22
May
CONNECTICUT: SEX OFFENDER LISTINGS ON WEB SET OFF DEBATE
Four years ago Congress began requiring states to maintain sex offender registries to track the whereabouts of criminals once they leave prison. States around the country are now going a step further, posting that information, along with photographs and sordid details of crimes, on Web pages accessible to anyone with a computer and a modem. According to the New York Times, proponents of the trend, including many state officials, say expanding community notification to the Internet is a valuable and relatively simple way to disseminate widely information on dangerous sex