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The Emerging Criminal War on Sex Offenders

By Corey Rayburnyung

I have just uploaded a draft of my new article, The Emerging Criminal War on Sex Offenders, to SSRN. You can find the article here. This is the abstract:This article addresses four central questions. First, what is the difference between normal law enforcement policy and a ?war? on crime? Second, assuming such a line can be discerned, has the enactment of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (?AWA?) in combination with other sex offender laws triggered a transition to a criminal war on sex criminals? Third, if such a criminal war is emerging, what will be the likely effects of such a transition? Fourth, if such a criminal war is emerging with substantial negative consequences, how can it be stopped?By reviewing America?s history of criminal wars, primarily the War on Drugs, the article identifies three essential characteristics of a criminal war: marshalling of resources, myth creation, and exception making...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on August 17, 2009 (boomark / email).