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2. United States National Sex Offenders Public Registry

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   State sex-offender registration and notification programs are designed, in general, to include information about offenders who have been convicted of a "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" or a "sexually violent offense," as specified in the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act ("the Wetterling Act") [1] – more specifically ...

3. Sex offender registries in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1947, California became the first state in the United States to have a sex offender registration program. [11] C. Don Field was prompted by the Black Dahlia murder case to introduce a bill calling for the formation of a sex offender registry; California became the first U.S. state to make this mandatory. [12]

4. Sex offender registry - Wikipedia

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   A sex offender registry is a system in various countries designed to allow government authorities to keep track of the activities of sex offenders, including those who have completed their criminal sentences. Sex offender registration is usually accompanied by residential address notification requirements.

5. Experts say sex offender registries don't work. Can they be ...

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   Many experts say the main problem with sex offender registries is that they are based on two myths about sex crimes — that sex criminals are uniquely likely to reoffend and that strangers pose ...

6. Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent ...

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   Congress amended the Wetterling Act in 1996 with Megan's Law, requiring law enforcement agencies to release information about registered sex offenders that law enforcement deems relevant to protecting the public. Also passed by Congress in 1996 was the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act.

7. This profession hides some of the most prolific sex offenders ...

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   The AJC has found that doctors regularly escape national tracking systems. There are some instances where assault is documented in such a way to hide the full extent of the crime.

8. Heartwarming story of man missing 25 years is darker. He's a ...

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   Registered sex offender who 'floated around' The circumstances surrounding Manizak's disappearance are still murky. Nasseri says he was last in contact with the family in August 1999.

9. Electronic monitoring in the United States - Wikipedia

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   GPS-based tracking system used for some individuals released from prison, jail or immigrant detention. According to a survey distributed by The Pew Charitable Trusts in December 2015, "the number of accused and convicted criminal offenders in the United States who are supervised with ankle monitors and other GPS-system electronic tracking devices rose nearly 140 percent over 10 years ...