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The Adam Walsh Act: The Scarlet Letter of the
Twenty-First Century
Lara Geer Farley*
Reforming sex offender laws will not be easy. At a time when national
polls indicate that Americans fear sex offenders more than terrorists, legislators
will have to show they have the intelligence and courage to create
a society that is safe yet still protects the human rights of everyone

District Attorney calls registry farce

By MARY ANN GREIER ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

LISBON - The assistant prosecutor who handles all the sex-related cases for Columbiana County said he's never been a fan of sex offender registration legislation.

"I don't think it provides any additional protection to the public in the vast majority of these cases," county Assistant Prosecutor Tim McNicol said.