Sex offender registry

OffenderWatch and Advocacy Nonprofit Zandoli USA Join Forces to Track Sex Offenders in the Caribbean

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Sex offender registries in the United States, Sex offender registration, Articles, Sex crimes, Sex and the law, Sex offender registry, Sex laws, Sex offender, Human trafficking, Caribbean Committee Against Sex Crimes, Movement to reform sex offender laws in the United States

Collaborating sex offender registries in CARICOM nations will help law enforcement worldwide as they track sex offender movement, investigate sex crimes, and prevent human trafficking.

Key Points: 
  • Collaborating sex offender registries in CARICOM nations will help law enforcement worldwide as they track sex offender movement, investigate sex crimes, and prevent human trafficking.
  • The objective is to reduce child sex trafficking globally by facilitating international cooperation to track registered sex offenders as they move or travel from one country to another.
  • Trinidad and Tobago became the smallest country in the world to pass a public sex offender's registry law on September 13, 2019.
  • A new Caribbean unified sex offender registryby OffenderWatch would immediately send notification to other law enforcement agenciesupon entering the address of where an offender intends to travel.

Attorney Allen Sawyer's California Client Avoids Lifetime Registration, Jail Time for Sex Crimes; Charges Reduced to Misdemeanors

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Criminal law, Crime, Law, Misdemeanor, Felony, Sex offender registry, Criminal charge

Sawyer's opening arguments, legal motions, and exposure of evidentiary issues contributed to the DA's reduction of the charges to misdemeanor.

Key Points: 
  • Sawyer's opening arguments, legal motions, and exposure of evidentiary issues contributed to the DA's reduction of the charges to misdemeanor.
  • Such an arrest brings felony charges that carry serious state prison sentences as well as lifetime sex offender registration.
  • "It went from a state prison case with lifetime registration to a misdemeanor with suspended fine and no additional jail time," he said.
  • Misdemeanors and felonies, Allen Sawyer litigates California criminal defense cases including, but not limited to, the following categories:

Maryland Joins OffenderWatch Network, Statewide System for Managing Registered Sex Offenders

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Sex offender registry, Sex offender, Sex offender registries in the United States, Child safety, Sex offender registration

The implementation of OffenderWatch will help Maryland agencies work more efficiently to manage offenders at the local, state and federal levels.

Key Points: 
  • The implementation of OffenderWatch will help Maryland agencies work more efficiently to manage offenders at the local, state and federal levels.
  • Maryland residents can also sign up for free email alerts when a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood.
  • Sign up for free alerts when a registered sex offender moves into your neighborhood on the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services website: http://www.socem.info/ .
  • The mobile app identifies online contact from registered sex offenders through a child's smartphone device, instantly alerting parents to the communication.

Oliver Law Group, P.C. Wins Case Against Michigan's Unconstitutional Sex Offender Registry Act

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Saturday, February 15, 2020
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TROY, Mich., Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 14, 2020, a judge ruled Michigan's controversial Sex Offender Registry Act, also known as SORA, is unconstitutional.

Key Points: 
  • TROY, Mich., Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 14, 2020, a judge ruled Michigan's controversial Sex Offender Registry Act, also known as SORA, is unconstitutional.
  • This decision came following a lawsuit Oliver Law Group, P.C.
  • and the ACLU filed on behalf of members of the registry.
  • For more information, feel free to get in touch with Oliver Law Group, P.C.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Extends Access to State’s Sex Offender Registry through Gov2Go

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Monday, June 3, 2019
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Citizens can now access the benefits of the Colorado Sex Offender Registry (SOR) with Gov2Go, the first personal assistant for government, on their cell phones.

Key Points: 
  • Citizens can now access the benefits of the Colorado Sex Offender Registry (SOR) with Gov2Go, the first personal assistant for government, on their cell phones.
  • The new platform on Gov2Go offers citizens access to registered sex offender information through the convenience of their cell phones, said CBI Director, John Camper.
  • Gov2Go prompts them to enter a ZIP Code that they would like to receive notifications of sex offenders.
  • Gov2Go working in conjunction with the Sex Offender Registrys web app offers citizens a multifaceted protection tool.

