Sex Offender Registration

This book provides a side-by-side analysis of various sex offender-related provisions in the "Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006" (H.R. 4472), the "Children's Safety Act of 2005" (H.R. 3132), and the "Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Grant Act" (S. 1086). The House passed H.R. 4472 and H.R. 3132 on March 8, 2006 and September 14, 2005, respectively; the Senate passed S. 1086 on May 4, 2006. