DateCheck app gets the 411 on suitors Oct 30, 2009
Intelius information comes from public records and publicly available sources such as departments of corrections, courts, sex offender registries, property deed and tax assessor records, with DateChecks dirt divvied into five specific areas. The Sleaze Detector checks for criminal convictions, sex offenses and other red-flag raising issues while $$$$ looks up property ownership information (including assessed property values). (MSNBC -- Technology)
WETTERLING FAMILY: 20 years spent keeping vigil for abducted son Oct 23, 2009
Every time the Wetterlings take 91st Avenue whether for days at a time or to get a gallon of milk they pass the spot of the unsolved abduction, which led, five years later, to the first law requiring states to maintain sex offender registries. "I say a prayer every time I go past it," Patty said. (USA Today)
Sex crimes, real and imagined great and trivial triviaslimagined trivial Sep 7, 2009
That reluctance to back away from overzealous use of sex offender registries has been repeated around the country, leaving police with far too many names to keep up with. 1. (Albany Times Union)
More of this story Aug 22, 2009
josh821 wrote on Aug 21, 2009 10:40 AM:" Thoughts and prayers go out to the family.When sex offenders are aloud to plea out and are not put on sex offender registries, we allow them to roam free amongst are families.Our wives,mothers,sisters and daughters are all walking targets. ". 852 wrote on Aug 21, 2009 11:43 AM:" "KPD has yet to identify Bonachita or anybody else as either a person of interest or a suspect in the death of Kagawa, who was found dead Monday in the driveway of her Hookena... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The naked truth (940) Jul 14, 2009
Conviction of such charges can result in jail and listing on sex offender registries. In a highly publicized case in 2008, an 18-year-old Ohio woman, Jesse Logan, hanged herself in the aftermath of harassment touched off by a photo she sent to a boyfriend. (The Herald-Palladium)
Do Offender Registries Protect the Public? Jun 27, 2009
Vermont and every other state now offer online sex offender registries that include photos and other information about convicted sex offenders. The effectiveness of the sites as public protection depends on whom you ask. (WCAX.com, VT)
Who cares: Rehabilitation, not registration Jun 25, 2009
Sexual predators rank high on the list of undesirable neighbors, which is why we have sex offender registries that allow us to find out if the worst of that ilk are living among us ... Demetrius Atsalis, D-Hyannis, has taken steps to correct that oversight by filing legislation calling for a narcotics offender registry, modeled after the three-tiered sex offender registries. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Mich. man scoffs at son's suspicion he was taken Jun 19, 2009
jadedcynic wrote on Jun 18, 2009 12:37 PM:" Zeva - Not much has changed except back then except the population and technology. Things such as molestation were often kept hush-hush so as not to make waves or stigmatize the child, family, or molester. It still happened (it happened to my family member in the 1940's and there was little his parents could do), there just wasn't 24-hour news coverage of it, nor were there sex offender registries or Amber Alerts or rape kits. ". Rivers wrote on Jun... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Man charged for solicitation Apr 28, 2009
Michael G. wrote on Apr 24, 2009 2:57 PM:" To the mother of the little girl: I think we are all thankful that your child did the right thing, and that she is safe. As this happens numerous times each hour all over the United States with children, and some are never found. The sadness this brings to my heart is heavy, as I have lost a child of my own. Although I knew what happened to my child, and know that he is in a safer place now, I could not imagine not knowing where my child was at in any... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Many seek sex crime data Mar 15, 2009
Law-enforcement officials and many crime victim advocates argue sex offender registries help improve public safety, although studies on recidivism have failed to show whether there is any deterrent effect. It s not just a gimmick, said Kevin Mannix, a former state lawmaker and author of the Oregon mandatory sentencing law. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Sex offenders: are they always a threat to society? Feb 8, 2009
Criminologists, sociologists, lawyers and psychologists have pondered the legality and effectiveness of sex offender registries since the 1996 implementation of Megan's Law, named for a 7-year-old New Jersey girl who was raped and murdered by a repeat offender living across the street from her family. Some experts believe registries are the only safe option for families; others say sex offenders, unlike all other criminals, can never just serve their time and move on with their lives. (Chetek Alert, WI)
