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Crackdown on sex offenders unveiled (Paisley Daily Express)
Tough new powers for the police to deal with sex offenders living in the community have been unveiled. The measures include a new warning system which could see information on offenders being passed to third parties such as landlords, employers or leisure centre bosses.

National Database Tracks Sex Offenders (Click 2 Houston)
Do sex offenders live in your neighborhood or near your child's school? How about near a family member's home in another state? A Web site provides a national database of sex offenders, including pictures, KPRC Local 2 reports.

Polk leaders plan to discuss putting ban on sex offenders (The Des Moines Register)
Most sex offenders whose victims were children would be banned from living in Polk County under an ordinance county supervisors are set to debate.

Police get new powers to target sex offenders (The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
SEX offenders who fail to co-operate with police face having their homes raided and searched under tough new powers announced by the Scottish Executive yesterday.

Sex offenders told behave or lose anonymity (The Scotsman)
CONVICTED sex offenders face having their identities revealed to neighbours if they ignore warnings on their behaviour under tough new measures announced today.

Authorities searching for displaced sex offenders (2theadvocate.com)
State authorities issued arrest warrants for sex offenders displaced by Katrina after many failed to report to their probation and parole officers. State Police said they want to know the whereabouts of 2,300 registered sex offenders.

Sheriff's site lists 24 sex offenders (Vail Daily)
EAGLE COUNTY - Changes to state law have allowed the Eagle County Sheriff's Office to post area sex offenders on its Web site to inform the community, though discrimination aimed at offenders has marred the practice in other states.

New rules target sex offenders (ic Dunbartonshire)
Police will be able to alert people to sex offenders in the community under tough new proposals unveiled by the Scottish Executive. The measures stopped short of full disclosure to the public when sex offenders move into their area - a move called for by some campaigners.

Sex offenders now face disclosure (The Herald)
THE threat of having the past conduct of sex offenders disclosed to employers, landlords or neighbours will be a powerful way of forcing them to heed advice on future behaviour, it was claimed yesterday.

Tougher new laws for child sex offenders (The Herald News)
JOLIET On Jan. 1, there will be tougher new laws for convicted child sex offenders. The changes will require them to be more careful about where they live and visit, among other things.

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