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  • Fifty-State Survey of Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals in Custody

    This document provides information regarding enacting state, statute number, statute title, coverage, definition and notes, penalties, and defenses
  • 50 State Survey of Sexual Offenses Against Children (Statutory Rape)

    The responses from a survey about laws concerning the statutory rape of children are presented.
  • Breaking the Code of Silence: Correction Officers' Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct

    Critical issues related to staff sexual misconduct with offenders are discussed.
  • Fifty State Survey of Mandatory Reporting Statutes

    Mandatory reporting state statutes regarding the sexual abuse of children are compiled and reported.
  • Fifty State Survey of Vulnerable Persons Statutes

    This document provides information regarding enacting state, statute number, statute title, coverage, definitions and notes, penalties, and applica
  • Fifty State Survey of Adult Sex Offender Registration Requirements

    State requirements for the registration of adult sex offenders are compiled and presented.
  • It’s About Time: Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs, and Geriatric Release

    This report, “based upon a statutory review of geriatric release provisions...offers recommendations for responding to the disparities between geri
  • State Sentencing and Corrections Legislation

    This database of significant sentencing and corrections legislation recently enacted by states can be searched by state, topic, keyword, year, or p
  • State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals Under Community Corrections Supervision

    This map shows those states that do or do not have laws prohibiting the sexual abuse of individuals under community corrections supervision.
  • State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals in Custody

    This map shows those states that do or do not have laws prohibiting the sexual abuse of individuals in custody.
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