Sex Offender Management

What Keeps Communities & Victims Safe?

WHAT WORKS

• Policies that address victims and offenders of all types of sexual violence
• Evidence-based policies
• Legislation that is part of a multifaceted strategy to create a climate that encourages reporting of sex crimes

WHAT DOESN'T WORK

• Narrowly focused policies that address 1% of the sex offending population*
• Legislation directed only at enhanced penalties
• Legislation including residency restrictions for sex offenders
• Policies that are based on the following myths:
  MYTH - All sex offenders re-offend.
  MYTH - Treatment doesn't work.
  MYTH - Stranger danger.

KCSDV advocates a multi-faceted approach:

• Providing victim services
• Enhancement of sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault response teams
• Increased training and resources for law enforcement and prosecution
• Community education & prevention
• Creating a climate that encourages victims to report crimes

*Most sex offenders are not convicted. Research indicates that at best only 1 to 6% of all sex offenders will ever be convicted of, plead guilty to, and/or be imprisoned for their crimes. In other words, only a small number of sex offenders make it through the criminal justice system to conviction.

We must do more.
We can do more.
Focusing on enhanced penalties is not enough.

A One Percent Solution Is Not Enough.

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