salva Update - Jeepers Creepers, 2000 - Read articles related to convicted child molester, Victor Salva's new film project, "Jeepers Creepers." Covers the controversy surrounding the use of Florida schools for filming of the movie.
Clergy, Abuse, and Jail Time - Christian Science Monitor article on the percentage of offenders that see jailtime and why they're hard to convict.
SF Bay Area Sex Crime Timeline - Features San Francisco Bay Area Sex Crime headlines linked to news articles
Central Park attacks - This site is to denounce the spree of sexual attacks that happened in Central Park during the Puerto Rican Day Parade 2000.
Delta Chi Rape Allegation Website - Lisa Gier King alleges that she was raped during a party on February 27, 1999 at the Delta Chi fraternity house on the University of Florida campus -- read the news articles and decide for yourself.
Take Back The News - Break The Silence - A Boston activist project of stories collected from survivors of sexual violence to expose how rape is under-represented and mis-represented in mainstream media.
Bill Caldwell - Accuses Bill Caldwell of being a child sex predator.
How Network Solutions, Inc. Made Me a Child Pornographer - Story of how child pornographers falsify their identities with the domain registrar to avoid prosecution.
Limits to Free Expression and the Problem of Child Pornography - An essay on the US Constitution's First Amendment as it relates to child pornography issues.
Predator-Hunter.com - Nonprofit corporation that actively seeks to stop the exploitation of children.
All Against Child Pornography - A place to report child pornography sites.
Recovery from Child Pornography Use - Educates and encourages child pornography users and other porn addicts to get help.
Anti-Child Porn Organization - Volunteer organization aiming to stop the sexual exploitation of the world's children. Offers the 'Reveal' software for download, resources for parents, whitepapers, and press.
Anti Pedophile Network - Contains news listings, most wanted offenders, community forums, research, and victim support services.
Adult Sites Against Child Pornography - Non-profit organization that works with the U.S. Customs Service and the FBI in enforcing anti-child pornography laws. Includes their goals, FAQ, press releases, details of members, and a facility to report suspected sites.
Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties - Covers legislation and regulation of child pornography on the Internet and monitors UK cases.
Report Child Porn - Report child pornography sites on the Internet. Includes news, informational links, and message boards.
Stop Kiddy Porn (SKP) - Non-profit agency focused on stopping child pornography distribution. Includes links and information resources child porn laws, tips for protecting children on the web.
CyberTip Line - NCMEC - Handles calls and online reports of sexual exploitation of children.
House of the Dead - Organization focused on fighting child pornography online.
Regional Task Force on Internet Crimes Against Children - Identifies and supports sources of technological and investigative expertise as well as forensic resources to enhance proactive and reactive investigations of Internet crimes against children across the northern New England region.
Stop Child Porn & Child Exploitation on the Internet - Includes news, information about wanted fugitives, links to sex offender registries, and related resources.
Child Pornography on the Internet - Presents an overview of child pornography and child pornography laws. By M. George Waters IV and Jack Harrell.
Is This Child Pornography? - Article examining the definition of child pornography.
When Kid Porn Isn't Kid Porn - Article discussing websites that skirt the line between legal and illegal.
FAQ About Child Pornography - Answers to common legal questions about child pornography.
Innocent Images - Learn about FBI's Operation Candyman, which uncovered child pornography racket involving E-groups posting, exchanging and transmitting pornographic material via the internet.
U.S. Customs Investigation - Features an overview of the distribution and consumption network of child pornography in the United States with contact details on reporting the crime.
ECPAT Australia - Organisation dedicated in fighting child pornography, trafficking and sexual abuse of minors.
ECPAT U.S.A - Covers US law on sexual exploitation of children, FAQs on child pornography, related resources and links.
Innocence in Danger - Dedicated to organise professionals for child protection and sensitize world opinion on the need to actively combat child pornography.
No Child Pornography - Resources for fighting pornography and child protection services.
Fighting Pornography - Learn about UNESCO's role in fighting child pornography and pedophilia.
Condemned.org - Learn about a voluntary organisation involved in removing child pornography from the internet and correlates detailed reports for governments and law enforcement agencies.
Campaign Against Paedophilia - Organisation dedicated to fight indecent images of nude children and teenagers on the internet.
Save Our Kids - Learn about Cheri Elliott's anti-pornography campaign for protecting children.
