Category Archive for : ‘TRACKING SEX OFFENDERS’

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rnrnSuffolk County officials yesterday touted the record of their nearly 2 year oldrnprogram for monitoring convicted sex offenders, saying it had reduced recidivism. Thernofficial’s remarks came less than two weeks after the state Court of Appeals struck down arnNassau County law prohibiting level 1 sex offenders, considered the least likely to reoffend, fromrnliving within 1,000 feet of a school. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said the ruling willrnhave minimal impact because of the work of Parents for Megan’s Law, a Ronkonkoma-basedrnnonprofit that monitors the behavior of sex offenders and

Newsday/Robert Brodsky

2/28/15

Suffolk County officials yesterday touted the record of their nearly 2 year oldprogram for monitoring convicted sex offenders, saying it had reduced recidivism. Theofficial’s remarks came less than two weeks after the state Court of Appeals struck down aNassau County law prohibiting level 1 sex offenders, considered the least likely to reoffend, fromliving within 1,000 feet of a school. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said the ruling willhave minimal impact because of the work of Parents for Megan’s Law, a Ronkonkoma-basednonprofit that monitors the behavior of sex offenders and

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Parents for Megan’s Law is slated to begin monitoring the online activities of NassaurnCounty’s 550 registered sex offenders early next year, including tracking posts on Facebook andrnTwitter, and forwarding leads to police.  Acting Nassau Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpterrnsaid the Stony Brook-based nonprofit, which focuses on preventing sex abuse crimes and supportingrnvictims, also would create a smartphone app to allow the public to report possible sex offenderrnviolations.  Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law, said the expandedrnprogram would boost public safety by helping to maintain an accurate and up-to-date sex offenderrnregistry.  Ahearn said her group also will create a telephone hotline for people withrnquestions about Megan’s Law and for victims to report allegations; refer sexual abuse victims tornlocal counseling program; and create a prevention-based education program in schools and policernprecincts.  The police department and the county’s Department of Probation will continue tornmake all visits and phone contacts with convicted offenders.rn
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rnrnParents for Megan’s Law is slated to begin monitoring the online activities ofrnNassau County’s 550 registered sex offenders early next year, including tracking posts on Facebookrnand Twitter, and forwarding leads to police.  Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents forrnMegan’s Law, said the expanded program would boost public safety by helping to maintain anrnaccurate and up-to-date sex offender registry.  Ahearn said her group also will create arntelephone hotline for people with questions about Megan’s Law and for victims to reportrnallegations; refer sexual abuse victims to local counseling program; and create a prevention-basedrneducation program in schools and police precincts.rn
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Newsday/Robert Brodsky 2/17/15 Suffolk County officials Friday touted the record of their nearly 2-year-old program formonitoring convicted sex offenders, saying it had reduced recidivism.  The officials’ remarksat a news conference in Hauppauge came less than two weeks after the state Court of Appeals struckdown a Nassau County law prohibiting Level 1 sex offenders, considered the least likely toreoffender, from living within 1,000 feet of a school. The ruling invalidated more than 100 localordinances, including Suffolk’s, which prohibits Level 1 and 2 offenders from living within aquarter-mile of a school, day

Newsday/Laura Figueroa 12/15/14 Parents for Megan’s Law, a nonprofit that monitors convicted sex offenders in SuffolkCounty, has alerted police to 173 cases in which offenders allegedly reported inaccurate addresses,contributing to 38 arrests.? Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law, said inthe first 16 months of the program, the agency also has identified more than 160 offenders who hadnot updated their photos on the state’s sex offender registry as required by law.? Our role is togather information and to confirm what offenders are providing to the registry so that