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CSAM Registration

Convictions for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) result in mandatory sex-offender registration, with varying classification schemes across states

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Jan 7, 2026

Do sex offender registries help?

The empirical record on whether sex‑offender registries reduce reoffending is mixed: some careful studies and natural experiments find modest deterrent effects or reductions under police-only registra...

Jan 7, 2026

What type of crimes do sex offenders commit when they recind?

When sex offenders reoffend they do not confine themselves to one category: research shows they are often convicted of nonsexual crimes (property, violent nonsexual), they sometimes commit new sexual ...