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States Still Resisting National Sex Offender Law
A 2006 federal law calls on states to create a national sex offender registry. But most have not complied, and some have stopped trying. more
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With New Resources, Delaware Looks to Crack Down on Child Abuse
Governor Jack Markell signed legislation aiming to boost Delaware’s ability to track child abuse — the culmination of more than two years of effort to close gaps in a system that enabled a prominent doctor to abuse children for years. more
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Are Sex Offense Laws Too Broad?
Minor misconduct by a teenager can land someone on a sex offender list for life. Some legislators think that’s inappropriate. more
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Super Bowl Prompts Indiana to Rewrite Human Trafficking Law
Law enforcement officials say the parties leading up to football's biggest game attract human traffickers who coerce adults and children into prostitution. Although some doubt there is a link between big sporting events and trafficking, the concern was enough for Indiana to update its laws ahead of this Sunday's Super Bowl. more
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States Struggle With National Sex Offender Law
Federal law requires states to impose strict guidelines for registering sex offenders, or risk a financial penalty. But some would rather pay the penalty than bear the costs of revamping their rules. more
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California's Brown Shifts Gears in Debate Over Prisons
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: Governor Jerry Brown says tax extensions are necessary in California for public safety ... Crime labs close because of Alabama budget cuts ... Michigan reconsiders its sex offender rules, and other public safety news. more
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Walsh Act Changes Are a Win for States
TODAY'S TAKE: The U.S. Justice Department on Friday (May 14) proposed major changes to the Adam Walsh Act, a 2006 federal law requiring all states to crack down on sex offenders by July or risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grant money. If adopted, the proposed changes would mark a significant victory for the states, which have long criticized aspects of the law as cost-prohibitive and overly strict.more -
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Summary of the Alaska State of the State Address
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell used his first state of the state address to call for new merit scholarships to Alaska universities, a two-year suspension of the state's gas tax and stepped-up measures to stop an "epidemic" of domestic violence and rape. more
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Online Sex Offender Info Rapidly Expands
Scrambling to comply with a federal anti-sex offender law before its July deadline, states are posting a trove of new details about convicted molesters - from their employment addresses to their shoe sizes - on publicly searchable registries. Offenders, civil libertarians and many members of the public question the expansion.more -
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AMBER Alerts on the Decline
AMBER Alerts have become less frequent, and state officials say that's not a bad thing.more -
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States to Enforce Molester Law on Tribal Land
A little-noticed provision in a 2006 federal sex-offender law is rankling American Indian tribes in six states - Alaska, California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon and Wisconsin - because it would give state law enforcers unprecedented authority to monitor child molesters living on tribal land.more -
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Lawsuits Test Crackdown on Sex Criminals
A death-penalty case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week marks the latest constitutional challenge to an ongoing, nationwide crackdown on sex criminals.more -
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Virginia Sweeps Out Immigrant Sex Offenders
A recent law-enforcement operation in Virginia that will result in the deportation of at least 171 immigrant sex offenders - including some who came to the United States legally and have been out of prison for years - has spurred debate over whether the crackdown is fair and if other states should carry out similar sweeps.more -
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Will States Say 'No' to Adam Walsh Act?
Facing a 2009 deadline to comply with a controversial federal law intended to crack down on sex offenders, states are nearing a crossroads. They either must fall in line with the statute or ignore it and absorb the penalty - a 10-percent cut to their share of funds in a congressional grant program used to fight crime.more -
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Anti-Sex-Offender Zoning Laws Challenged
States are heaping penalties on sex offenders even after they've served their time - from posting their addresses on the Internet to requiring some to wear electronic tracking devices. But new zoning laws that put whole towns off-limits to sex offenders may be proving counterproductive.more -
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Molesters Confined Even After Jail Time Is Up
Sixteen states allow authorities to send sexual predators into civil confinement, often mental hospitals, once their prison terms are up. At least eight states are considering similar legislation this year, a trend that has ignited another round of debate over one tough question -- how do states handle a sex offender who is likely to re-offend, but hasn't committed another crime?more -
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Lawmakers crusade against molesters
Last year, state lawmakers passed more than 100 laws against sex offenders -- double the number of 2004 -- and more of the same is expected this year. A flood of new laws against child molesters stands out as a trend sweeping statehouses, but it can't be explained by any single development.more -
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New Year Rings in Many New State Laws
New state laws that go into effect on Jan. 1 will mean fatter paychecks for minimum wage workers in five states. But some rowdy sports fans had better beware, and skateboarding kids in New York will have to don helmets. more
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Bryant Case Spurs States to Fortify Rape Shield Laws
Two states have expanded protections for rape victims in the wake of the high-profile criminal case against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in a continuing effort by states to guard accusers identities and increase chances for successful prosecutions. more
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High Court Frees States to Broaden Sex-Offender Warnings
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of state sex offender registries in two decisions that are expected to broaden dissemination of such information. States will now be able to post more information online and include listings of sex offenders convicted before the state's registry was established. more