ATSA Speaks Out on Residency Restrictions

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Study: Soliciting sex from minor results in little prison time

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ICCSD Trying to Place Student Sex Offender

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New Jersey Adopts Ban the Box Law

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Unfunded mandates: State tasks counties, but offers little or no compensation

Over the years, the Florida Legislature has required county sheriffs to more closely monitor sexual offenders and predators. But here’s the problem: the state creates the law, yet places the responsibility on county law enforcement. “These offenders will

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Kindergartner is a sex offender? Really?

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Who’s Lying, Who’s Self-Justifying?

The Woody Allen sex scandal of 2013 triggered a national conversation on who to believe, with people lining up on each side as if they knew what really happened. Based on recent research on how people navigate the

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Michigan’s Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative

Michigan’s Prisoner Re-entry Initiative has been heralded as one of Michigan’s crowning achievements in the state’s justice system. The Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative (MPRI) promotes public safety by increasing the success rates of prisoners transitioning from prison to

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Just the Facts:

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Mom arrested after letting 7-year-old son go to park alone

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – A mom faces a charge of child neglect after she allowed her son to go to a nearby park alone. She says he’s old enough but Port St. Lucie Police disagree. Now she’s

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Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act: Jurisdictions Face Challenges to Implementing the Act, and Stakeholders Report Positive and Negative Effects

What GAO Found The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) has determined that 19 of the 37 jurisdictions that have submitted packages for review have substantially

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ABA Journal – Sex offender living in hotel room may challenge towns residency restriction

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Sex offender law passes after CBS 58 Investigation

CBS 58’s Investigative Reporter Sarah Barwacz brought the issue to lawmakers back in May after finding child predators living next to schools, daycare centers, and parks. It was legal for child predators to live next to schools and parks

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New Teen Custody Rules Would Widen Feds’ Oversight of Juvenile Justice

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ABA – A REPORT ON THE PRO BONO WORK OF AMERICA’S LAWYERS

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Chafee signs law restricting employment of sex offenders

PROVIDENCE, R.I. undefined Carnivals, arcades, movie theaters, public libraries, beaches and pools are among the facilities banned from hiring registered sex offenders as employees under a new law signed by Governor Chafee on Wednesday. The bill groups those facilities

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In ‘sexting’ case Manassas City police want to photograph teen in sexually explicit manner, lawyers say

UPDATE, 7 p.m.: The Manassas City police have released a statement tonight defending their actions. It is here. ORIGINAL POST: A Manassas City teenager accused of “sexting” a video to his girlfriend is now facing a search warrant in which

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REGION: County to repeal sex-offender ordinance

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They’re killing sex offenders, by Chris Dornin

I was pleased to see a recent Sentinel editorial declaring the Internet sex offender roster punitive. My nonprofit group Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform filed an amicus brief in December supporting John Doe, a former sex offender challenging

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Chicago Police easing registration requirements

Illinois legislators love to pass laws to punish sex offenders. But those laws always increase restrictions. No legislator wants to decrease restrictions on sex offenders, because that would not look good on a mailer by an opponent in

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