Help in Texas - A non-profit organization working to prevent child abuse and neglect throughout Texas.
Anti Pedo Hackers Crusade - Offes help to parents who are worried about the safety of their children on the net.
Reporting Child Pornography - Provides contact details of field offices of the FBI in major cities throughout the United States and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Internet Safety by The FBI - Helpful tips for parents to protect their children from pornography and online dangers.
Amber Alert Now - Learn about the emergency response system used across the U.S.A by law enforcement authorities to alert the public via radio, television and the internet about children who have been kidnapped.
Cracks Down on Child Porn Online - Read about police raids across 19 countries against newsgroups known to regularly host indecent images of children.
Regulation of Child Pornography - Features case studies, offences, and child pornography laws in the United Kingdom.
Close Porn Sites - Read about a new state law in which a judge orders blocking of child pornography web sites from Pennsylvania internet subscribers.
The Regulation of Pornography and Child Pornography on the Internet - A discussion of two different legal issues within one context, the Internet: the regulation of harmful content such as pornography, and the regulation of illegal content such as child pornography.
Regulation of Child Pornography on the Internet - United Kingdom - Summary of cases and legislation in the UK.
Regulation of Child Pornography on the Internet - United States - Summary of cases and legislation in the US.
Regulation of Child Pornography on the Internet - International Developments - Summary of cases and legislation in countries other than UK and US.
United States Postal Inspection Service - Mailing of Child Pornography - Explains laws prohibiting mailings of child pornography.
US Code Collection, Chapter 110 - Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children - Text of US laws covering sexual exploitation of children, include child pornography.
Child Pornography - Overview of US federal laws and legislation.
Stronger Child Pornography Laws Receive Royal Assent - Review of Canada's Bill C-15A, containing tough new legislation protecting children from sexual exploitation, Internet luring and child pornography.
Child Pornography Laws (US) - Overview and history of legislation enacted in the US regarding the exploitation of children and child pornography.
US State Laws on Obscenity, Child Pornography and Harassment - Review of individual state laws.
Legislation of Interpol Member States on Sexual Offences Against Children - Contains comprehensive information on the legislation of Interpol member states on sexual offences against children.
Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2002 - Full text of H.R. 4623, sponsored by Congressman Chris Cannon. Bill reaffirms the 1996 ban on "virtual" child pornography, which was ruled as unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.
Child Pornography Prevention Act 1996 (US) - Full text.
A Prosecution for Child Pornography in the A.C.T. - Provides a summary of information concerning a prosecution in the Australian Capital Territory for the possession of child pornography, together with some ruminations about its implications.
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition - Text of syllabus, opinion, concurrence, dissent, and related information.
Excerpts From Court's Opinions in Ruling on the Child Pornography Prevention Act - Excerpts from opinions in the Supreme Court's ruling in Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, which overturned provisions of the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996.
General Board of Church and Society Opposes Virtual Child Pornography - Explains position on Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.
TechTV: Virtually Illegal - Examines whether or not computer-generated child porn is really child porn.
U.S. Supreme Court To Examine Virtual Child Porn Law - Pre-hearing article gives an overview of the case. Includes message board comments.
Virtual Child Pornography Ban Overturned - Article reviewing the Supreme Court's decision and opinions.
Virtual Child Pornography: Should It Be Illegal? - About.com article discussion the court's decision and the issues of the case.
Ascroft v. Free Speech Coalition - Full text. [PDF Format]
Supremes Support Virtual Porn - Article reviewing the court's ruling that the First Amendment protects pornography or other sexual images that only appear to depict real children engaged in sex.
Ruling Limits Access to Sex Offender Information - Unlike the 49 other states in the country, Massachusetts has a sex-offender registry in theory only despite a federal mandate to create one.
Blows Against The Empire: The Gribben Trial - Susan Gribben had been charged with killing her four young children with prior calculation and design. Ms. Gribben had been born to an alcoholic mother and a father who became a convicted sex offender.
Court: Not All Kansas Sex Offenders Have To Disclose Whereabouts - The Supreme Court refused to let Kansas publicly disclose the whereabouts of all sex offenders who are required to tell authorities whenever they move.
Legal Motion to Exclude Evidence of Penile Plethysmography - The motion summarizes the Daubert ruling, extensively quotes to the literature on the subject of sexual behavior assessment and collects the cases which disallow such evidence in legal proceedings.
