[cardinal4]

It's also important to remember that the rate of a repeat offense by a convicted child molester is low. "Sex offenders as a group have a relatively low recidivism rate. In fact, they have a lower recidivism rate than most other offenders," says John Q. La Fond, author of a new book, "Preventing Sexual Violence."

This goes against everything I have ever heard about sex offences..

[maryz]

It's also important to remember that the rate of a repeat offense by a convicted child molester is low.

I thought it sounded off, too. Unless the key word is "convicted" -- they do time and see the light (or at least don't want to see inside again)? Too many stories about repeat, repeat, repeat, etc. offenses before some are finally caught and convicted.

[hunter112]

John Q. La Fraud was a twenty year professor at the University of Puget Sound in ultraliberal Tacoma, Washington. He's long been an apologist for sex criminals, and he's been instrumental in WA state's weenie attitude towards perverts. When a guy writes papers like "Washington's Sexually Violent Predator Law: A Deliberate Misuse of the Therapeutic State for Social Control" AFTER the state passed laws requiring child rapists to only serve six months in a halfway house, if they have enough money to get a SSOSA (Special Sexual Offender Sentencing Alternative), then you know he's a whack job liberal nutcase who should never be believed.

[tdewey10]

It's also important to remember that the rate of a repeat offense by a convicted child molester is low. "Sex offenders as a group have a relatively low recidivism rate. In fact, they have a lower recidivism rate than most other offenders," says John Q. La Fond, author of a new book, "Preventing Sexual Violence."

"This goes against everything I have ever heard about sex offences.."

You and everyone else. i'm sure if we checked out the book we'd find BS statistics to support this argument.