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Raised on the Registry
The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US
Summary
A Policy Based on a Misconception
Long-Term Impact on Youth Sex
Offenders and Their Families
Onerous Restrictions
Faulty Assumptions About Youth Sex
Offenders
Accountability That Fits
Methodology
I. Background
Child-on-Child Sexual Violence in the
United States
History of Sex Offender Registration
and Notification Laws in the US
Early Sex Offender Registration and
Community Notification Laws
Incorporation of Youth Sex Offenders
in Registration and Notification Laws
The Adam Walsh Act’s SORNA
An Overbroad Policy of Questionable
Effectiveness
Does the Registry Prevent Sex
Offenses?
II. Children Are Different
Cognitive and Developmental
Differences
Child Sexual Misconduct: A Distinct
and Varied Set of Behaviors
Recidivism of Youth Sex Offenders
III. Who are Youth Sex Offender
Registrants?
Age
Offenses
Date of Registration, Race, and
Gender
IV. Registration of Youth Offenders
in Practice
Community Notification for Youth
Offenders
Public Disclosure of Child
Registration Information
“Non-Public” Notification
Residency and Zoning Restrictions
Duration of Registration
V. Life on the Registry
Psychological Impact
Stigmatization and Isolation
Suicide
Violent Attacks
Impact on Families
Financial Burdens
Children of Registered Sex Offenders
Housing
Restrictions on Movement
Travel or Moving to Another
Jurisdiction
Interference with Education
Ongoing Economic Consequences
Employment
Registration Fees and Associated
Costs
VI. Failure-to-Register Violations:
Additional Punishment
Why Youthful Offenders Fail to
Register
Failure to Register and Recidivism
VII. Due Process Concerns
Guilty Pleas
Retroactive Application of
Registration Requirements
Fewer Protections in the Juvenile
System?
VIII. Human Rights and Registration
of Youth Sex Offenders
The Child’s Right to Special
Treatment
Disproportionate Infringement on
Other Rights
The Approach of Other Jurisdictions
Protection from Violence
Privacy and Family Unity
Education, Health, Well-being, and
Freedom of Movement
IX. Recommendations
To the US Congress and State
Legislatures
To State Legislatures and Agencies
To State and Federal Judges
To Prosecutors
To Defense Attorneys
To Police and Other Law Enforcement Agencies
Acknowledgments
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