Bermuda: Sex offender bill under consideration

Bermuda, the British island territory located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North America is considering a bill to create a sex offender registry. The bill would also required people convicted of sex offenses to complete treatment while in prison or not be considered for parole or “good time” early release. Unlike the United States’ sex offender registry,

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Belize launches Sex Offender registry

The Central American country of Belize has launched its sex offender registry last week. Unlike the United States (and like most countries) the registry is non-public. Concerned citizens would be required to complete a questionnaire/application form, and if approved, the authorized individuals would then be granted a password to access the system. According to this article in the San Pedro

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SCOTUS to consider 2 important cases this week during Friday’s conference.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hold a weekly conference this Friday, during which two cases will be considered which we will have our eyes on. The losing party in a federal appeal can petition the SCOTUS to consider their case. An application for consideration is called a Writ of Certiorari. Each year, the SCOTUS receives thousands

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NC: Process for adding out of state convictions to state registry is unconstitutional

In an opinion entered earlier this month. A North Carolina District Court Judge found the state’s process for adding people to their sex offender registry who had been convicted out of state, was unconstitutional. In this case, the plaintiff’s case was out of Washington State. He moved to North Carolina, where he was originally told he did not have to

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Ireland: More than 1/3 of sex offenses committed by minors.

According to this article in the Irish Examiner, 2017 saw a “worrying rise in sex offenses involving juveniles”. The title didn’t do justice to the other “worrying” findings in the article… that move than one-third of the people considered sex offenders against juveniles are juveniles themselves. Some points from the article and findings from the Police service of Ireland: Cases

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