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Sex Offenders - Top cops confront sex crimes challenge (Bennington Banner) MONTPELIER
Top cops confront sex crimes challenge (Bennington Banner)
MONTPELIER Law enforcement agencies across Vermont need to work together to prevent sex crimes and to track offenders outside prison, four top officials told a legislative panel on Friday.
Sex Offenders - Officers train on dealing with sex offenders (Capital News 9)
Officers train on dealing with sex offenders (Capital News 9)
The Department of Criminal Justice Services is meeting with law enforcement agencies all over New York State to increase the effectiveness of monitoring sex offenders. Our Kaitlyn Ross was there Thursday when 50 officers from Schenectady, Albany and Rensselaer counties came together to improve their best practices.
Sex offenders list updated (Lombard Argus Press Spectator)
An updated list of registered sex offenders and where they live is available to the public.
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Sex Offenders - APD seeking out registered sex offenders (Alice Echo-News Journal) The
APD seeking out registered sex offenders (Alice Echo-News Journal)
The Alice Police Department is out knocking on doors as part of an initiative to ensure all sex offenders in the city are meeting state requirements of registering with local law enforcement agencies.
Sex Offenders - 900 sex offenders monitored in NI (BBC News) Nearly 900
900 sex offenders monitored in NI (BBC News)
Nearly 900 paedophiles and sex offenders are now being monitored across Northern Ireland.
Everett landlord won't rent to more sex offenders (Seattle Times)
A man who houses sex offenders in Everett says he is "getting out of the business" after receiving threats, including one sent to the Herald in Everett on Friday.
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Sex Offenders - Landlord won't rent to more sex offenders (Seattle Times) A
Landlord won't rent to more sex offenders (Seattle Times)
A man who houses sex offenders in Everett says he is "getting out of the business" after receiving threats, including one sent to the Herald in Everett on Friday.
Great Falls sex-offenders want pre-release (KRTV Great Falls)
It appears the Great Falls City Commission will not officially get involved with a proposal for sex-offenders to be accepted at the Great Falls Pre-Release.
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Sex Offenders - APD seeking out registered sex offenders (Alice Echo-News Journal) The
APD seeking out registered sex offenders (Alice Echo-News Journal)
The Alice Police Department is out knocking on doors as part of an initiative to ensure all sex offenders in the city are meeting state requirements of registering with local law enforcement agencies.
Naming, shaming won't help sex offenders - prosecutor (Otago Daily Times)
Naming and shaming child sex offenders who are released into the community risks creating further outcasts, and is not the answer, says a legal ethics expert.
Sex Offenders - Pender bans registered sex offenders from county parks (Carteret County
Pender bans registered sex offenders from county parks (Carteret County News-Times)
BURGAW As of Monday night, registered sex offenders are no longer welcome in either of the two Pender County parks. In a unanimous decision, the county commissioners voted to adopt an ordinance banning any registered offender from entering a park s premises.
Sex Offenders - Legislation can't give total protection from sex offenders (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Legislation can't give total protection from sex offenders (Yakima Herald-Republic)
One thing about sex offenders, particularly those who prey on young people: Nobody wants them living in their neighborhood. And that's understandable.
Sex Offenders - Knock, knock: Cops visit registered sex offenders' homes (Belleville News-Democrat)
Knock, knock: Cops visit registered sex offenders' homes (Belleville News-Democrat)
Law enforcement officials targeted more than 300 convicted sex offenders in the metro-east earlier this week to assure they are in compliance with the state's sex offender registration laws -- most were, a few weren't.
Sex Offenders - Knock, knock: Cops visit registered sex offenders' homes (Belleville News-Democrat)
Knock, knock: Cops visit registered sex offenders' homes (Belleville News-Democrat)
Law enforcement officials targeted more than 300 convicted sex offenders in the metro-east earlier this week to assure they are in compliance with the state's sex offender registration laws -- most were, a few weren't.
Sex Offenders - Gary Glitter to Sign Sex Offenders Register (TheCelebrityCafe.com) After a
Gary Glitter to Sign Sex Offenders Register (TheCelebrityCafe.com)
After a series of attempts to avoid returning to Britain, Gary Glitter will sign the sex offenders register in the UK.
Sex Offenders - Eyewitness News 4 exposes sex offenders (KOB-TV Albuquerque) Eight of
Eyewitness News 4 exposes sex offenders (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
Eight of 16 unregistered sex offenders spotlighted on Eyewitness News 4 have been captured or turned themselves in and deputies say the feature has increased compliance with registration laws.
Not all sex offenders are child predators or violent (Carteret County News-Times)
After reading in the Star News and the Pender Post of Mr. David Williams (Pender County Commissioner Chairman) encounter with an alleged convicted sex offender at cheerleading and football practice, I became alarmed at his immediate call for an ordinance prohibiting all registered sex offenders from public parks.
