{"id":166520,"date":"2021-11-21T14:25:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T19:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=166520"},"modified":"2021-11-21T14:25:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T19:25:36","slug":"sex-offender-board-votes-to-scrap-sex-offender-for-new-less-negative-terminology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/sex-offender-board-votes-to-scrap-sex-offender-for-new-less-negative-terminology\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex offender board votes to scrap \u2018sex offender\u2019 for new, &#8216;less negative&#8217; terminology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) voted Friday to use \u201cadults who commit sexual offenses\u201d in place of \u201csex offenders\u201d in the standards and guidelines used by treatment providers who assess, evaluate and treat people convicted of sexual offenses.<\/p>\n<p>After discussion and public comment, the board voted 10-6 to make the language change to the Standards and Guidelines for the Assessment, Evaluation, Treatment and Behavioral Monitoring of Adult Sex Offenders. This revision to the Standards will be open for public comment for 20 days. The Board will then review the public comment, discuss any adjustments based on the public comment, and ratify the language revision during the Board\u2019s next public meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The language change applies only to the SOMB Standards; the term \u201csex offender\u201d will continue to be used in Colorado statute and the criminal justice system, including courts, law enforcement and the Colorado Sex Offender Registry. 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