Juvenile sex offender registration: Applying the ‘learned treatise’ exception to the hearsay rule

Abstract

What’s “fair” for a juvenile offender who is over the age of 14 and who may be required to register as a sexual offender? The juvenile court wields great power in such cases, and a juvenile offender may carry the onus of being a predator long into adulthood, when warranted.

Description

Expert opinion

Keywords

juvenile offender, sex offenders, learned treatise, hearsay rule, Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act

Citation

Reiter, E.M. & Pollack, D. (2022, January 10), Juvenile sex offender registration: Applying the ‘learned treatise’ exception to the hearsay rule. Texas Lawyer, https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2022/01/10/juvenile-sex-offender-registration-applying-the-learned-treatise-exception-to-the-hearsay-rule/