sex offenders
Does the Pedophile Next Door Need Our Help?
Channel 4's documentary featured a paedophile "outing" himself. I spoke to NSPCC's sexual abuse chief to see where Britain goes next.
Colleges Should Stop Asking Prospective Students About Their Criminal Records
Past mistakes shouldn't make it impossible to pursue an education.
Will Police Cars Start Watching Their Officers?
The LAPD is trying to make its officers better drivers, but police departments around the country should also be monitoring the way cops interact with civilians.
Virtual Reality Can Help Us Understand What Arouses Sex Offenders
Immersive virtual environments can give us better insight into the psychology of violence.
Are Sex Offenders Unfairly Persecuted on Halloween?
In many states, registered sex offenders are forced to stay indoors from sundown on and can't answer the door, measures that activists say are over-the-top and don't make kids safer.
California Has Realized that Sex Offender Registries Don't Work
All California sex offenders, no matter their offense, have to stay registered for life, including public urinators and underage sexters.
Crossfit Discriminates Against Trans Women, While ‘Top Chef Canada’ Discriminates Against All Women
Sarah Ratchford is back for another rundown of this week's highlights and lowlights in the world of gender politics.
This Sex Offender-Spotting App Sounds Like a Really Bad Idea
NameTag claims to "connect people" but it raises some serious privacy issues.
Some Advice for a Sex Offender on His Way to Prison
I received a particularly desperate letter last week. I won’t provide too many of the details 'cause the case is still going on but it appears the feller did some real rapist shit on a young girl—he says it was consensual, but when a girl is so young...
Rape-Os in Prison
There is a jailhouse rumor that everyone is asked to produce “their papers” when they arrive at a prison to prove that they don’t have anything shady on their rap sheet, but that’s not really true. The same goes for the myth that all touchers are...