Use the table below to find Q&A questions and related SOLR reports about the following topics:
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Topic | Questions and Reports |
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Basic information on the registry |
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Culture | |
Ordinary people surprised to find themselves on the registry | |
Culture of fear |
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Diverting attention from real dangers to children |
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Kids on the registry |
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Characteristics of people who hurt or have sexual contact with children |
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Repeat rates of sex crimes |
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Political pressure to support harsh sex laws |
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Destructive effect on society of demonizing its individuals |
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Does anyone stand up for registrants? | |
Changes that have been proposed |
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Law | |
National age of sexual consent in the US | |
Mandatory reporting laws for hurting or sexual contact with a child | |
Prosecution of innocent people |
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Prosecuting for violence when there was no violence |
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Erosion of civil rights in the justice system | |
Punishment | |
How many people on the registry | |
Harsh treatment for minor infractions | |
Extraordinarily harsh punishments, even for nonviolent sex crimes |
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Eroding civil liberties |
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Suicides and murders of registrants |
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Supplemental pages | |
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