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Massachusetts Struggling to Comply with AWA

By Corey Rayburnyung

Thanks to a helpful reader, I see that the Boston Herald has an interesting article concerning the lack of adoption of the Adam Walsh Act by Massachusetts and other states.  From the article:It?s the most sweeping sex offender tracking law in history - and it?s considered virtually illegal by the Bay State?s top court.The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act - named for the brutally murdered 6-year-old boy whose father became a crusader against predators - was passed by Congress in 2006. More than two years later, there?s been little progress toward one of the law?s landmark provisions: establishing the first-ever national system to keep tabs on those who have committed sexual crimes.So far, no state has been deemed compliant with that law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).