Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law : Recent Legislation and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

United States.

Rape.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes major provisions of P.L. 109-248, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which consolidates and strengthens existing Federal laws related to sex offenses. Covers registration, notification, and related provisions; Federal grants and assistance; and selected studies and reports. Identifies additional provisions in the 109th Congress, analyzes legislation introduced in the 110th Congress, reviews funding of Walsh Act programs FY2007-2009, and discusses continuing policy issues related to sex offender registration and community notification.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law

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