Topical Index | SOL Research

Use the table below to find Q&A questions and related SOLR reports about the following topics:

Culture
Law
Punishment
Supplemental pages

Topic	Questions and Reports
Basic information on the registry	See Q&A # 1 and *Introduction to the Sex Crime Registries. Re history, see Origin of the Registry*.
Culture
Ordinary people surprised to find themselves on the registry	See Q&A # 3 and *Look Who’s on the Registry Now!*
Culture of fear	See Q&A # 42.
Diverting attention from real dangers to children	See Q&A # 41 and *How Children are Harmed*.
Kids on the registry	See Q&A # 11 and *Criminalizing Child’s Play*. Re differences in punishing children for sexual versus nonsexual crimes, see Q&A # 15. Re youngest ages on the registry, see Q&A # 13 and Q&A # 12. Re use of aversive therapies on children, see Q&A # 14. Re civil commitment for crimes committed as a juvenile, see Q&A # 16.
Characteristics of people who hurt or have sexual contact with children	Re relationship of abusers to the children abused, see Q&A # 9 and *Family and Strangers*. Re violence of people attracted to children, see Q&A # 7. Re medical definition of pedophilia, see Q&A # 8.
Repeat rates of sex crimes	See Q&A # 10.
Political pressure to support harsh sex laws	See Q&A # 46.
Destructive effect on society of demonizing its individuals	See Q&A # 44.
Does anyone stand up for registrants?	See Q&A # 45 and A Congressman Stands Alone against the Walsh Act.
Changes that have been proposed	See Q&A # 47.
Law
National age of sexual consent in the US	See Q&A # 40 and *The US Federal Age of Sexual Consent*.
Mandatory reporting laws for hurting or sexual contact with a child	See Q&A # 23 and Q&A # 43.
Prosecution of innocent people	Re lumping together of the innocent and the guilty, see Q&A # 19. Re false accusations, see Q&A # 21, Q&A # 22 and *False Accusations of Sex with Juveniles*. Re recovered memories, see Q&A # 24.
Prosecuting for violence when there was no violence	See Q&A # 36.
Erosion of civil rights in the justice system	See Q&A # 20. Re elimination of statutes of limitations, see Q&A # 39. Re ex post facto law, see Q&A # 38. Re response of human rights advocates, see Q&A # 45.
Punishment
How many people on the registry	See Q&A # 2 and *Counting and Over-Counting the Registry*.
Harsh treatment for minor infractions	See Q&A # 5 and Q&A # 6.
Extraordinarily harsh punishments, even for nonviolent sex crimes	Re length of sentences, see Q&A # 17 and *Sex Crime Sentencing. Re lifetime internment (indefinite civil commitment) for sex crimes, see Q&A # 32, Q&A # 36, and Sexual Civil Commitment*. Re number of people in civil commitment, the number that get released, and treatment provided, see Q&A # 33, Q&A # 35, and Q&A # 34. Re civil commitment for crimes committed as a juvenile, see Q&A # 16. Re death penalty for nonviolent sex crimes, see Q&A # 18.
Eroding civil liberties	Re residency restrictions and discrimination, see Q&A # 27. Re employment restrictions and discrimination, see Q&A # 26. Re presence restrictions (where people are allowed to be), see Q&A # 28. Re travel restrictions, see Q&A # 29. Re remote monitoring, see Q&A # 30 and Q&A # 31. Re response of human rights advocates, see Q&A # 45.
Suicides and murders of registrants	See Q&A # 25.
Supplemental pages
	Q & A about Sex Laws About SOL Research Where’s the Offender?

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