RecordsFinder's Research through the Sex Offender Lookup Tool Reveals Police Officers as Most Affected Victims of Sexual Assault

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Sex crimes, Violence, Human behavior, Workplace bullying, Articles, Sexual ethics, Rape, Sexual abuse, Sex offender registry, Sex offender, Workplace, Sexual assault

BOSTON, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Recordsfinder.com is announcing the enhancement of its FREE Sex Offender Lookup tool as workplace violence and sexual assault continues to affect over half a million of US residents.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Recordsfinder.com is announcing the enhancement of its FREE Sex Offender Lookup tool as workplace violence and sexual assault continues to affect over half a million of US residents.
  • Approximately 20% of these included serious violent crime.The most affected occupations are police officers, security guards, and bartenders.
  • Nearly all other industries and work environments are also affected regularly: teaching professionals in Technical / Industrial schools have an especially high rate of workplace assaults.
  • By enhancing the FREE Sex Offender Registry tool on Recordsfinder.com we hope to provide valuable information that could prevent workplace crime."

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Releases Resolution for Sex Offender Requirements for Youth Under Age 18

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
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RENO, Nev., March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) released its latest resolution regarding sex offender requirements for youth under the age of 18.

Key Points: 
  • RENO, Nev., March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) released its latest resolution regarding sex offender requirements for youth under the age of 18.
  • Research shows that placing youth on sex offender registries does not advance public safety and can actually make communities less safe.
  • "This resolution provides information and guidance to reduce, and perhaps even eliminate, sex offender registration for youth."
  • Founded in 1937, the Reno, Nev.-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges , is the nation's oldest judicial membership organization and focused on improving the effectiveness of our nation's juvenile and family courts.

#MeToo: 66% of Sexual Harassment Against Women Happens in Public Space - RecordsFinder's FREE Sex Offender Lookup Tool Against Sexual Crimes

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Sex crimes, Sexual misconduct, Violence against men, Violence against women, Human sexuality, Sexual ethics, Internet-based activism, Me Too movement, Phrases, Sex offender registry, Sex offender

At Recordfinder.com, one of the largest and most comprehensive public records databases, we're committed to providing FREE access to our Sex Offender Registry Tool for concerned individuals determined to protect themselves from unwanted advances and everyday violence.

Key Points: 
  • At Recordfinder.com, one of the largest and most comprehensive public records databases, we're committed to providing FREE access to our Sex Offender Registry Tool for concerned individuals determined to protect themselves from unwanted advances and everyday violence.
  • Currently, there are more than 800,000 registered sex offenders residing throughout the country and that number continues to rise.
  • Let's be clear, for years prominent men have faced sexual misconduct claims.
  • The #MeToo movement has also prompted the re-examination of past sexual misconduct claims by men and women in authoritative roles around the world.

Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill: Lords third reading

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Sex offender registry, BDSM

Bill aims to criminalise practice known as 'upskirting'

Key Points: 
  • Members discussed anumber of issues raisedby the bill, including the online sharing of non-consensual intimate images, the targeting of vulnerable victims and the current Law Commission review into the classification of misogyny and misandry as hate crimes.
  • Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative), Lords spokesperson in the Ministry of Justice, responded on behalf of the government.
  • The new offences would apply in instances when:
    without consent, an individual operates equipment or records an image beneath a person's clothing to observe their genitalia or buttocks, whether covered or uncovered by underwear garments
    the offender has a motive of either obtaining sexual gratification or causing humiliation, distress or alarm to the victim.
  • The bill would also ensure that the most serious offenders, where the purpose of the offence is for sexual gratification, are made subject to notification requirements (often referred to as being placed on the sex offenders register).

Lords examines Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Sex offender registry, BDSM

Bill aims to criminalise practice known as 'upskirting'

Key Points: 
  • Members discussed anumber of issues raisedby the bill, including the online sharing of non-consensual intimate images, the targeting of vulnerable victims and the current Law Commission review into the classification of misogyny and misandry as hate crimes.
  • Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative), Lords spokesperson in the Ministry of Justice, responded on behalf of the government.
  • The new offences would apply in instances when:
    without consent, an individual operates equipment or records an image beneath a person's clothing to observe their genitalia or buttocks, whether covered or uncovered by underwear garments
    the offender has a motive of either obtaining sexual gratification or causing humiliation, distress or alarm to the victim.
  • The bill would also ensure that the most serious offenders, where the purpose of the offence is for sexual gratification, are made subject to notification requirements (often referred to as being placed on the sex offenders register).