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Suggested Reading and Websites For Those Needing Support, Information, Legal Advice, etc.

NOTE: The following list is my personal pick of favorite resources which I believe will give you a good start
into further research into the ideas I have written in my book. These are unpaid and unsolicited
endorsements. The following links are also part of the growing movement against these atrocious laws!

NOTE 2: If you have any sex offender sites not listed here, email me and if I approve it, I will list it here.
Thank you!

Books and Other Media

“Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction” by Patrick S. Carnes. 3rd ed., Hazelden,
2001.-- The landmark work in understanding sexual addiction

“Handbook for Sexual Abuser Assessment and Treatment” by Mark S. Carich and Stephen E.
Mussack. Safer Society Press, 2001.--The Safer Society Press is one of the premier publishers of
books dealing with treatment of deviant sexual behaviors. This handbook is a guide to different
treatment techniques

“Failure to Protect: America’s Sexual Predator Laws and the Rise of the Preventive State” By Eric
S. Janus. Cornell University Press, 2006.--One of my favorite books, this work shows the rationale
and the dangers behind "sexual predator" laws

“Preventing Sexual Violence: How America Should Cope With Sex Offenders” By John Q. LaFond.
American Psychological Association, 2005-- A good critique of the current state of sex offender
legislation from one of the leading psychologists in the field

“The Woodsman” (Video): I know it’s not a book, but it is a very good movie regarding a sex
offender trying to reintegrate into society after prison.

"No Easy Answers: Sex Offender Laws In The US" By Sarah Tofte. Human Rights Watch, 2007. The
landmark study outlining the problems with American sex offender legislation

Legal and/ or Informational Websites and Blogs

www.geocities.com/eadvocate or www.geocities.com/voicism-index -- Arguably the best website for
all things related to sex crimes, and thus my #1 pick. Includes a model for rehabilitation as well as
news articles, commentary, and legal issues regarding sex crimes. Eadvocate also runs other
highly recommended sites:

http://sexoffenderresearch.blogspot.com/ = Eadvocate blog
http://on-murders.blogspot.com/ = Murdered offenders
http://on-suicides-death.blogspot.com/ = Offenders who have committed suicide
http://politically-sparked.blogspot.com/ = Private blog/ vigilantism

ReformSexOffenderLaws.org -- Contains a petition to reform sex offender laws, please sign it

www.blueshifthome.com -- Run by another member of my advisory committee, he has a very good
article on the classification process and the various tests (“An Empirical Interpretation and
Application of Ohio RC Section 2950- Sexual Offender Recidivism Factors.”). Though it was written
primarily for Ohio’s risk classification system, the article is very thorough, and breaks down such
actuarial tests as the STATIC-99 and RRASOR.

www.operationawareness.com -- Run by another former sexcriminals.com poster and advocate;
writer Amanda Rogers has a knack for finding the dirt on government corruption and
misinformation on a variety of issues, not just sex offenses, and has gotten the attention of more
than a few famous people, like Mark Lunsford.

www.rightsandlaw.net -- A Legal site to assist in pro se cases and constitutional law

www.ccoso.org/library.php -- The online library of the California Coalition on Sexual Offending;
contains .pdf files of important documents, studies, and legal briefs

www.AMJF.org -- The American Justice Foundation

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/: Zman's blog site-- He's also really good at documenting
information and media (videos, old files, etc.)

http://www.ohiojpc.org/main.html -- The Ohio Justice and Policy Center, a non-profit legal
organization fighting sex offender legislation in Ohio and has written briefs in other landmark cases

www.sexoffendersagainstpersecution.com -- New site with a petition and chat for the restoration of
civil rights for former offenders

http://offenderrights.blogspot.com/: A New blog with a really good article on fighting "civil" sex
offender laws with civil arguments

http://cfcamerica.org/: A new national movement whose goal is to provide state specific sites for sex
offender legal issues

Support Networks and Forums

www.soclear.org -- the website for SO Clear media, which orchestrated the "Silent No More" rally in
Columbus on December 2, 2007; a media oriented organization

http://www.youtube.com/user/soclearmedia -- SO Clear You Tube Profile; see the 2007 Silent
No More Rally there
http://www.soclear.org/soclearforum -- SO Clear Forum

www.roarforfreedom.com -- An SO advocacy and support group for active advocates and others
seeking answers

www.forum.designbypam.com -- Roar For Freedom Forum

www.sosen.us - An SO advocacy and support group

www.forum.sosen.us -- SOSEN's Forum

Victim Support, Info, and Advocacy Groups

www.stopitnow.org -- To prevent abuse before it begins

www.jw rc .org -- Jacob Wetterling Foundation, NOW KNOWN AS Jacob Wetterling Resource Center,
changed Sept. 2008

Sites with Specific Stories

http://www.changingthelaw.com/ -- Another great site with stories dealing with Romeo/ Juliet and
other minor offenses having lifetime consequences on the registry such as online chatting

http://failamerica.blogspot.com/ -- "If it saves one child?" See what these atrocious RSO laws are
doing to THIS family!

www.notasexoffender.org -- A new developing site with some thought-provoking articles

www.rickyslife.com -- See how a teenager having consensual sex with ANOTHER teenager landed
the teenager on the sex offender registry FOR LIFE! WTF?!

Reference Sites for Cyberstalking and Cyber-Terrorism

See my "Troll Patrol" Article

www.corrupted-justice.com: Site devoted to exposing the tactics and criminal activity of perverted-
justice.com

www.uncivilizedrights.com: Exposing the evils of Wikisposure

www.ic3.gov: FBI Cybercrimes Unit site, where you go to file a complaint

Post-Release Housing Options

http://housingforsexoffenders.com/ -- Housing Located in Florida

www.floridajusticetransitions.com -- Housing Located in Florida

http://newnameministries.org/ -- Housing located in Texas

Suggested Authors

Eric S. Janus, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN

Jill S. Levenson, Center for Offender Rehabilitation and Education, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Lisa Sample, University of Nebraska-Omaha

John Q. La Fond, American Psychological Association

State Specific Sites

www.cfciowa.org -- Iowa

www.cfclouisiana.org -- Louisiana

http://cursor.eprci.com/: New Hampshire (Run by NON-RSOs!)

http://www.sohopefulny.org/: New York

http://constitutionalfights.blogspot.com/: Ohio

www.cfcoklahoma.com: Oklahoma

http://tx-sonar.us/: Texas
www.txvoices.com: Texas

Other Links of GREAT Interest

www.shiitakeawards.blogspot.com: A site dedicated to the WORST politicians, celebrities, media
hounds, and sound bytes of the year!
www.lac.org/toolkits/Introduction.htm: Advocacy Toolkits to Combat Barriers Facing Individuals with
Criminal Records
www.talkshoe.com/tc/18976 -- The self-proclaimed "Most controversial show on TalkShoe,"
Freedom Fighter Radio, its a VERY good show especially for those wary of "Big Brother"
www.talkshoe.com/tc/23663 or www.talkingpointsradio.com/ -- Talking Points Radio show, starring
the moms of Ricky's Life, Changing the Law, and other angry mothers