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In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

  
  Florida housing sex offenders under bridge - CNN.com
Those visits are part of the terms of the offenders' probation which mandates that they occupy a residence from 10 p.m.
For several of the offenders, the causeway is their second experience at homelessness.
State officials say unless the law changes their hands are tied, and for now the sex offenders will stay where they are: under a bridge in the bay.
www.cnn.com /2007/LAW/04/05/bridge.sex.offenders/index.html   (847 words)

  
  Kentucky State Police: Sex Offender Registry
Offenders who move out of Kentucky to other states, have their registration transferred to that state, and are no longer "active" in Kentucky, since they are not within our legal jurisdiction.
Offenders under supervision may be restricted by the conditions of their probation or parole from living or working in areas where children are present, depending on the conditions placed upon them by the sentencing judge or the parole board.
An offenders length of registration is based on a number of statutory requirements, which include: the type of offense they were convicted of, whether they have multiple convictions, a history of convictions for crimes that constitute sexual offenses or who have been convicted of specified crimes against victims who are minors.
www.kentuckystatepolice.org /sor.htm   (2034 words)

  
 Change in the Conservative Personality . . .   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The focus of this paper is on the non white-collar offender and, therefore, primarily on the lower socioeconomic culture.
The offender was lacking in education as noted by comparing the average years of schooling with the general population.
Boshier (1983) found that offender conservatism was inversely related to the educational level of the offender.
www.doc.state.ok.us /DOCS/OCJRC/OCJRC95/950725c.htm   (3235 words)

  
 Bureau of Justice Statistics Criminal Offenders Statistics
Offenders who had victimized a child were on average 5 years older than the violent offenders who had committed their crimes against adults.
Among violent offenders, 41% of probationers, 41 of those in local jails, 38% of those in State prisons, and 20% of those in Federal prisons were estimated to have been drinking when they committed the crime.
Describes juvenile offenders processed in the Federal criminal justice system, including the number of juveniles charged with acts of delinquency, the offenses for which they were charged, the proportion adjudicated delinquent, and the sanctions imposed.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/crimoff.htm   (3122 words)

  
 Sex Offenders
Level III offenders are those sex\kidnap offenders who, based on currently known information, are rated most dangerous to the public and who are a high risk to reoffend within the community at large.
Sex\Kidnap Offender registration information on Level II offenders may be released to public and private schools, child daycare centers, family daycare providers, businesses and organizations that serve primarily children, women, or vulnerable adults, and neighbors in community groups near the offender’s residence, or where the offender expects to reside, or is regularly found.
Sex\Kidnap offender registration information on a LEVEL II offender may be released to individuals if there is a showing that the release is relevant and necessary.
www.skamaniasheriff.com /images/sex_offenders.htm   (657 words)

  
 Young Offenders Act -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Young Offenders Act was a 1984 act of the (additional info and facts about Parliament of Canada) Parliament of Canada, now obsolete, that regulated the (Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime) criminal prosecution of Canadian (The time of life between childhood and maturity) youths.
Critics ruled this was "too harsh," as it made youths possible victims of (A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives) life sentences.
Because of the vagueness of many parts of the legislation, under the Young Offenders Act, Canada's rate of youth incarceration became one of the highest in the (additional info and facts about Western world) Western world, surpassing the United States, Australia, and most of Europe.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/y/yo/young_offenders_act.htm   (238 words)

  
 Arkansas Crime Information Center
A sex offender moving to or returning to this state from another jurisdiction shall register with the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within 30 days of establishing residency.
Once the offender has signed this new form, failure to comply with the new requirements will be a violation of the State Sex Offender Registration Act, a Class D Felony.
All registered sex offenders in the State of Arkansas are required to submit to assessment by the Sex Offender Screening and Risk Assessment Program coordinated by the Arkansas Department of Correction.
www.acic.org /Registration   (829 words)

  
 Registered sex and kidnapping offenders - Police Department - City of Kent, Washington
This information relates to offenders who have registered with the King County Sheriff Office stating that they will be living in the City of Kent pursuant to RCW 9A.44.130.
Offender information is provided to assist community members in protecting themselves and their families.
These offenders have served their sentences and are not wanted by the police at this time.
www.ci.kent.wa.us /Police/SexOffenders   (267 words)

  
 Supervised Population Information Search
If the offender is between 5 and 6 feet tall than enter From: 5 ft To: 6 ft. This will return all offenders who are greater than or equal to 5 feet tall and less than or equal to 6 feet tall.
Supervision Type: Type of community supervision the offender is serving as sentenced by the court or as released from prison by the Florida Parole Commission, i.e., probation, community control, parole, conditional release, control release, conditional medical release, etc.
Current Location: This allows the user to search for offenders that were supervised in a particular office or state (if the offender served their Florida sentence in another state).
www.dc.state.fl.us /ActiveOffenders/search.asp   (982 words)

