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NH commits only 2 sex offenders

By "eAdvocate"

1-2-2011 New Hampshire: CONCORD, N.H. -- Four years ago, amid great fanfare, New Hampshire passed a law allowing the state to indefinitely lock up the worst sexual predators. The governor called it necessary to prevent the "immeasurable" cost to children. Defense attorneys decried it as an infringement on civil rights. Prison officials prepared for dozens to be targeted. Yet since 2007, only two men - both convicted of sexually assaulting boys - have been civilly committed. An Associated Press review found that of the 667 cases referred to county attorneys by the state in 2007, the year the law went into effect, and of the hundreds since, only 22 cases were selected for further review. Just eight passed muster for prosecution. Supporters say the law was never intended to target a large group of offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 02, 2011 (boomark / email).