CA - Sex Offender Board Calls For Registry Overhaul

Nancy O'Malley

Original Article

05/30/2014

California is one of four states that require lifetime registration of all sex offenders. The current registry holds close to 100,000, a number the California Sex Offender Management Board says is too large to handle. The board is recommending an overhaul of the system that would change the criteria for lifetime registration, taking into account the severity of the crime and the likely risk posed by the offender.


Host: Dave Iverson

Guests:

• Marc Klaas, president of the Klaas Kids Foundation
• Tom Tobin, vice-chair of the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) and a licensed clinical psychologist

More info:

• Read the California Sex Offender Management Board's recommendation (PDF)
• State Board Says Sex Offender Registry Is a Cluttered Mess that Doesn’t Work
• California Has Realized that Sex Offender Registeries Don't Work