Public Policy

The following document contains ATSA’s comments to the SMART office in response to the Attorney General's recommended guidelines for the administration of the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act:

Comments on Proposed SORNA Guidelines

The following are a Press Release (11-03-05) and an Amicus Brief Doe v. Miller (In Opposition to Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Claiming that Such Laws Harm Children) filed on November 3, 2005 with the United States Supreme Court:

Press Release

Amicus Brief - Doe v. Miller

Filed in conjunction with CCOSO regarding Proposition 83 (residency restrictions in California). The following brief asserts that residence restriction does not enhance public safely or reasonably relate to the deterrence of future criminality and may result in harm to the victims it was designed to protect. March 2008

Amicus Brief - Proposition 83

ATSA Position Papers

Professionals who treat and research sexual offenders have considerable insight to offer society. Their expertise enhances our understanding of the problem, as well as fostering the most effective treatment and management of offenders in the community. To ensure that this critical information reaches the public and those people who make key decisions, ATSA offers Position Statements and Fact Sheets current to specific issues. These statements can be used to educate the public, as well as to offer consideration in the policy debates in administrative offices and in state and national legislatures.

The following are official Policy Statements of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.

Community Notification Position Statement

Reducing Sexual Abuse Through Treatment and Intervention with Abusers

Anti-Androgen Therapy and Surgical Castration

Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Offenders

Position on the Effective Legal Management of Juvenile Sexual Offenders

Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Problem

The Importance of Balancing the Need for Research and Participant Protection

The following fact sheets have been developed by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.

Children with Sexual Behavior Problems

Effective Community Management of Sex Offenders

Pedophiles and Child Molesters: The Differences

Public Health Approach To Sexual Abuse/Assault Fact Sheet

Risk Assessment

Sexual Abuse/Assault Prevention Fact Sheet

Ten Things You Should Know About Sex Offenders and Treatment

The following Op-Ed article was submitted for publication:

Toward a Public Health Response to Sexual Violence

The following are letters to the U.S Congress:

Response of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers' Board of Directors to Pending Sex Offender Registry Legislation (HR 3132, S 792 and S 1086)

Response of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers' Board of Directors to Pending Sex Offender Registry Legislation (HR 4472)

The following is a Press Release on the management of adult sexual offenders developed by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.

Facts About Adult Sex Offenders

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