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State is working to meet sex offender guidelines

By "eAdvocate"

12-4-2009 Massachusetts:The state's Sex Offender Registry Board says it is working toward a July 2010 deadline for implementing federal guidelines that would strengthen registration requirements nationwide.However, questions remain on whether Massachusetts can or should comply with the mandate, though noncompliance could mean a loss of around $1 million in federal crime prevention funding.Currently, Ohio is the only state that has complied with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.The act creates a national registry and requires states and jurisdictions to meet a minimum set of standards in registering sex offenders and making the information publicly available...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).