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Appeals court hears challenge over sex-offender classification rules and Latino recidivism data in Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board
Summary
John Doe's appeal asked the court to require the Registry Board to fund an expert to evaluate whether existing actuarial tools (Static-99 and related factors) predict recidivism reliably for Latino offenders; the Board argued current peer-reviewed studies are insufficient to overhaul regulations and that the record lacks the evidence needed for a
The Massachusetts Appeals Court on March 6 heard argument in an administrative appeal by John Doe (Docket No. 461415) challenging the Sex Offender Registry Board—s use of actuarial instruments and classification rules as applied to Latino offenders.
Attorney Fred Burkeholder, representing John Doe, argued the administrative record and materials the board relied upon do not demonstrate that the tools and factors in the Board—s regulations reliably predict recidivism for Latino offenders. Burkeholder urged the court to remand…
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