Over the past few decades, sexual offense registries have grown far beyond the original intent of enabling police to track the most dangerous offenders. In a series of incremental steps, registries have been expanded, bringing more and more onerous restrictions to those who must live under their shadow. 

At the same time, there has been a noticeable surge in the number of studies and research articles related to registration showing that registries don’t work. NARSOL maintains a list of articles and studies on their website. If you are interested in discovering more, try using Google Scholar to search keywords or authors. 

We have added a few of our favorites below.