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Research Center

Misinformation and lack of information often shapes sex offender policies. It is our duty to challenge the many false claims used to justify the registry. Knowledge of the facts will help us to craft meaningful discussions and policies surrounding sex offense laws.  

Utah Studies

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Utah Women and Leadership Project

"Child Sexual Abuse: What Utahns Need To Know." Utah Women Stats Research Snapshot, No. 56, April 3, 2025

Utah Women and Leadership Project

"Child Sexual Abuse: Research Summary."  NO. 11, January 17, 2024

Utah Women and Leadership Project

"Child Sexual Abuse Statistics." February 22, 2022.

Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

"Predicting New Criminal Convictions while on Parole: The Role of Offense Type," March 2019


U.S. Department of Justice Studies

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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Sta

Mariel Alper, Ph.D., and Matthew R. Durose, BJS Statisticians. "Recidivism of Sex Ofenders Released from State Prison: A 9-Year Follow-Up (2005-14)." May 2019, NCJ 251773

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Sta

J. Robert Flores OJJDP Administrator. "National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART) Highlights." October 2002.

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Sta

Howard N. Snyder, Ph.D. "Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics." July 2000, NCJ 182990


Research Studies

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Science Direct: Child Abuse & Neglect

Mengyao Lu, Maria Lamond, and Deborah Fry. "A content analysis of metrics on online child sexual exploitation and abuse used by online content-sharing services." Child Abuse & Neglect. Volume 157, November 2024, 107046

University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Sarah Brown. "Key messages from research on child sexual abuse by adults in online contexts." October, 2023. Research Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Salla Huikuri. "Users of Online Child Sexual Abuse Material." September 2023. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 38(2).

Journal of Online Trust and Safety

Tegan Insoll, Anna Katariina Ovaska, Juha Nurmi, Mikko Aaltonen, Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen. "Risk Factors for Child Sexual Abuse Material Users Contacting Children Online: Results of an Anonymous Multilingual Survey on the Dark Web." Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022). February 28, 2022.

Northern Illinois University

Jenna Marko. "Sex offender reintegration : exploring and managing the barriers to employment." (2011). Honors Capstones. 1001.

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