Fear of Sex Offender Recidivism Continues Despite Evidence Saying Otherwise
Way back in 2003, Justice Kennedy said in an opinion on a state sex-offense case that “the risk of recidivism posed by sex offenders is frightening and high.” Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 (2003). He backed this statement by saying that reoffense by sex offenders “has been estimated to be as high as 80%.” […]