H. Rept. 115-142 – Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017
As referenced in a letter sent to members of the Judiciary Committee, “studies found that, regardless of the severity of the sex offense, 97 percent of all youth never reoffend sexually.”13
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13Letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, & Members, House Judiciary Committee from Impact Justice, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, R Street Institute, Stop Child Predators et al. (Mar. 22, 2017) (citing Sharon E. Denniston & Michael F. Caldwell, Answering the Call to Study the Effects of Juvenile SORN: Lessons from Two Studies, Presented October 15, 2015 at the ATSA 34th Annual Research and Treatment Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
