CHILD SEX OFFENDER POLICY MATERIALS
A Model State Sex-Offender Policy
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has recently posted on their website the text of a 1998 document they've developed on state sex offender law and policy reform. It contains a comprehensive strategy for carefully assessing existing state approaches towards those who have committed sexual offenses against children. The document contains a multi-point criminal justice system response strategy that was drafted by an expert panel for the NCMEC. References are included. Reviewing this is an essential first-step for those advocating for systemic change related to sex offenders.
PANdora's Box: The Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse
Has sex offender registries on both state sex offender registration law information and even links to various city/county offender registry information on-line.
Center for Sex Offender Management
Established in June 1997, the Center for Sex Offender Management's (CSOM) goal is to enhance public safety by preventing further victimization through improving the management of adult and juvenile sex offenders who are in the community. The Center for Sex Offender Management is sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with the National Institute of Corrections, State Justice Institute, and the American Probation and Parole Association. CSOM is administered through a cooperative agreement between OJP and the Center for Effective Public Policy.
Washington State’s 1990 Community Protection Act included America’s
first law authorizing public notification when dangerous sex offenders are
released into the community. However, it was the brutal 1994 rape and murder
of seven-year-old Megan Kanka that prompted the public demand for broad
based community notification. On May 17, 1996, President Clinton signed
Megan's Law. Megan's Law requires the following two components: Sex Offender
Registration and Community Notification.
