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Comments to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines.
Comments to the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs SMART Office regarding sex offender registration and community notification.
Comments to the Department of Justice regarding implementation of provisions of the Adam Walsh Act to affect individuals with past sexual offense convictions.
NACDL and its affiliates opposed ABA Resolution 114 because it called for legislatures to adopt laws that would significantly alter the law with respect to sexual assault crimes.
President John Wesley Hall and NACDL Sex Offender Policy Task Force chair Michael Iacopino's letter to the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding the difficulties of state compliance and other concerns with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (H.R. 4472).
Links to significant reports and research on sex offense laws, sex offender registries and notification laws, and reforms
A REASONED APPROACH: RESHAPING SEX OFFENDER POLICY TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
Adam Walsh Act
Until the mid-1980s, juvenile sex offenders were routinely perceived, prosecuted and treated as adults in the criminal justice system.
