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Also see ~ In the News
This is a brief listing of some noteworthy events.
See the INDEX for a detailed listing of website contents.
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Megan's
Law
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Online sex offender registries upheld
Supreme Court says Web sites do not punish criminals twice
WASHINGTON -- MSNBC -- The Supreme Court ruled that states may put the names, pictures and addresses of convicted sex offenders on the Internet without unconstitutionally punishing them twice, a victory for states that use the Web to warn of potential predators in neighborhoods.
In a separate ruling, the court turned back a challenge from offenders who argued they deserved a chance to prove they aren’t dangerous to avoid having their picture and address put on the Internet.
The decisions came in the Supreme Court’s first review of what are known as Megan’s laws -- and have far-reaching implications because every state and the federal government have sex-offender registry laws.
The laws are named for 7-year-old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl kidnapped, raped and killed in 1994 by a convicted sex criminal who lived in her neighborhood.
Public safety trumps offenders' rights
The cases, from Alaska and Connecticut, required justices to balance the rights of offenders with the public safety interest in keeping tabs on people who may commit more sex crimes. The court came down on the side of public safety.
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Online Sex Offender Registries
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Child
Sexual
Abuse
Treatment
Resources
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Dept of Justice final report ~
"Child Physical and Sexual Abuse:
Guidelines for Treatment"
The Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department
of Justice has released the final report "Child Physical and Sexual Abuse:
Guidelines for Treatment" (01/15/03).
This report is the result of a three year project to develop guidelines for the treatment of families experiencing physical or sexual abuse. It describes the development of a rating system for classifying clinical protocols; summarizes 24 treatment protocols commonly used with cases of physical and sexual abuse; and classifies the protocols according to their theoretical basis, clinical/anecdotal literatures, acceptance within the treatment community, potential for harm, and level of empirical support. A set of 22 general guidelines for treatment is also offered.
This document may be downloaded at www.musc.edu/cvc/.
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Child
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Internet
Crimes
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High Court Strikes Down Pornography Law
April 16, 2002 ~ Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal pornography law that makes it a crime to have computer-generated pictures that look like real children engaged in sexual acts, ruling the law violates free-speech rights.
The high court's 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, represented a stinging setback for the U.S. Justice Department in an important test of the Constitution's First Amendment free-speech protections in the computer age.
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Supreme Court Says
Internet Porn Law Not Too Broad
May 13, 2002 ~ Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a federal law that makes it a crime to put on the Internet sexually explicit material that can be viewed by minors was not unconstitutional just because it relied on community standards.
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Adult
Child
Sex
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"Book on kids’ sexuality causes furor" ~ MSNBC.
"Book says youth are entitled to satisfying sex lives."
NEW YORK, April 2, 2002: "A month before its publication, a provocative book about children’s sexuality is being denounced by conservatives as evil and prompting angry calls for action against the University of Minnesota Press." Excerpt from "Harmful to Minors."
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Adult-Child Sex: Is it Abuse or Misuse?
~ by Dr. Faulkner
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Criminal
History
Checks
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Volunteers for Children Act
Since 1998, certain organizations and businesses have had the ability and responsibility to check the background of volunteers and employees. Link here for information and state contacts for conducting fingerprint-based national criminal history background checks on employees and volunteers of youth serving organizations.
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