Sex offender registries' effectiveness in question
In all 50 states, registries of sex offenders have grown more sophisticated and more accessible in recent years, a response to high-profile attacks on children. People can search their neighborhoods for former convicts on state-run Web sites, sign up for private services that alert them if an offender moves nearby, even download an iPhone application, "Offender Locator." Ref. Source 7
Sex offenders serving as drug counselors
Californians seeking help for addictions may be seeing counselors who are registered sex offenders or people facing their own charges for drug and alcohol offenses, according to a state report released Monday. Ref. Source 6
19-Year-Old Sex Offender Will Spend 25 Years on Registry
Zach Anderson had sex with a girl who lied about her age. Ref. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-spend-25-years-registered-sex-offender/story?id=32783206]Source 4o[/URL]
Group challenges sex offenders ID'd on passports
A civil rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging a law that will require sex offenders to be identified on their passports. The International Megan's Law bill was signed into law Monday by President Obama after the bill was passed by Congress last week. Ref. Source 6y.