Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child molesters
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Report to the Legislature on the California Sex Offender Information and Megan's Law
Author: California's Megan's Law
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756713161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
California's Megan's Law allows law enforcement to notify the public of serious and high-risk sex offenders who reside in, are employed in, or visit a community. The law requires the California Dept. of Justice to produce a CD-ROM or other electronic medium containing information on serious and high-risk sex offenders. Access to the CD-ROM is mandated to be available to the public at all sheriff's departments and police departments in cities with a population of 200,000 or more as well as through the California Dept. of Justice. Many police departments with smaller jurisdictions have also voluntarily elected to make the CD-ROM available to the public. This report covers 1998 and 1999.
California Sex Offender Information
Author: Megan's Law
Author: California Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies
Author: California. Bureau of State AuditsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal records
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Sex Offender Placement
Author: Elaine M. HowlePublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437903568
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Concerns California¿s process for placing sex offenders (SO) in residential facilities. It concludes that state laws, regulations, and departmental policies do not require licensing dep¿ts. to consider the criminal background of potential clients, including registered SO, that the licensed facilities plan to serve. State law does not allow SO on parole to reside with other SO in a single-family dwelling that is not a ¿residential facility.¿ However, the report found several instances of 2 or more SO on parole illegally residing in the same hotel room. Moreover, local law enforcement agencies have not performed formal assessments of the impact SO have on their resources and communities, and state laws generally do not require this. Tables.
California's Megan's Law
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child molesters
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Half a century of sex offender registration -- Only a call away -- A new era of access -- The public uses Megan's Law -- Looking ahead -- Fact sheet -- Appendix : agencies responding to the 1999 Megan's Law questionnaire -- California Penal Code Section 290 -- Cslifornia Penal Code Section 290.4.
Sex Offender Placement
Author: California. Bureau of State AuditsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex offenders
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
California Sex Offender Information
Author: Does Internet Information on Sex Offenders Reduce the Rate of Sex Offenses?
Author: Michael Angelo RoussisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
In September 2004, California passed an amendment that expanded the breadth of the State's version of Megan's Law, the general name for any statute mandating that sex offenders register with the local community after being released from incarceration. This amendment, Assembly Bill 488, created a website under the California Department of Justice so that citizens could search for sex offenders in any community. After the passage of California Assembly Bill 488 in 2004, the number of sex crimes in California dropped nearly 10% from 9,750 to 8,800. I estimate the differential impact that this amendment had on deterring sex crimes by past criminals and new criminals. Using multivariate analyses on all arrests in California from 2001 to 2008, the estimated odds of any arrest being a sex offense are 15.7% lower after the passage of California Assembly Bill 488 compared to before enactment of the law. The odds that any arrest for a new offender will be a sex offense are 7.1% lower compared to before enactment of the amendment. In contrast, the odds that any arrest for a past offender will be a sex offense are 18.7% lower compared to before the law. Therefore, Assembly Bill 488 deterred sex crimes, but with a stronger effect on those offenders with any criminal history than someone without a prior record. This result indicates that California's amendment increasing public access to sex offender information over the Internet has had a deterrent effect on past arrestees. While this is an encouraging effect, the legislature must continue to keep pace with advances in web technology to deter crime.