Megan's Law Debated Before High Court - Opponents of Pennsylvania's "Megan's Law," asked the state Supreme Court to declare the law unconstitutional.
Patterson v. State Of Alaska - Opinion of the Court of Appeals No. A-6718, Trial Court No. 3KN-S96-409CR. The duty to register under ASORA does not violate the prohibition against ex post facto legislation.
Sex Offender Sentencing: Focus on Mary Kay Letourneau - Sex offender sentencing: Commentary and links to current issues, particularly the case of Mary Kay Letourneau, the Seattle schoolteacher
Article III: Sexual Crimes - University of Dayton School of Law - The drafters of the 1999 revision to the 1998 MSCCC have combined the three sections of definitions, 3.02.2A, 3.03.5, and 3.05 into one section, 3.01.
Supreme Court Defines Rape as an Injury Covered by Workers' Compensation Act - The Supreme Court established that psychological trauma which accompanies a physical work-related injury is compensable.
Sexually Violent Predator Law Ruled Constitutional - A state appeals court has ruled that California's nine-month-old sexually violent predator (SVP) law is constitutional.
John Doe vs. Porter-Gaud - Edward Fischer, a former Porter-Gaud teacher, is charged with molesting 13 boys between 1960 and 1997. Fischer resigned from Porter-Gaud in 1982 after allegations of abuse.
Larry R. Keller v. Fayetteville, AK Police Department - Brief in support of motion to dismiss and response to petition for writ of certiorri.
Survivors of Clergy Abuse - Court Cases - Summaries of published cases from April 1997 - October 1999, state by state and internationally.
Frontline: The Child Terror - Frontline examines child sexual abuse and how, during the 1980s, mounting fears of child sexual abuse in day care centers led to a new prosecutorial crusade against child molesters in South Florida.
Court Rejects Challenge To Megan`s Law - The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to New Jersey`s Megan`s Law, which requires authorities to tell communities the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders.
US Code : Title 18, Chapter 109A - United States Code, Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Chapter 109A - Sexual Abuse.
Law makes Scotland attractive to Net paedophiles - Scotland's Appeal Court ruled on Thursday that Internet paedophiles should not face more than a one-year prison sentence for downloading child pornography.
Broadcaster - Campaign For More Justice in UK Rape Trials - This article highlights some of the tactics barristers use to mislead juries into acquitting rapists, and calls for changes in the law to stop it happening.
Federal Rules of Evidence - Rule 413. Evidence of similar crimes in sex offense cases.
Safer Society Foundation - A national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse.
Kempe Children's Center - Child abuse, child neglect, prevention, treatment, training, consultation, program development, evaluation, and research.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Counseling (UK) - Description of services, contact information, press releases, and suggested books.
Stop it Now - Aims to stop child sexual abuse. Includes description of the problem, overview of their programs, news, and resources.
Sexual Abuse Prevention and Education Resources International - Focuses on sensitizing the community to the pervasive effects of less-sensational cases of sexual child abuse.
Preda Foundation - Social conditions in the Philippines and the sexual exploitation of children.
Center for Sex Offender Management - US national program in support of local programs working to prevent child sexual abuse through more effective treatment of offenders.
Sinclair Seminars - An educational organization that provides professional training in the evaluation and treatment of sex offenders and the assessment of psychopathy.
Rape Response and Crime Victim Center - Information about rape, sexual assault, harassment, and what to do in each of those cases.
Violence Against Women Resources - Devoted to providing law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women.
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers - Professional organization of clinicians and researchers providing treatment to the sex offender population.
Pedowatch - Provides journalists with information about child pornography on the Internet, and world-wide contacts for reporting sexual exploitation of children.
Jacob Wetterling Foundation - This foundation works nationally to end sexual exploitation, abuse and non-family abductions.
Report Child Porn - A voluntary organization that has been founded to fight illegal activities on the internet in the form of child pornography.
Klaas Foundation for Children - Forming partnerships with legislators, law enforcement, the private sector, organizations and concerned citizens.
Parents For Megan's Law Clearinghouse - Helping to manage Megan's Law on a community level and childhood sexual abuse prevention tips.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the legal procedure for validating an episode is difficult.
National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity - Promotes public and professional recognition, awareness and understanding of sexual addiction, compulsivity and offending.
