JLC’s amicus brief supported a 12-year-old boy's challenge to remove his name from a Statewide Central Register (Registry) as a "perpetrator" of child abuse. The registration was based on the premise that a one-time indecent assault and exposure incident makes him a dangerous criminal for life, who forever represents a risk to the safety of vulnerable children. However, social science research reveals that juvenile sex offenders are less likely to commit a crime in the future than adult sex offenders. Unless removed, the boy's name would remain on that Registry, thereby preventing him from ever working in fields involving children (e.g., physician, teacher, minister).