Sealing the Record: An Analysis of Jurisdictional Variations of Juvenile Sex Offender Record Sealing Laws

Report
Clean Slate
Topics:
Collateral Consequences
Criminal and Juvenile Records
Sex Offender Treatment
Reentry population:
Youth/Young Adults
Date:
Source:
Health Matrix Journal of Law-Medicine

Sealing the Record: An Analysis of Jurisdictional Variations of Juvenile Sex Offender Record Sealing Laws

This paper, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law's Health Matrix Journal of Law-Medicine, will compare competing jurisdictions’ policies on sealing juvenile sex offenders’ records.

The paper will argue that jurisdictions should balance both the public safety concerns about juvenile sex offenders and the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents who were emotionally immature and less culpable for their actions at the time of the offense.