Security On Campus - Comprehensive list of victim assistance and counseling resources for victims of crime on college and university campuses including sexual assault and rape.
Miles Foundation - Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of interpersonal violence, especially as it pertains to the military.
DMDavis Inc - Manufactures equipment, supplies, and sensors used in physiology labs, sleep labs and sexual physiology labs.
International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders - Sponsors the biennial International Conferences on the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (ICTSO).
Waseskun Network - Native American justice and sexual abuser management. Maison Waseskun House.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Center, Nashville Tennessee - Helping people in Middle Tennessee heal from the effects of rape and sexual abuse.
Adult Sites Against Child Pornography - Non-profit organization that works with the U.S. Customs Service and the FBI in enforcing anti-child pornography laws. Includes their goals, FAQ, press releases, details of members, and a facility to report suspected sites.
Anti-Child Porn Organization - Volunteer organization aiming to stop the sexual exploitation of the world's children. Offers the 'Reveal' software for download, resources for parents, whitepapers, and press.
CCOSO - The California Coalition on Sexual Offending - Organization of representatives from law enforcement, criminal justice, mental health, and community services that deal with the significant and complex cross-disciplinary issues related to sexual offending.
Sexual Assault Survivors - Information regarding the legal aspects of sexual assault in Canada, from the Toronto law firm, Jellinek, Thomas.
American Polygraph Association - Post conviction sex offender testing.
Whitestone Foundation - Advocates for treatment methods as they pertain to the growing use of civil commitment of sex offenders.
Stop Pornography in Your Community - Methods and resources for removing pornography from your community.
Citizens Opposed to Government Stupidity - Any society, civilized or not, cannot allow it's children to be prey for habitual sexual predators.
Texas Council on Sex Offender Treatment - State agency working to prevent sexual abuse through treatment of known and potential offenders. Includes local laws, links to sexual abuse survivor information, information on the treatment of sexual offenders, and a register of known offenders in the community.
Citizens for Reform - Dedicated to providing support/advocacy for individuals incarcerated under civil commitment laws. Discussion board, newsletter, updates on U.S. states with civil commitment laws, and contacts.
Maspal Mother's Against Sexual Predators - A coalition of parents whose goal is to protect children from sexual predators.
South West Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre - Support and helplines for victims and survivors in South West Scotland.
Stop Prisoner Rape - Committed to combating the rape of male and female prisoners and to helping survivors of jailhouse rape.
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network - In cooperation with more than 600 rape crisis centers around the country, RAINN operates a free, 24-hour hotline for survivors of sexual assault.
Men's Rape Prevention Project - When some men commit violence against women, all men pay a price.
Students Active for Ending Rape - Columbia University student organization which has achieved a ground breaking new sexual assault policy that serves as a model for all colleges.
Tamar Fund Rape Awareness and Prevention - Facts, advice, hotlines for reporting, preventing rape and addressing victim issues.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime and Victims Statistics - Information, statistics, and publications about criminal victimization in the United States and related data collections.
Hidden Sexual Victimization - An International Study - Hidden sexual victimization is the term referring to those sexual victimizations which are not reported to the police and which are therefore usually hidden from our view.
Outcome Evaluation of the Jackson County Sex Offender Supervision - Research, statistics and evaluation of the Jackson County sex offender supervision and treatment program.
Robert Hare, PhD - Study of Psychopaths - Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), with demonstrated reliability and validity, is rapidly being adopted worldwide as the standard instrument for researchers and clinicians.
Female Sexual Abusers: A Theory of Loss - Awareness about female sexual abuse perpetrators has increased in recent years. The best estimates put female perpetrators of sexual abuse at about 20% for male children and 5% for female children.
Psychopathy Checklist (PCL/PCL-R) - A review and meta-analysis of the psychopathy checklist and psychopathy checklist-revised: predictive validity of dangerousness.
Sexual Offence Recidivism: Prediction versus Understanding - This paper identifies from the literature risk factors for reoffending in convicted sex offenders.
Psychopathic Personality Commitment Law - Provides for indefinite civil commitment of dangerous sex offenders to the Department of Human Services for treatment.
Crown Files Research Project: A Study of Dangerous Offenders - A research project undertaken to provide empirical data that would assist in the application of the dangerous offender provisions.