Sex Offenders - Exclusive: Police serve warrants on delinquent sex offenders (WKRN Nashville)
Exclusive: Police serve warrants on delinquent sex offenders (WKRN Nashville)
Warrants were served overnight on several sex offenders not in compliance with the state's registry.
Sex Offenders - Tracking Sex Offenders Online (KATC 3 Lafayette) Now, there's a
Tracking Sex Offenders Online (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Now, there's a new and innovate way to keep track of Acadiana's Most Wanted. The State Police's updated web-site puts the latest information about registered sex offenders at your finger tips. You
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Sex Offenders - Web site to track sex offenders (The News-Star) The task
Web site to track sex offenders (The News-Star)
The task of tracking sex offenders becomes easier in Louisiana today. The state's new sex offender Web site will go online today with a testing phase. The public can access it from the sheriff's office Web site or from the state police's Web site.
Web site to track sex offenders (The Shreveport Times)
The task of tracking sex offenders becomes easier in Louisiana today.
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Sex Offenders - Two new laws aimed at cracking down on sex offenders
Two new laws aimed at cracking down on sex offenders in NC (WCNC Charlotte)
North Carolina gets tough on sex offenders. Governor Mike Easley announced this weekend that he signed two measures into law to punish sex offenders. One law makes it a felony for a registered sex offender to use social networking websites that children can access.
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Sex Offenders - Authorities Check On Lubbock County Sex Offenders (KCBD-TV Lubbock) Late
Authorities Check On Lubbock County Sex Offenders (KCBD-TV Lubbock)
Late Thursday night, Lubbock County Sheriff deputies finished going door to door of registered sex offenders. It was to ensure they are living where they claim to be registered. NewsChannel 11's Julia Bruck was there as deputies knocked on doors.
Federal lawsuit challenges Alabama sex offender registration law, claiming indigent sex offenders are being jailed for ... (Birmingham News)
A federal lawsuit is challenging the state's Community Notification Act, contending it violates the rights of poor sex offenders who have served their sentences, but are jailed because they cannot provide a valid residence.
Sex Offenders - In Pa., Former Lawmaker Takes In Sex Offenders (NPR) Tom
In Pa., Former Lawmaker Takes In Sex Offenders (NPR)
Tom Armstrong, a former Pennsylvania state lawmaker, has taken three sex offenders into his home in Marietta. His actions have sparked anger in his community. Armstrong says his own thinking on the issue evolved after his brother's incarceration and the word of God.
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Sex Offenders - Crusading ex-Pa. lawmaker takes in sex offenders (AP via Yahoo!
Crusading ex-Pa. lawmaker takes in sex offenders (AP via Yahoo! News)
A former tough-on-crime Pennsylvania lawmaker has adopted a new and unpopular cause, taking into his home three sex offenders who couldn't find a place to live a stand that has angered neighbors, drawn pickets and touched off a zoning dispute.
Sex offenders shut out of student neighborhoods (AP via Yahoo! News)
Lawmakers and college administrators are trying to shut paroled sex offenders out of one of the few places they can still live: Student neighborhoods near major U.S. universities.
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Sex Offenders - Crusading ex-lawmaker takes in sex offenders (MSNBC) A former tough-on-crime
Crusading ex-lawmaker takes in sex offenders (MSNBC)
A former tough-on-crime Pennsylvania lawmaker has adopted a new and unpopular cause, taking into his home three sex offenders who couldn't find a place to live.
Sex Offenders - Some sex offenders can live by schools (The Columbus Dispatch)
Some sex offenders can live by schools (The Columbus Dispatch)
The Franklin County sheriff's office has a list of 231 sex offenders who live within 1,000 feet of a school or a day-care center.
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Sex Offenders - New help in the fight against sex offenders (KREM.com Spokane)
New help in the fight against sex offenders (KREM.com Spokane)
SPOKANE -- The Spokane Sheriff's Department just got a $275,000 grant to track down missing sex offenders. The department says that money will also fund one detective and one assistant.
Sex offenders freed without rehab: Oppn (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Opposition says the South Australian Government is putting the community at risk by releasing convicted sex offenders from jail without them doing rehabilitation programs.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders freed without rehab: Oppn (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The
Sex offenders freed without rehab: Oppn (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Opposition says the South Australian Government is putting the community at risk by releasing convicted sex offenders from jail without them doing rehabilitation programs.
Burlington Considers Sex Offender Ordinance (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Burlington is the latest Vermont city to look at the idea of limiting where sex offenders can live.
Sex Offenders - Should Lie-Detector Tests Be Used To Monitor Convicted Sex Offenders?
Should Lie-Detector Tests Be Used To Monitor Convicted Sex Offenders? (Medical News Today)
In the September edition of Legal and Criminological Psychology, Forensic Psychiatrist Professor Don Grubin and Professor Gershon Ben-Shakhar argue the cases for and against the use of polygraph testing of convicted sex offenders. Polygraph, or lie detector tests, monitor physiological responses such as heart rate.
