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In Missouri and in most other states, it might surprise you as to what offenses can land you on a sex offender registry. While people might believe that they would have to commit a quite serious crime to be included on such a list, that is not exactly the case. For...
If you have ever served time for a Missouri sex crime, you may wonder how much of an effect your conviction might have on your life moving forward. This depends, at least to some extent, on whether you must register with the state as a sex offender. Doing so can...
The Missouri of Representatives is considering a bill that would mean fewer people would have to register as sex offenders. The proposal is to divide convicted offenders into three separate tiers. The first tier would be the least severe. After a ten year period, it...
In the last two decades, Halloween has become big business. The decorations and the parties have made it a very high-profile holiday compared to what it used to be. Merchants who are struggling in this slow economy are happy to hear the cash registers ringing, and...
Many people believe that Missouri requires too many people to register as sex offenders. Last session, the legislature seriously considered a proposal to pare the list of offenses that require mandatory registration. A recent case involving a former Missouri resident...
The term "tipping point" refers to the moment when significant change happens. Malcolm Gladwell's book of that name popularized the phrase widely. Such change often seems sudden, even though it may have been building for years. Could it be that the criminal justice...