Age of Consent - Sexual Consent Ages From Around The World - The most definitive source on age of consent (sexual consent/coming of age laws) and sex laws in the United States, Canada and the world.
Criminal Justice Profile - The annual Criminal Justice Profile series supplements and expands on the data provided in the Law Enforcement Information Center (LEIC) "Crime and Delinquency in California."
Sex Offender Accountability Program - The Sex Offender Accountability Program (SOAP) is a specialized caseload devoted to using the most progressive and effective supervision tools to monitor sexual abusers' compliance with conditions of community supervision.
Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation - Scientific research does not provide any evidence that gay men or lesbians are any more likely than heterosexuals to molest children.
Bibliography on Pornography, Protection of Minors and Sex Crimes - Sexual research database of the Netherlands Institute of Social Sexological Research. (NISSO)
Child Sex Abuse: Internet Crimes - Brief overview of pedophiles on the Web.
Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse -- Later Criminal Consequences - Previous research established evidence for a cycle of violence: people who were abused and neglected in childhood are more likely than those who were not to become involved in criminal behavior, including violent crime, later in life.
Sex Crimes, Punishment, and Therapy - Is chemical castration an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders?
Dangerousness: Predicting Recidivism in Violent Sex Offenders - When a violent sex offender has been tried and convicted of his crime(s), he may be proffered to a mental health facility of some variable nature for assessment and treatment.
Sexual Assault and Vulnerable Populations - Sexual Assault Surviellance System, Vol. 1, Issue 2, April 1998. Requires adobe acrobat to view report.
Crimes Against Children: The Nature and Threat of Sexual Predators on the Internet - Hearing before the subcommittee on crime of the committee on the judiciary, House of Representatives.
Reducing Deviant Arousal Using Vicarious Sensitization - A conditioning method to reduce deviant arousal in adolescent sex offenders.
How To Survive in Prison as an Innocent Man Convicted of a Sex Crime - This article includes some strong views that may be surprising and challenging. It is believed there are many innocent men and women in prison who were wrongly convicted of sex offenses.
Sex Offender Community Notification - Registration legislation is intended to deter offenders from committing new offenses and create a registry to assist law enforcement investigations.
Juvenile Justice Bulletin- Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1994 - This Bulletin, and the larger report on which it is based, present important information about the youth seen in the Nation's juvenile courts.
Impressions of A Man: An Objective Forensic Guideline to Profiling Violent Serial Sex Offenders - An important body of work generated by the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, at the FBI Academy.
Carpenter's Forensic Science Resources - Categorized collection of links.
Managing Adult Sex Offenders in the Community - Results of a national telephone survey identifying how probation and parole agencies managed adult sex offenders.
1996 Victims' Rights Sourcebook: A Compilation and Comparison of Victims' Rights Laws - The Victims' Rights Sourcebook provides instant access to information about crime victims' rights in 13 major topics.
Managing The Treatment Of Sex Offenders: A Canadian Perspective - The points of view expressed in this research report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Correctional Service of Canada.
The Sex Offender: Corrections, Treatment, and Legal Practice - These two volumes together give a complete and thorough overview of the relevant scientific and professional literature on dealing with those who commit sexual offenses. The books are organized in the manner of legal reference volumes.
John Howard Society of Alberta - Sex Offender Recidivism - Sex offenders are of grave concern to the public due to the nature of sexual offending. This information sheet is intended to provide a quick overview of the research on this topic.
Economics of Implementing Intensive In-prison Sex-offender Treatment Programs - Since the mid-1980s economic evaluation has become an essential appraisal tool of health and related social services.
Mixing of Sex Offenders in Custodial Drug Treatment and Therapeutic Community Units - As more and more treatment becomes available, a particular problem was noted: the referral into drug treatment of individuals with sex offenses in their criminal files along with a substance abuse problem.
Community Notification and Setting The Record Straight on Recidivism - Do once caught sex offenders pose a high risk of reoffending, more so than murderers or other criminals? How do we know?
Student Assistance General Provisions, Campus Safety; Final Rule - These regulations require an institution of higher education to disclose information about its campus safety policies and procedures, and statistics concerning whether certain crimes took place on campus.
Campus Crime and Victimization - Crime on college and university campuses first captured media attention in the mid-1980s and brought the issue into public view.
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report - A comprehensive source of information about juvenile crime, violence, and victimization.
