County exec plans shadows

County exec plans shadows for high-level sex offenders (Newsday.com)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- High-level sex offenders who use Westchester County's homeless shelters will soon be followed wherever they go so they can't hurt anyone else, County Executive Andrew Spano said Wednesday.

Treatment of sex offenders in Colorado prisons (Kansas City Star)
1. Sex is not the sole motivation for sex offenses. Anger and desire for power and control are strong motivators. 2. There is no cure for those who commit sex offenses. But sex offenders can change their lifestyles to manage their risks.

Brook Park Law Bans Sex Offenders From Playgrounds (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
The city of Brook Park has passed a law that will further limit sex offenders' presence in the city.

Small Iowa Town Sets Restrictions on Convicted Sex Offenders (WHO-TV Des Moines)
Des Moines, September 28th - First, one town says no to sex offenders. Next, will the whole state tell them to go someplace else? The eastern Iowa town of Ely is trying to quiet concerns it will become a haven for child sex offenders. Ely doesn't have a childcare facility or school.

Ordinance Limits Where Sex Offenders Can Drive (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
A new first-of-its-kind ordinance in Seminole County, Fla., limiting where sex offenders can drive and walk passed unanimously Tuesday afternoon, according to Local 6 News.

New Laws Keep Sex Offenders Jailed (WESH NewsChannel2000.com via Yahoo! News)
New laws to keep convicted sex offenders away from children are having some unexpected consequences in at least one local county.

Westchester Plans Monitoring of Sex Offenders in Shelters (New York Times)
WHITE PLAINS, Sept. 28 - In a move prompted by the fatal stabbing of a woman in June, the Westchester County executive announced on Wednesday that all high-level sex offenders who use the county's homeless shelters would soon be closely followed at all times by people monitoring them.

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