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PA - Sex offender rules' efficacy questioned

View the article here06/11/2008Critics say residency restrictions don't prevent future offenses. Easton officials to vote today.EASTON - It makes perfect sense. Who wants a registered sex offender living anywhere near an elementary school?"It seems to be a no-brainer: 'Let's have these offenders not live close to kids,'" said Diane Moyer with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. "It's just not that easy."As city council considers an ordinance prohibiting where registered sex offenders and predators can live, victim advocates and even a group of prosecuting attorneys argue residency restrictions do little but prevent offenders from getting the help they desperately need.City council will meet 6 tonight to vote on prohibiting sex offenders and predators from living within 1,000 feet of any school, park, playground, church or child care facility...continue to full post

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