Patience is no virtue on MSOP injustice

A federal judge seems willing to give the state more time. There's scant evidence it will be used well. Guest essay by D. J. Tice, Minne...

Federal judge calls Minnesota civil commitment program “draconian”

State lawmakers remain in paralysis as judge threatens action This is one in a series of on-the-ground reports from clinician Jon Brandt of...

Putting the Cart Before the Horse: The Forensic Application of the SRA-FV

As the developers of actuarial instruments such as the Static-99R acknowledge that their original norms inflated the risk of re-offense for ...

Legal challenge may force changes to Minnesota civil commitment

Guest post by Jon Brandt, MSW, LICSW It has been 16 years since the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly upheld the constitutionality of controver...

Pornography and contact sex offending

Guest essay by Jon Brandt , David S. Prescott and Robin J. Wilson * Many people have grave concerns about the potential for a relationship ...