Sex Offenders - Calif. pays a lot for sex offender workups (UPI) SACRAMENTO,
Calif. pays a lot for sex offender workups (UPI)
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- California has paid a group of psychologists and psychiatrists what one called "a boatload of money" to evaluate sex offenders, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Four convicted sex offenders sought (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore County police said yesterday they are trying to locate four convicted sex offenders who have violated their probation or who have not kept their addresses current with Maryland's State Sex Offender Registry. Police said arrest warrants have been issued for:
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Sex Offenders - Marietta ousts sex offenders (Lancaster Online) Marietta Zoning Hearing Board
Marietta ousts sex offenders (Lancaster Online)
Marietta Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday denied resident Tom Armstrong's appeal to continue housing three convicted sex offenders in his East Market Street home.After three hours of testimony, 10 minutes of private discussion and without explanation, the three zoning board members unani...
Sex Offenders - 2 men indicted for failing to register as sex offenders
2 men indicted for failing to register as sex offenders (Texarkana Gazette)
Federal grand juries in the Eastern District of Texas have recently indicted two men for failing to register as sex offenders. Both are accused of traveling across state lines without notifying the proper authorities and being in violation of federal law.
Marietta ousts sex offenders (Lancaster Online)
Marietta Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday denied resident Tom Armstrong's appeal to continue housing three convicted sex offenders in his East Market Street home.After three hours of testimony, 10 minutes of private discussion and without explanation, the three zoning board members unani...
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Sex Offenders - Former State Rep. Barred From Housing Sex Offenders (WGAL 8
Former State Rep. Barred From Housing Sex Offenders (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
A halfway house for sex offenders in Marietta is under fire and could be closed.
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Sex Offenders - Clark County officers still searching for 3 non-registered sex offenders
Clark County officers still searching for 3 non-registered sex offenders (WHAS TV11 Louisville)
(WHAS11) - The Clark County sheriff's department continues their roundup of sex offenders not registered. Clark County officers have tracked down 17 of the 26 offenders wanted for not registering. 13 of them were arrested.
Sex offenders register to live in Pierce County (Tacoma News Tribune)
The following convicted sex offenders have recently registered to live in Pierce County.
Sex Offenders - Registered Sex Offenders Banned from County Parks (WBTV Charlotte) Registered
Registered Sex Offenders Banned from County Parks (WBTV Charlotte)
Registered sex offenders are now banned from Mecklenburg County parks and recreation centers. This after a vote Tuesday night by county commissioners.
New Law Bans Sex Offenders In Designated Areas (NBC 30 Connecticut)
Windsor Locks residents approved a resolution Tuesday night that would limit where sex offenders can be, not just where they can live.
Sex Offenders - Councilman wants to keep sex offenders from parks (WWAY 3
Councilman wants to keep sex offenders from parks (WWAY 3 Wilmington)
Submitted by WWAY on 4 August 2008 - 6:24pm. READ MORE: Wilmington City Councilman Jason Thompson wants to keep registered sex offenders from visiting local public parks.
Congress Ends 'Insane' College Aid for Sex Offenders (Fox News)
Some of the country's worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible for generous college aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers after Congress fixed a loophole in its higher education bill.
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Sex Offenders - De Pere council to weigh sex offender law (Green Bay
De Pere council to weigh sex offender law (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
DE PERE The City Council is expected to discuss whether to move forward with residency restrictions for sex offenders when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers of City Hall, 335 S. Broadway.
GPS could monitor sex offenders (Public Opinion)
Pennsylvania's auditor general wants five years of Global Positioning System monitoring for sex offenders who break Megan's Law that requires them to register with police and verify their addresses on a regular basis.
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Sex Offenders - Ban would forbid sex offenders within 1,500 feet of schools,
Ban would forbid sex offenders within 1,500 feet of schools, day care centers, parks (Collinsville Herald)
The Collinsville City Council is expected to vote next month on a measure that would bar sex offenders from moving to within a quarter mile of places children frequent.
Three sex offenders arrested in ID cases (Bradenton Herald)
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Unit made three separate arrests of men for violations of state laws regarding identification of sexual offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Ban would forbid sex offenders within 1,500 feet of schools,
Ban would forbid sex offenders within 1,500 feet of schools, day care centers, parks (Collinsville Herald)
The Collinsville City Council is expected to vote next month on a measure that would bar sex offenders from moving to within a quarter mile of places children frequent.
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Sex Offenders - Bill targets clusters of sex offenders in Brookhaven (Newsday) With
Bill targets clusters of sex offenders in Brookhaven (Newsday)
With proposed legislation local officials and child protection advocates say would be a first in the state, the Brookhaven Town Board is considering a landmark "saturation statute" that would impose tighter restrictions on registered sex offenders and, proponents say, help break up Long Island's densest cluster of sex criminals.