Juvenile Sex Offender Research Bibliography - A comprehensive bibliography of scholarly research and literature relating to juvenile sex offenders.
Community Protection Research Project: WSIPP - In 1990, the Washington State Legislature passed one of the country's most comprehensive reforms addressing community protection from sex offenders.
1996 National Victim Assistance Academy - Federal legislation that requires colleges to compile and publish annual campus security reports.
For Those Who Are Not Repeat Sex Offenders or Sexual Predators, Seeking to Be Castrated - As a proven-effective, alternative and currently the law in California, Florida, Montana, Texas and Georgia, and under current consideration by an ever-increasing number of American states.
Juvenile Sex Offender Research Bibliography - A comprehensive bibliograhy of scholarly research and literature relating to juvenile sex offenders.
Still No Takers Under Texas Castration Law - Texas become the first state in the U.S. to specifically approve surgical castration for offenders convicted of certain sex crimes.
Assessing Violent Recidivism in Sexual Offenders - Forensic and clinical psychologists have long been asked to make predictions about violence, despite the fact that, in the past, such predictions have been notoriously inaccurate.
Abusive Behaviors Alleged in Two Samples of Likely False Allegations - A preliminary descriptive study to examine the types of abusive behaviors described when sexual abuse allegations are likely false.
Research on Child Molestation: Child Molesters Rarely Serve `Serious Time' - An electronic analysis of the outcomes for those charged with child molestation from 1985-1993 revealed that 70 percent of those found guilty did not serve jail time.
Sexual Villainy: A Sex Offender Profile - This research attempted to draw a general profile of the NRV sex offender by extracting information found in the forensic files, with hope that a portrayal of the average offender would make the community aware of the hidden sexual deviancy.
Sex Offender Programming - For clinicians and professionals working with sexual offenders, it comes as no surprise that many offenders deny their offences.
Reclaim The Night - International march and rally against sexual violence for women and children held on the last Friday evening of October every year. It is known in some countries as Take Back The Night.
Behavioral Approach to Rape Trauma Treatment - Before the discussion about possible treatments for rape trauma syndrome begins, prevention should be mentioned.
SafetyEd International - Internet safety resources, education and child advocacy, cyber date-rape prevention.
Rape: Let's Stop It - An index of help, information, and what you can do to stop rape. Includes a special section on male rape.
Rape and Sexual Assault - By being aware, a woman can reduce the likelihood of becoming a rape victim. This does not mean all rapes can be prevented.
Child Lures - Award-winning program has been keeping children safe from sexual abuse and abduction for over fifteen years; information for parents, children and educators.
One Sex Offender's Strategy - It is not the only strategy used by the offenders in our midst, but it is a good illustration of the fact that sexual offences are premeditated, predatory acts of manipulation, deceit, intimidation and careful planning.
Indiana Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Project - Communities Against Rape Initiative, is dedicated to the prevention of sexual assault on Indiana college and university campuses.
Rape Prevention Education - Frank and challenging workshops and trainings designed to inspire participants to take action in preventing all forms of sexual aggression.
Self Defense Advise for Women - Safety tips and tricks, with advice for women.
James Q. Baxter - Offering training on the subject of sexual harassment in the workplace using Susan L Webb's Shades of GrayTM program materials.
Child Protection Guide - For Parents and Caregivers - These guidelines are based on recommendations of the Los Angeles and Anaheim, California Police Departments, Adam Walsh Child Resource Center and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Sexual Abuse Prevention and Education Resources International - Standards of treatment for youth in sex offense-specific residential programs.
Fantasies, Dark Secrets and Rape - What men would rather women didn't know. A frank editorial about men's reaction to - and possibly their capacity for - rape.
Peter Banning - Two books written by a recovering child molester about the offender recovery process, and about his experiences in the first year of treatment.
Sex Offender - Prevention and Education - A position statement that says, "We must take complete control of sexual predators. To accomplish this, we must first admit that we are failing."
Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment (AWARE) - A non-profit safety organization in Massachusetts explains how it teaches women various methods of self-defense and empowerment.
Chemical Castration - For - Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources in favor of it.
California Child Molesters Could Face Chemical Castration - CNN article written prior to the bill's passage with links to related articles.
ACLU Condemns Governor For Signing Mandatory Chemical Castration Law - Press release detailing the ACUL's postion with respect to this Californian law.
