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To read the full article, visit:  https://thecrimereport.org/2021/08/05/why-blanket-registration-of-youth-as-sex-offenders-is-bad-public-policy/


To learn more about children on sex offender registries:

Improving Illinois Response to Sexual Offenses Committed by Youth (Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission) at https://ijjc.illinois.gov/resources/publications/reports/improving-illinois-response-sexual-offenses-committed-by-youth/


An Examination of Juvenile Sex Offenders in the Illinois Juvenile Justice System (Illinois Criminal Justice Information) at https://icjia.illinois.gov/researchhub/articles/an-examination-of-juvenile-sex-offenders-in-the-illinois-juvenile-justice-system


Raised on the Registry: The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US (Human Rights Watch) at  https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/05/01/raised-registry/irreparable-harm-placing-children-sex-offender-registries-us