« February 2008 | Main | April 2008 »
Sex Offenders - Jindal Wants Increased Penalties For Sex Offenders (KTVE/FOX 14 Monroe)
Jindal Wants Increased Penalties For Sex Offenders (KTVE/FOX 14 Monroe)
Louisiana's governor is proposing six bills that will increase penalties and make life a lot tougher for convicted sex offenders. The governor's bills come as a response to the overwhelming amount of sex offenders we have in Louisiana.
Sex Offenders - Jindal Wants Increased Penalties For Sex Offenders (KTVE/FOX 14 Monroe)
Jindal Wants Increased Penalties For Sex Offenders (KTVE/FOX 14 Monroe)
Louisiana's governor is proposing six bills that will increase penalties and make life a lot tougher for convicted sex offenders. The governor's bills come as a response to the overwhelming amount of sex offenders we have in Louisiana.
Sex Offenders - BILLS TARGET SEX OFFENDERS (Chart) A collection of bills, all
BILLS TARGET SEX OFFENDERS (Chart)
A collection of bills, all targeted at sexual offenders, would create buffer zones around certain properties and prohibit certain offenders from coaching or assisting with youth athletic teams. Currently, sex offenders cannot live within 1000 feet of a school.
E-mail alerts warn of sex offenders (with link) (Bradenton Herald)
Residents now have a new way to learn if their new neighbors are registered sex offenders.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - BILLS TARGET SEX OFFENDERS (Chart) A collection of bills, all"
Sex Offenders - New email alert system tracks sex offenders (NBC 2 Fort
New email alert system tracks sex offenders (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement unveiled a new tool Thursday that will make it easier for you to track sex offenders living in your neighborhood.
New feature tracks sex offenders through Web alerts (Naples Daily News)
E-mail alerts can help you keep tabs on your electricity bills, on breaking news and now, thanks to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, on sex offenders.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - New email alert system tracks sex offenders (NBC 2 Fort"
Sex Offenders - FDLE Offers Tool For Public To Track Sex Offenders (The
FDLE Offers Tool For Public To Track Sex Offenders (The Tampa Tribune)
TAMPA - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement today unveiled a free e-mail alert notification system for people to learn when sex offenders or sexual predators move into their neighborhoods or to track certain ones across the state.
Texas sex offenders required to report where they work (News 8 Austin)
Sex offenders in Texas will soon have to report not only where they live but where they work.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - FDLE Offers Tool For Public To Track Sex Offenders (The"
Sex Offenders - Kenosha County town of Somers restricts sex offenders (WKBT La
Kenosha County town of Somers restricts sex offenders (WKBT La Crosse)
TOWN OF SOMERS, Wis. (AP) - The Kenosha County town of Somers is restricting where sex offenders can live.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Kenosha County town of Somers restricts sex offenders (WKBT La"
Sex Offenders - Child safety should trump sex offenders rights (Eagle-Tribune Online) If
Child safety should trump sex offenders rights (Eagle-Tribune Online)
If the interests of convicted, high-risk sex offenders clash with the interests of children's safety, the decision ought to be a no-brainer: The safety of children ought to prevail.
Capitol: Sex Offenders, Hemp, 35W Victims on Agenda (FOX 9 News Twin Cities)
A 35W victim fund, banning sex offenders from social networking sites, legalizing industrial hemp and restricting a hallucinogenic plant are all on the agenda as the Minnesota Legislature restarts its session.
Sex Offenders - Some sex offenders to be without treatment (NBC 24 Toledo)
Some sex offenders to be without treatment (NBC 24 Toledo)
Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. (AP) -- AKRON - Ohio's projected budget deficit has led officials to cut treatment programs for paroled sex offenders. The move will leave some offenders on the streets without the treatment that decreases their chances of reoffending.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Some sex offenders to be without treatment (NBC 24 Toledo)"
Sex Offenders - Some sex offenders to be without treatment (NBC 24 Toledo)
Some sex offenders to be without treatment (NBC 24 Toledo)
Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. (AP) -- AKRON - Ohio's projected budget deficit has led officials to cut treatment programs for paroled sex offenders. The move will leave some offenders on the streets without the treatment that decreases their chances of reoffending.
Sex offenders barred from parks (St. Charles Journal)
St. Charles County parks are now off-limits to registered sex offenders.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Some sex offenders to be without treatment (NBC 24 Toledo)"
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders barred from parks (St. Charles Journal) St. Charles
Sex offenders barred from parks (St. Charles Journal)
St. Charles County parks are now off-limits to registered sex offenders.
Sex Offenders Now Required to Provide Email Addresses (WLFI Lafayette)
Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter will unveil new requirements for sex offenders on Monday. Carter said Indiana is now one of only a handful of states requiring registered sex offenders to provide their email addresses.
Sex Offenders - Information on worst sex offenders is available (The Bellingham Herald)
Information on worst sex offenders is available (The Bellingham Herald)
Through public records, citizens can obtain information on sex offenders living in their community.
