Florida Action Committee
Florida Action Committee (FAC) is a non-profit advocacy and support organization for sex offenders and their families based in Florida. Florida Action Committee is state affiliate of National RSOL, and one of the more than 50 organizations movement to reform sex offender laws in the United States. FAC's aim is to educate the media, public, and legislators with facts about sex offenders and related laws.
Purpose
Florida Action Committee advocates for legislation that is based on scientific research instead of panic and misguided perceptions and would improve safety of communities, while respecting registrants constitutional rights. FAC aims to educate law-makers and public that sex offenders are diverse group of individuals, and that contrary to popular belief, general recidivism rate of 5% over 5 years[1] is the second lowest of all offender groups.[2] For these reasons it views onerous restrictions and stigmatizing effect of public sex offender lists unfair and unfounded when applied to all offenders without considering underlying facts of individual cases and the risk posed by the offender. Organization is dedicated to address the problems of current legislation that it views ineffective, expensive, and causing unintended consequences and immoral burden to 60,000 Florida citizens convicted of sexual offenses, which extends to registrants families as well.[3]
Advocacy
FAC provides litigation support services to attorneys challenging sex offender laws by liaising with litigants, performing legal research, coordinating studies and soliciting experts.[4]
AFC has also testified in front of the Florida Senate.[5] FAC has criticized politicians for attempting to make Florida the "most unfriendly place for sex offenders", instead of attempting to make it "to be the safest place for children" for passing increasingly oppressive laws, regardless that such measures have no any scientifically demonstrated safety effect,[6] and urged legislators to focus on treatment instead of increasingly punitive measures.[7] In January 2014, Florida Action Committee criticized state legislators for not taking steps to re-integrate and monitor offenders released from Florida's Sexually Violent Predator Program.[8] FAC has also criticized current blanket policies applied to all offenders for not being able to differentiate between sexual predators and low-level non-dangerous offenders.[9]
See also
- Reform Sex Offender Laws, Inc.
- Advocates For Change
- Arkansas Time After Time
- California Reform Sex Offender Laws
- USA FAIR, Inc.
- Illinois Voices for Reform
- Michigan Citizens for Justice
- Women Against Registry - W.A.R
- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
References
- ↑ A Multi - State Recidivism Study Using Static - 99R and Static - 2002 Risk Scores and Tier Guidelines from the Adam Walsh Act. National Institute of Justice.
- ↑ Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994. U.S. Department of Justice (2003).
- ↑ About Us. Florida Action Committee.
- ↑ Legal Committee. Florida Action Committee.
- ↑ Template:Cite AV media
- ↑ "Sex-Offender Bills' Critics Say They Won't Stop Most Crimes Against Kids", WFSU, 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sex-Offender Porn Ban Passes First Legislative Hurdle", WFSU, 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "More Bills Cracking Down On Sex Predators Clear First Legislative Hurdles", WFSU, 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "Gail Colletta: Break down 'sex offender' label to target real problems", TC Palm, 14 July 2013.
