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Plymouth committee says no reason for local sexual offender regulation

By "eAdvocate"

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2-23-2011 Massachusetts: They find no evidence of connection between recidivism and residency PLYMOUTH ? A special committee made up of Town Meeting Precinct Chairs has come out against local sex offender regulations with special residency or loitering restrictions. The committee's report - delivered to the Board of Selectman Tuesday night - was prompted by a 2009 town meeting article that argued that without such a regulation Plymouth could become a refuge for sex offenders, and that playgrounds, school yards, and other facilities needed extra protection from predators. The committee "took no initial position" their final report noted, but sought objective information from as many credible sources as possible. They reviewed the available literature, consulted Plymouth Police Chief Michael Botieri,and interviewed a number of experts and concluded that the regulation, as written, would offer residences no additional protection and risk a variety of "constitutional complications...continue to full post

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