Rell drops proposed driver's license imprint for sex offenders (Stamford Advocate)
HARTFORD - Gov. M. Jodi Rell yesterday abandoned a controversial proposal that would have required sex offenders to get a special imprint on their driver's license.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders falling through loopholes in national registry: police commissioner
Sex offenders falling through loopholes in national registry: police commissioner (Times & Transcript)
Sex offenders across the country are falling through the cracks because of loopholes in Canada's national sex offender registry, Ontario's police commissioner said Thursday as he urged the federal government to automatically list people convicted of anything from possessing child pornography to sexual assault.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders required to take lie detector tests (The Philadelphia
Sex offenders required to take lie detector tests (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
TRENTON - New Jersey sex offenders are now required to take lie detector tests to ensure they are obeying the terms of their parole.
Haverhill leaders support keeping sex offenders away from school polls on voting day (Eagle-Tribune Online)
Some Haverhill leaders said they support a proposed state law that would forbid high-risk sex offenders from voting at polling sites in schools or libraries, restricting them to vote by absentee ballot.
Sex Offenders - Border agent: Migrants included 7 sex offenders (Tucson Citizen) Border
Border agent: Migrants included 7 sex offenders (Tucson Citizen)
Border Patrol agents arrested at least seven convicted sex offenders who were illegally entering southern Arizona from Mexico in the past nine days, an agency spokesman said.
New plan to treat sex offenders (Queensland Country Life)
SEX offenders are leaving Bunbury Regional Prison and going about their lives in the community without completing rehabilitation programs.
Sex Offenders - Judge upholds ordinance banning sex offenders from city's parks (Reporter-Times)
Judge upholds ordinance banning sex offenders from city's parks (Reporter-Times)
A judge has upheld a town ordinance that bars convicted sex offenders from using Plainfield's parks and recreation areas.
Sex Offenders - Council limits where sex offenders may live (The Frisco Enterprise)
Council limits where sex offenders may live (The Frisco Enterprise)
On the heels of a judge s controversial decision to allow a sex offender to live near Gunstream Elementary School, Frisco joined several neighboring cities in restricting where sex offenders may live.
Sex offenders collect financial aid (AP via Yahoo! News)
James Sturtz is not your ordinary college student struggling to pay tuition.
Sex Offenders - Clustering Of Sex Offenders Proposed (The Tampa Tribune) One county
Clustering Of Sex Offenders Proposed (The Tampa Tribune)
One county commissioner isn't counting on another zoning technicality to keep housing facilities for sex offenders away from family neighborhoods in Hillsborough County.
Police departments fail to file warrants for sex offenders (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire police departments are supposed to issue arrest warrants for sex offenders who aren't complying with registration rules, but that isn't happening in many communities.
Sex Offenders - Monitored sex offenders 'missing' (BBC News) A total of 27
Monitored sex offenders 'missing' (BBC News)
A total of 27 convicted sex offenders are missing from Scotland's monitoring regime, it emerges.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Monitored sex offenders 'missing' (BBC News) A total of 27"
Sex Offenders - SJC says low-level sex offenders have right to hearing (Boston
SJC says low-level sex offenders have right to hearing (Boston Globe)
Low-level sex offenders who were convicted before the state passed a mandatory registration law have the right to a hearing to show they are no longer dangerous, the state's highest court ruled Friday.
SJC says low-level sex offenders have right to hearing (Boston Herald)
Low-level sex offenders who were convicted before the state passed a mandatory registration law have the right to a hearing to show they are no longer dangerous, the state's...
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - SJC says low-level sex offenders have right to hearing (Boston"
Sex Offenders - Child-Sex Offenders in St. Louis Face New Law (FOX 2
Child-Sex Offenders in St. Louis Face New Law (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
The city of St. Louis has a new law that could make it harder for some sex offenders to start a business in the city. The law, approved last month, was signed by Mayor Francis Slay last week. It prohibits people convicted of a sex offense against a minor from opening a business that caters to children. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the law was prompted by concerns from a neighborhood where ...
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Child-Sex Offenders in St. Louis Face New Law (FOX 2"
Sex Offenders - 179 profiles of Missouri registered sex offenders pulled from MySpace
179 profiles of Missouri registered sex offenders pulled from MySpace since Nov. 1 - Parents should still monitor ... (Boonville Daily News)
Jefferson City, Mo. - The social network MySpace has removed the online profiles of 179 registered sex offenders from Missouri since Nov. 1, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Tuesday.
