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The study found an 11-percent reduction in first-time sex-crime
arrests after 1995, the year that South Carolina established sex
offender registration and notification (SORN). This reduction
occurred in the period 1995-2005 compared to the pre-SORN period
(1990-1994); however, there was no significant decline in the 6
years after 1999, which was the year that South Carolina
implemented its online sex offender registry, suggesting that
online notification did not impact general deterrence for adult sex
crimes. Across a mean follow-up of 8.4 years, 8 percent of
registered sex offenders had new sex offense charges, and 4 percent
had new sex-crime convictions. Registered sex offenders were not
less likely to reoffend than nonregistered sex offenders. The study
concludes that SORN, as implemented in South Carolina, apparently
has had a positive impact on general deterrence in averting
approximately three new first-time sex-crime cases per month;
however, the State's SORN policy has had no effect on deterring the
risk of sexual recidivism. The SORN policy has had unintended
effects on judicial decisionmaking regarding adult sex-crime cases.
An increased number of defendants have been permitted to plead to
nonsex charges following the onset of the State's SORN policy and
following its modification to require online notification. The net
effect of this change could be to reduce community safety by
increasing the likelihood that defendants who committed sex crimes
will be allowed to plead to nonsex crimes or be acquitted. Also, it
is not apparent that sex offenders who fail to register are more
sexually dangerous than compliant registrants.
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