The Utility of Sex Offender Registration for Stranger-Perpetrated Sex Crimes
Incidents involving a stranger perpetrator were closed significantly faster after a registry was implemented in the state.
The FBI-maintained National Sex Offender Registry is a multifaceted tool used by law enforcement to track and monitor persons who are convicted of sex crimes. What may be less recognized, and less often studied, is the ability of a sex offender registry to function as an investigatory database...