Sex Offender News - Sex offenders 'not kept in check' (ic Dunbartonshire) Two-thirds of

Sex offenders 'not kept in check' (ic Dunbartonshire)
Two-thirds of sex offenders in Scotland's largest criminal justice social work area have not been subject to the required number of home visits, according to watchdogs.

Electronic monitoring of sex offenders sought (The State)
Police and legislators renewed efforts Monday to require sex offenders released on probation to wear electronic monitors that would let authorities know where they are at all times.The legislation was drafted after the kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford in February. About three weeks later, convicted sex offender John Evander Couey, 46, confessed to taking the third-grader

SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERS NEW PERIMITER RULES FOR SEX OFFENDERS (KFDX Newscenter 3)
The Wichita Falls school board is at this hour, discussing a proposed ordinance that would restrict where sex offenders can live.

Legislators, police want electronic monitoring of sex offenders (WIS-TV Columbia)
(Columbia-AP) November 15, 2005 - Police and legislators renewed efforts Monday to require sex offenders released on probation to wear electronic monitors. That could help authorities know where the sex offenders are at all times.

Texas Receives List of Hurricane Evacuee Sex Offenders (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
Texas officials now have the names of registered Louisiana sex offenders who sought federal disaster help after Hurricane Katrina. The information was secured weeks after Texas leaders demanded the details.

Tougher rules for child sex offenders (Sydney Morning Herald)
Child sex offenders who have been banned from working with children will be unable to appeal against their bans under legislation introduced in Parliament yesterday. -

Delray weighs limits on sex offenders (Sun-Sentinel)
Delray Beach City commissioners tonight will vote on an ordinance that bans registered sex offenders and predators from living within 1,500 feet of schools, public bus stops, day-care centers and parks.

New System Will Keep Better Track Of Sex Offenders (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- New technology and a whole new tracking system will help officers on the First Coast keep tabs on registered sex offenders. Police say fuzzy photos and old information have created some of the biggest challenges for officers trying to track down registered sex offenders.

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