What is “Community Notification” all about?
A. When anindividual who has been convicted of a sex / kidnapping offense, has been released from a prison, work release, or other secure facility, the community has a right to know. Washington statutes provide the opportunity for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office to give you the information you need, so that you may make good decisions with regard to the safety of yourself and those around you. The purpose of the information contained in this packet is to provide you and your loved ones with additional strategies for crime prevention and detection. Strategies you may not have thought about if you were unaware of the background of this offender, or had no knowledge of his/her release, or place of residence.
In 1996, Congress passed Megans Law. Megans Law is an amendment to the sex offender registration act and requires states to develop community notification programs to make information about registered sex offenders available to the community. This information can help community members make planning decisions about the safety of themselves and their family. New York State Law allows local police to give out certain information about some registered sex offenders. The amount of information depends on the offenders designated risk level. Little information can be released about low risk offenders. Much more information can be released about moderate to high risk offenders, including the offenders picture and description of their offense. Specific information on high risk offenders addresses is available. Information on where moderate risk offenders reside is given in general terms, such as by zip code.
An individual who has been convicted of a sex offense, or another related offense, will soon be released from prison to live in the area where you live or work. The purpose of the information contained in this packet is to provide you and your loved ones a greater measure of safety than you might have had if you were unaware of the background of this offender, or had no knowledge of his release or place of residence. Minnesota Statutes provide the opportunity for the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office to give you the information you need to make good decisions with regard to the safety of yourself and those around you. The person who is to be released from a prison in Minnesota has been convicted of a crime that requires registration with local authorities, and to keep those authorities apprised of any changes in residence. This information is kept and maintained on a computer system by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and provides police agencies with essential information a
Community notification is providing information to the community about convicted sex offenders who have been placed on probation or parole or released from jail or prison and are now living, working, or attending school in the community. This information will enable you to make appropriate decisions about whether you want to associate with them or entrust your children to them.
An individual who has been convicted of a sex offense, or another related offense, has been released from prison, work release, or other secure facility, and is living in the area where you live or work. The purpose of the information contained in this packet is to provide you and your loved ones with additional strategies for crime prevention and detection. These are strategies you may not have thought about if you were unaware of the background of this offender, or had no knowledge of his/her release, or place of residence. Wisconsin statutes provide the opportunity for the Kenosha Police/Sheriff’s Department to give you the information you need, so that you may make good decisions with regard to the safety of yourself and those around you. This offender has been convicted of a crime that requires registration with the county sheriff’s and police department where the offender resides; in this case, Kenosha County. By registering, law enforcement is apprised of any changes in an offen