  
 Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Offenders convicted in a federal court, military court or a court of another state or territory for any offense which under the laws of this state would be classified as a violation of O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 and the offender will be establishing residence in the State of Georgia.
The offender shall give the new information to the Sheriff or Sheriffs with whom he/she last registered and the Sheriff or Sheriffs of the county to which he/she are changing residence address, employment address, vocation address, school name, school address, or enrollment status not later than ten days after the information has changed.
If an offender moves to another county in the State of Georgia, he/she is required to register with the Sheriff of his/her new county of residence in addition to notifying the Sheriff of his/her previous county of residence.
www.ganet.org /gbi/disclaim.html   (633 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Man defends attacks on sex offenders
He is serving a 10- to 30-year sentence in New Hampshire State Prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder two convicted sex offenders whose names and addresses he found on an Internet registry posted by the state.
He is not considered the hero he thought he would become in April 2003, when he stabbed one man and lit fires at two buildings where at least seven convicted sex offenders lived.
But he was able to persuade a Superior Court jury not to convict him of attempted murder in his trial on the stabbing charge, even after he took the witness stand and admitted he used a kitchen knife to assault Lawrence Sheridan, who had been convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 1999.
www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2004/12/05/man_defends_attacks_on_sex_offenders   (507 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | How the Sex Offenders Register works
ViSOR, which stands for Violent and Sex Offenders Register, tells police officers how many registered sex offenders are in their area and for what crimes they have been placed on the register.
The requirements for sex offender registration have been tightened since the register was set up under the 1997 Sex Offenders Act.
It may also be a condition of registration that an offender notify the police if he or she is intending to travel abroad.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4618172.stm   (452 words)

  
 NYS Sex Offender Registry Home Page
Registered sex offenders in New York are classified by the risk of reoffense.
The court also determines whether an offender should be given the designation of a sexual predator, sexually violent offender or predicate sex offender.
The local law enforcement agency where the offender currently resides, can, if it chooses, release information on sex offenders residing in the community to "entities with vulnerable populations related to the nature of the offense".
criminaljustice.state.ny.us /nsor   (512 words)

  
 Wyoming Sex Offender Registration
It should be noted that sex offender registration information contained on these pages is constantly updated due to new registrants and the relocation of existing registrants.
However, the county attorney where the offender resides may, at his discretion, ask the district court for a hearing to determine the level of re-offense.
It should be noted that sex offender registration information contained on the linked county pages is constantly updated due to new registrants and the relocation of existing registrants.
attorneygeneral.state.wy.us /dci/so/so_registration.html   (530 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Offender information is provided in a digital map format that can be searched by address or by various locations such as schools, libraries and parks.
The circles depicting offender locations are intended to show only the general area in which an offender resides.
Access to additional offender information is available to the public at all Sheriff’s Departments and at Police Departments in cities with a population of 200,000 or more.
maps.digitalmapcentral.com /DSU/Megan/OC_CA/OCSD.html   (417 words)

  
 Registered Sex Offenders
A list of sex offenders is being offered on this web site as a public service to parents who may need this information for the protection and well-being of their children.
If you know the location of a sex offender who is in violation of the registration requirements, you can leave an anonymous tip at sheriff@norcom2000.com or by calling the Sheriff's Department at (618) 277-3505 ext.
If the sex offender owned or purchased the property before July 07, 2000 (the effective date of the act) then he/she can stay there and cannot be forced to move.
www.sheriff.co.st-clair.il.us /sexoffender.asp   (375 words)

  
 sex offender search
It is important to understand the laws related to sex/kidnapping offenders and to know the intention and the limitations of these laws.
Additionally, we provide information on 'Level 3' sex offenders who are considered a high risk to re-offend once they are out of custody after serving the required sentence for their crime(s).
When an offender is released from custody and placed back to the community, the Washington State Department of Corrections Community Protection Unit evaluates the offender.
www.co.pierce.wa.us /pc/abtus/ourorg/sheriff/sexoffendersearch.htm   (1306 words)

  
 Kansas Bureau of Investigation
It is common for offenders to move and fail to notify the sheriff’s office in their county of residence of that change.
Effective July 1, 2005, K.S.A. 22-4909 was amended to require prominent notice on this website as to whether a registered offender is or is not a sex offender.
Any offender who by virtue of their registering offense meets the definition of “sex offender”, “sexually violent predator” or was convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a person less than 18 years of age, as set forth in K.S.A. 22-4902, shall be designated as a “sex offender” on this website.
www.accesskansas.org /kbi/ro.shtml   (307 words)

  
 Ohio Offender Database Search
The Offender Search includes all offenders currently incarcerated or under some type of Department supervision (parole, post-release control, or transitional control).
A prefix, "A", "R", or "W", must be used to search by offender number.
Please note that offender numbers are 6 digits, no spaces or hyphens.
www.drc.state.oh.us /cfdocs/inmate/search.htm   (223 words)

