Board of Historic Morganton Festival stands by courageous decision . . . for now
By Sandy . . . In this age of “Everything is relative,” there are very few, if any, universal truths, very few ideas about which everyone, or at least almost
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Author: Robin Vander Wall
North Carolina’s sex offense registry prevents meaningful reentry
Republished in full with permission from NC Health News By Elizabeth Thompson . . . Chris Budnick is in an impossible position. As the leader of Healing Transitions, a peer-based recovery-oriented service
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Eleventh Circuit reverses lower court in Halloween sign case
By Larry . . . NARSOL is excited to announce that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed Butts County Sheriff Gary Long a stinging defeat today. The case is
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Entrapment stings are superficial, misdirected, and ineffective
By Lois . . . Proactive electronic stings are about public image and self-congratulations for law enforcement entities and politicians, a false banner under which they can make claims about
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Registries do not reduce sexual or non-sexual recidivism at all
By Meghan M. Mitchell, Kristen M. Zgoba, & Alex R. Piquero . . . There are roughly half a million sexual assault incidents in the United States every year — and more
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Who are the real predators in online sting operations?
By LOIS . . . Bonnie Burkrhardt’s 2020 book, Manufacturing Criminals, Fourth Amendment Decay in the Electronic Age is compelling for anyone interested in criminal justice matters – but it’s
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American Law Institute recommends sweeping changes to SO registries
By Dr. Ira Ellman . . . On June 8, 2021 the membership of the American Law Institute gave its final approval to a revision of the Model Penal Code’s chapter
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