The Widening Grasp of California Sex Offense Laws
In 2006, California voters passed Proposition 83 -- the ballot initiative dealing with punishment, residency restrictions, and monitoring of sex offenders and sexually violent predators -- by an overwhelming 70 percent. According to the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, California lawmakers were aiming to pass the "toughest sex offender law in the nation" when they drafted Proposition 83. The passage of Proposition 83 demonstrates how California's laws governing sex offenses are becoming more and more stringent and the punishments more and more draconian ...