  
 Kittitas County Sheriff | Sex Offender Registration
The objective of the 1990 Community Protection Act was to provide adequate notice to the community concerning sex offenders who are, or will be residing in the community, and to assist community members in developing constructive plans to prepare themselves and their children for residing near released sex offenders.
These crimes may be predatory with the offender using a position of trust to commit their crimes.
Level I offenders MAY NOT be the subject of general public notification.
www.co.kittitas.wa.us /sheriff/sexoffenders.asp   (667 words)

  
 JUVENILE OFFENDERS - Online Information article about JUVENILE OFFENDERS
The ages of offenders ranged from less than twelve to seventeen; 6o% of the whole were between fourteen and seventeen; 46% had been committed more than once; 18% four times and more.
It was based upon the principle that crime ought to be attacked in its beginnings by other than ordinary punitive and prison methods.
kind to encourage hope of reformation, as they are first offenders and presumably not of the criminal classes.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /JUN_KHA/JUVENILE_OFFENDERS.html   (6097 words)

  
 Public Access to Registry Information - Bureau of Criminal Identification - Idaho State Police
Information provided in response to a public request is limited to the offender's name, address, aliases, date of birth, crime(s) of conviction, place(s) of conviction, and status as a violent sexual predator.
The information is limited by the effective date of the registry (July 1, 1993) and to those offenders who have been convicted of a crime specified in the registry law.
Any person who uses information from the registry to harm a registered sex offender commits a crime and is guilty of a misdemeanor, in addition to any other punishment for any associated crime(s).
www.isp.state.id.us /identification/sex_offender/public_access.html   (771 words)

  
 Employment Opportunities
The Sheriff releases sex offender information pursuant to R.C.W. which authorizes law enforcement to: release information to the public regarding sex offenders when the agency determines that disclosure of information is relevant and necessary to protect the public and to counteract the danger created by the particular offender.
The Sheriff's Office is releasing Level III Offender information pursuant to R.C.W. and the Washington State Supreme Court Decision in State v.
Unless court ordered restrictions exist, an offender is constitutionally free to live wherever he or she chooses.
so.co.mason.wa.us /sexoff.htm   (584 words)

  
 State of Nevada Sexual Offenders Registry Home Page
Under the provisions of NRS 179B.250, the public is authorized to gain access to certain sex offender information.
Her attacker was a convicted sex offender and was a nearby neighbor; however, the police department was prohibited from disclosing the presence of this child molester because at the time the law did not allow the release of sex offender information to the public.
It should be noted that sex offender registration information contained on these pages is constantly updated due to new registrants and the relocation of existing registrants.
www.nvsexoffenders.gov   (517 words)

  
 Levels Three, Two and Transient Sex Offenders
Sex offenders have always lived in our communities and law enforcement has no legal authority to direct where sex offenders may or may not live.
The Sheriff releases sex offender information pursuant to RCW 4.24.550 which authorizes law enforcement to release information to the public regarding sex offenders when the agency determines that disclosure of information is relevant and necessary to protect the public and to counteract the danger created by the particular offender.
Relevant, accurate and necessary information concerning offenders classified as risk Level III may be disclosed to the public at large.
www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us /info/sheriff/Offenders   (406 words)

  
 Sex Offender Search Page
However, offenders may have moved and failed to notify the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department as required by law.
Due to the fact that this information is continually changing, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office makes no expressed or implied guarantee concerning the accuracy of this information.
No portion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, desktop publishing, recording or otherwise without the express, written permission of the publisher.
www.hcso.org /PublicServices/SexOffenders/offender.asp   (216 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Laws tighten on sex offenders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A growing number of states are moving to bar released sex offenders from living near or visiting schools, playgrounds and other areas where children gather.
If the offender is a student's parent, he or she needs the school's permission before entering.
The laws were inspired by the stories of Jacob Wetterling, 11, who was abducted from near his Minnesota home in 1989 and was never found; and of Megan Kanka, 7, who was raped and killed in 1994 by a New Jersey neighbor who had been convicted of child molestation.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-05-11-bottomstrip_x.htm   (767 words)

  
 America's One-Million Nonviolent Prisoners
Contrary to the public perception that the incarceration of violent offenders has driven America's prison growth, the Institute found that 77% of the growth in intake to America's state and federal prisons between 1978 and 1996 was accounted for by nonviolent offenders.
According to data collected by the United States Justice Department, from 1978 to 1996, the number of violent offenders entering our nation's prisons doubled (from 43,733 to 98,672 inmates); the number of nonviolent offenders tripled (from 83,721 to 261,796 inmates) and the number of drug offenders increased seven-fold (from 14,241 to 114,071 inmates).
New federal funds (and those now earmarked exclusively for prison construction) should be allocated to help states develop ways to substantially reduce the number of nonviolent prisoners in their systems and to carefully evaluate the impacts those reforms have on crime.
www.cjcj.org /pubs/one_million/onemillionexec.html   (770 words)

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