California Board of Prison Terms: Chemical Castration - Announcement from the board regarding the newly passed law.
'Chemical Castration' OK'd For Montana Inmates - New York Times article about Montana's passage of a law approving, but not mandating, the use of chemical castration to reduce the sex drive of offenders who are about to be released from prison.
Rape Crisis Cape Town - The center's views on chemical castration in South Africa.
BioMed Central - A peer-reviewed research paper on the return to fertility after extended chemical castration with a GnRH antagonist, including references.
Mild Testosterone Reduction Effective Against Aggression? - Article from Crime Times about a study which suggests that even mild reductions in testosterone levels can significantly reduce male aggression. Includes a link to an article about high testosterone levels being linked to sex crimes.
Medical, Legal Experts Debate Merits of Castration Bill - Texas News article about a bill that would make voluntary surgical castration an option for child molesters.
Convict Who Had Chemical Castration Gets 40 Years For New Sexual Attack - Roswell Daily Record article about Joseph Frank Smith, convicted of rape after receiving probation instead of prison time by agreeing to take sexual-suppression drugs.
Chemical Castration - Against - Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources against it.
CA Senate Approves Chemical Castration - Article from the American Civil Liberties Union on California's passage of the chemical castration bill.
Castration Often Fails to Halt Offenders - Article from USA Today on the wisdom of imprisoning and chemically treating rapists instead of giving them pyschological counseling.
The Chemical Knife - Salon article asking if Tennessee will be the next state to approve castration for sex offenders.
Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law - A review of the law by Larry Helm Spalding, including a history of castration in the United States, constitutional considerations, a civil liberties analysis, and a review of the ACLU's recommendations.
A Strange Cure for Rape - Article from the Kudzu Monthly on the United States' use of chemical castration focusing on Hazard Campbell and including sources and user comments.
Accused Rapist to Undergo "Chemical Castration" - Article from the Portsmouth Herald about Hazard Campbell who agreed to undergo chemical castration prior to beginning a 25-years-to-life sentence for rape.
South Africans Vote on Castration - Article about a poll on the South Africa's Rape Crisis website asking South Africans to give their views on chemical castration for rapists.
Alabama Mulls Chemical Castration Bill - Article from the Associated Press on Alabama's consideration of a law similar to California's.
SexCriminals.com Poll - Public poll, with comments, about whether or not convicted rapists should be castrated, showing the majority in favor of either chemical or surgical castration.
Castration Works - Article written by Sue Feinstein for 212.net about a sexual offender who chose castration and his reactions to the medication.
Chemical Castration: A Return to the Dark Ages - Article from the ACLU Florida about the chemical castration bill passed in Florida.
Designing Sex - Article about Michael Ross, condemned to death in Connecticut, and his request to be released after being chemically castrated.
Castration and Drug Therapy with Sex Offenders - Overview of the subject including a description of the various drugs that can be used plus references.
California's Castration Law - Review of the law by David A. Cohen with case citations.
Chemical Castration Bill Becomes Law - A satirical article from The Underground Online imagining chemical castration as the standard punishment for every crime.
Italy Murders Prompt Castration Call - CNN article about the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini calling for chemical castration of sex offenders in Italy
Survivors of Incest Anonymous - Resource for helping those abused by incest.
VOICES In Action - A non profit organization assisting victims of child sexual abuse and incest by providing an international resource center, 800 toll free resource line, newsletter and conferences.
Into Darkness - An exploration of Incest in history and entertainment.
Innermotion - A dance theatre company comprised of adult men and women who are survivors of incest. Innermotion is dedicated to the mission of eradicating sexual abuse.
CNN Article: Incest and Abortion - Judge clears way for young incest victim to have abortion.
Intrafamilial (Incest) Child Sexual Abuse Resources - Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about incest and intrafamilial child sexual abuse.
Checklist for Incest Survivors - Guide to help adult survivors identify themselves and know that there are real reasons for their unrelenting difficulties.
ACOA Incest Survivors - Healing your sexual self, partners of survivors, and incest survivor's anonymous ISA meeting formats, readings, slogans and step workshop.
CARE Act of 1999 - Challenging of the incest exception laws. Learn more about the incest exception law and how the CARE Act will eliminate this wrongful grant of prosecutorial discretion.