Sex Offenders - Albuquerque Officials Ban Sex Offenders From Using Libraries (KFOX 14
Albuquerque Officials Ban Sex Offenders From Using Libraries (KFOX 14 El Paso)
A controversial plan in New Mexico to ban sex offenders from a city's library is getting a mixed reaction in El Paso. Miri Marshall Reports: Sex Offenders Banned From Libraries
Fliers on sex-offenders urged for Greater Lowell Tech (Lowell Sun)
TYNGSBORO The bulletin board at Greater Lowell Technical High School, typically a forum for fliers advertising school functions, could soon be plastered with the names and photos of Level 3 sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Two of 10 Wanted Sex Offenders Arrested (WLTX-TV Columbia) Richland
Two of 10 Wanted Sex Offenders Arrested (WLTX-TV Columbia)
Richland County deputies arrested two sex offenders they say failed to register with the sheriff's department, after investigators released a list of 10 wanted men.
Sex Offenders - Council limits where sex offenders may live (The Frisco Enterprise)
Council limits where sex offenders may live (The Frisco Enterprise)
On the heels of a judge s controversial decision to allow a sex offender to live near Gunstream Elementary School, Frisco joined several neighboring cities in restricting where sex offenders may live.
Two of 10 Wanted Sex Offenders Arrested (WLTX-TV Columbia)
Richland County deputies arrested two sex offenders they say failed to register with the sheriff's department, after investigators released a list of 10 wanted men.
Sex Offenders - Pressure mounting, two sex offenders leave Mission Viejo (Orange County
Pressure mounting, two sex offenders leave Mission Viejo (Orange County Register)
Community pressure and police surveillance are credited with pressuring convicted sex offenders to moved out of Mission Viejo residence.
Sex Offenders - Pressure mounting, two sex offenders leave Mission Viejo (Orange County
Pressure mounting, two sex offenders leave Mission Viejo (Orange County Register)
Community pressure and police surveillance are credited with pressuring convicted sex offenders to moved out of Mission Viejo residence.
Sex Offenders - Depew Web site gives data on sex offenders (The Buffalo
Depew Web site gives data on sex offenders (The Buffalo News)
Depew residents now can find the names, photographs and, in most cases, home addresses and other details about sex offenders residing near them, all by using the village's Web site.
St. Joe County Police asking for help in locating sex offenders (WNDU 16 South Bend)
Every Friday NewsCenter 16 will feature convicted sex offenders that have failed to register in the state.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Depew Web site gives data on sex offenders (The Buffalo"
Sex Offenders - Colorado State University study seeks better treatment for juvenile sex
Colorado State University study seeks better treatment for juvenile sex offenders (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
A Colorado State University study scheduled to begin this summer could lead to better treatment of juvenile sex offenders.
Richland officers looking for nine sex offenders (WIS News 10 Columbia)
Richland County says nine convicted sex offenders have not registered with authorities.
Sex Offenders - Group treats five-year-old sex offenders in New Zealand (EARTHtimes.org) Wellington
Group treats five-year-old sex offenders in New Zealand (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - A group in New Zealand has taken to treating five-year-old children considered to be sex offenders, a newspaper reported on Thursday. An agency called STOP in Christchurch that treats sex offenders is working with children in their first...
Sex Offenders - California Motel Home To 11 Sex Offenders (NBC 7/39 San
California Motel Home To 11 Sex Offenders (NBC 7/39 San Diego)
Residents in California are outraged that 11 registered sex offenders are living down the street from school bus stops and children.
Libraries Ban Sex Offenders (KOAT Albuquerque)
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez is firing another shot in his war with sex offenders.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - California Motel Home To 11 Sex Offenders (NBC 7/39 San"
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders barred from parks (Wentzville Journal) St. Charles County
Sex offenders barred from parks (Wentzville Journal)
St. Charles County parks are now off-limits to registered sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Parks might become off-limits to sex offenders (Wentzville Journal) St.
Parks might become off-limits to sex offenders (Wentzville Journal)
St. Charles County parks could be the newest place sex offenders are prohibited from visiting.
Sex offenders barred from parks (Wentzville Journal)
St. Charles County parks are now off-limits to registered sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders register plan by the end of 2008 (Jersey
Sex offenders register plan by the end of 2008 (Jersey Evening Post)
PLANS for a sex offenders register will go to the States by the end of the year, according to Home Affairs Minister Wendy Kinnard.
Sex offenders' schemes cut in cash crisis (Guardian Unlimited)
Sex offenders wait up to a year for specialist rehabilitation programmes due to cash crisis
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Sex offenders register plan by the end of 2008 (Jersey"
Sex Offenders - Cyber crack down on sex offenders (WALB Albany) Georgia sex
Cyber crack down on sex offenders (WALB Albany)
Georgia sex offenders may soon find themselves being monitored in cyber space. The state senate passed unanimously approved legislation this week that would require sex offenders to turn over their e-mail addresses to authorities.
Jersey urged to set up sex offenders register (Jersey Evening Post)
CHILDLINE founder Esther Rantzen has urged Jersey to introduce a sex offenders register.
Continue reading " Sex Offenders - Cyber crack down on sex offenders (WALB Albany) Georgia sex"