Colorado officials change ‘sex offender’ term to minimize stigma on … sex offenders

The Colorado Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) voted Friday to alternative language used to refer to sex offenders in the state board’s standards and guidelines. By a 10-6 vote, SOMB decided to change the term sex offenders to “adults who commit sexual offenses” in its Standards and Guidelines for the Assessment, Evaluation, Treatment and Behavioral Monitoring of […]