Like many states, Wisconsin is considering a law that would require sex offenders to provide information regarding his or her email and or social media accounts (MySpace and Facebook for example). The e-Sex Offender Database Bill would require sex offenders to provide this when the register each year with the Department of Corrections. Wisconsin already [...]
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New Laws Affecting Texas Sex Offenders Take Effect September 1
August 25, 2009 – 10:20 pm
The state of Texas has many new laws that take effect next week and a few effect criminal records and those searching for them. As of September 1, sex offenders will also have to register their email when they submit their information to the Texas sex offender registry. Many states are already requiring sex offenders [...]
Vermont Lawmakers Cite Error in Sex Offender Registry Law
August 18, 2009 – 8:06 pm
An error in Vermont’s sex offender registry law is keeping anyone convicted of a sex offense out-of-state off the Internet. Two Caledonia County men convicted of sex crimes in the 90s outside of Vermont successfully sued to keep their names off the Internet version of the sex offender registry. Attorneys found an error in the [...]
Lawmakers Consider Changes to the South Dakota Sex Offender Law
August 15, 2009 – 6:43 pm
A seven-member committee looking into whether or not South Dakota’s sex offender registry law is too tough meets in Pierre on Tuesday. Sen. Gene Abadallah of Sioux Falls says that the state has some of the toughest sex offender laws in the country, but says some of the offenders don’t deserve to be on the [...]
Delaware’s Sex Offender Registry Gets an Upgrade
August 12, 2009 – 6:05 pm
http://www.sussexcountian.com/news/x1331803392/Justice-Dept-DSP-to-announce-enhanced-sex-offender-Web-site
Delaware officials announced upgrades to their Sex Offender website Tuesday. Under the new changes, sex offenders who were convicted before 1994, when Delaware’s sex offender registry law was enacted, will have to be placed on the sex offender registry. other changes include:
• Emails of registered sex offenders.
• Information on the sex offender’s vehicle registration.
• Maps to show [...]
What Should Be Done With Sex Offenders on Parole?
July 17, 2009 – 6:31 pm
The murder of college student Dru Sjodin led to a question that has plagued law enforcement officials for years—what should be done with sex offenders when they are released from jail? Alfonso Rodriguez had only been out of jail a few months when he raped and killed Sjodin. He had been convicted of sex crimes [...]
Sex Offender Search
June 24, 2009 – 9:34 am
While most states have comprehensive sex offender registries, some offenders still slip through the cracks. This could be because the offender moves, switches identities or just can’t be found when the offender fails to register. The Ohio Attorney General added a new section to his website that includes a “most wanted” section. This will allow [...]
Tracking Sex Offenders
May 26, 2009 – 9:21 pm
State officials are always looking for new methods to track sex offenders who have been released from jail. This is a particularly challenging in California and Florida—the two states with the most sex offenders. With scarce resources, law enforcement officials have a hard time finding an effective way to keep tabs on them. Global positioning [...]
MySpace Is Watching for Sex Offenders
May 21, 2009 – 8:27 pm
Sex offenders can be very manipulative. They often use social networking sites such as MySpace to lure their victims. These sites are popular places for teens and tweens to meet and interact with their peers. MySpace officials say they remove about 7,000 profiles of possible sex offenders each year. The social networking site is [...]