Does Banning People With Felonies From Dating Apps Actually Make Anyone Safer?

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News Article

Publication Date

5-20-2021

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[quote] “You could have someone with an old drug conviction, and how is it keeping anyone safer to ban them?” said Jenny Roberts, a law professor at American University who studies collateral consequences. “But a current drug user in a nice neighborhood that police aren’t policing, they’re allowed on that website. It creates a false sense of security.”

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