Comment on "The Universality of Incest" by Andrew Vachss - Article written by child protection consultant and attorney, Andrew Vachss, provides an operational definition of incest and what can be done to protect children in incest abuse cases.
Rape101 - Resources and education for stopping rape.
Acquaintance and Date Rape Resources - Links to articles, agencies, organizations to find help and information concerning date rape and date rape drugs.
SexCriminals.com - Provides information and news related to sex offenders and sex crimes, including listings of sex offender registries and databases.
Adolescent Sex Offenders - Information from The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. Typology, characteristics and pathology of adolescent sex offenders.
Mary Kay Letourneau - Story of Mary presenting her version for defending her crimes.
Free All State Sex Offender Search - Names and photos available from some of the states' databases.
NIC Video: Effective Supervision of Adult Sex Offenders in the Community - Free Internet broadcast of a live training video conference from the National Institute of Corrections. In RealVideo format.
National Conference on Sex Offender Registries - The conference featured presentations by Federal officials who explained the requirements of the registration and notification statutes in detail and who answered the questions of State representatives.
Sex Offender Registration - This issue brief explains the general requirements established by the federal government for registration of sex offenders released from incarceration.
Sex Offender Registry is Offensive - Hundreds of gays convicted of having sex with other men have to register with their local police.
National Sex Offender Registry - Links and descpriptions of sex offender registries throughout the United States.
National Sex Offender Registry Assistance - Program to help the states comply with sex offender registration and community notification requirements instituted by the federal government over the past several years.
VerySAFEchild - Links to sex offender registries.
Arizona Sex Offender Registry - Arizona's sex offender registry.
Florida Sex Offender Registry - Florida's sex offender registry.
Seminole County, FL Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Georgia Sex Offender Registry - Georgia's sex offender registry.
Cherokee County, GA Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Oconee County, GA Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Whitfield County, GA Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Illinois Sex Offender Registry - Illinois's sex offender registry.
Chicago, IL PD Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this city.
Lake County, IL Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Kankakee County, IL Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Maryland Sex Offender Registry - Maryland's sex offender registry.
Michigan Sex Offender Registry - Michigan's sex offender registry.
Minnesota-Sex Offender Registry - Minnesota's sex offender registry.
Saint Paul, MN PD Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this city.
Stark County, OH Registered Sex Offenders - Official registration information for this county.
Blaine County, OK Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Benton County, OR Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
South Carolina Sex Offender Registry - South Carolina's sex offender registry.
Plano, TX PD Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this city.
Texas Sex Offender Registry - Texas sex offender registry.
Dallas, TX PD Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this city.
Garland, TX PD Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this city.
King County, WA Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this county.
Renton, WA PD Sex Offender Registry - Official registration information for this city.
Pierce County Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Search - Photographs and crime descriptions of level 3 offenders. Lists offenders living within 0.5 mi. of any address.
Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry - Wisconsin's sex offender registry.
Alabama Sex Offender Registry - Alabama's sex offender registry.
Connecticut Sex Offender Registry - Connecticut's sex offender registry.
Delaware Sex Offender Registry - Delaware's sex offender registry.
Idaho Sex Offender Registry - Idaho's sex offender registry.
Iowa Sex Offender Registry - Iowa's sex offender registry.
Kansas Sex Offender Registry - Kansas's sex offender registry.
Louisiana Sex Offender Registry - Louisiana's sex offender registry.
Nebraska Sex Offender Registry - Nebraska's sex offender registry.
New York Sex Offender Registry - New York's sex offender registry.
North Carolina Sex Offender Registry - North Carolina's sex offender registry.
Tennessee Sex Offender Registry - Tennessee's sex offender registry.
Official State of Utah Sex Offender Registry - The Official State of Utah Sex Offender Registry. This registry is updated regularly and includes all information that the Utah Department of Corrections is required by law to release about registered sex offenders. This information includes descriptions, photos, vehicles, targets, and offenses.
Utah Department of Corrections - The Official State of Utah Web Site for the Department of Corrections
Virginia Sex Offender Registry - Virginia's sex offender registry.
West Virginia Sex Offender Registry - West Virginia's sex offender registry.
Wyoming Sex Offender Registry - Wyoming's sex offender registry.
Kentucky Sex Offender Registry - Providing criminal offender registration information to the public.
Names in the News Regarding Sexual Offences in Canada - Alphabetical listing of sexual offenders in the news in Canada

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