Portland City Club report: Limit juvenile sex offender registration to high-risk youths

A new City Club of Portland report recommends loosening the sex offender registration requirements for juveniles so only those considered at high risk of committing new crimes would have to register with police annually. Oregon is one of 38 states that include juvenile felony sex offenders in their sex offender registries and one of six that include them on the

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California Report Questions the Effectiveness of GPS and Residency Restrictions

Review finds parole agents swamped with sex offender caseloads Nearly two-thirds of parole agents who monitor sex offenders juggle caseloads that exceed department standards, a state corrections review reported Wednesday in response to an Orange County murder case. Agents are supposed to supervise between 20 and 40 parolees, depending on how many are high-risk offenders. But more often than not,

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Who Knew There Was a “Diversion Program” for Sex Offender Celebrities and Sports Stars?

Apparently, if you are a celebrity, politically connected or an athlete, there is a program where you can go through “treatment” and then avoid prosecution for sex offenses! Here is an excerpt from the storyin the Miami Herald. Two former University of Miami football players won’t do jail time after accusations they raped an intoxicated female student inside a campus

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