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AR - Panel advances tougher Arkansas sex offender rules

Original Article 02/22/2011 By CHUCK BARTELS LITTLE ROCK - A House committee passed a bill Tuesday tightening restrictions on sex offenders at moderate risk of reoffending, despite testimony from prison officials who said the tougher rules could send offenders underground and make them less likely to report to local law enforcement and get treatment. The bill would bar Level 2 sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school, public park, youth center or day care facility. Currently, only Level 3 and Level 4 offenders, who are believed to be the most likely to commit more crimes, have those restrictions. ?The purpose of this bill is simply to protect our children,? said Rep. Karen Hopper, R-Mountain Home. She noted it would only apply to Level 2 offenders who were at least 18 years old and whose victims were 14 years old or younger...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 23, 2011 (boomark / email).