“…Many have questioned the utility of applying these laws and policies derived from the Wetterling and Walsh Acts to JSOs (e.g., Batastini, Hunt, Present-Koller, & DeMatteao, 2011; Harris, Lobanov-Rostovsky, & Levenson, 2010; Letourneau & Miner, 2005; Trivits & Reppucci, 2002), and others have demonstrated their ineffectiveness in deterring new sexual offending (e.g., Letourneau, Bandyopadhyay, Armstrong, & Sinha, 2010; Letourneau, Levenson, Bandyopadhyay, Armstrong, & Sinha, 2010) or preventing sexual recidivism (e.g., Tewksbury & Jennings, 2010; Tewksbury, Jennings, & Zgoba, 2012). Indeed, the tiered system used to guide registration and community notification duration and intensity does not seem to align with the empirical literature on known risk factors (Zgoba et al, 2012). Perhaps as a consequence of these observations and because such laws are associated with loss of relationships, threats or harassment, feelings of hopelessness, and loss of jobs and homes, at least for adults who offend sexually (Levenson & Cotter, 2005; Levenson, D’Amora, & Hern, 2007; Tewksbury, 2005), some legal practitioners also question the application of these laws to juveniles.…”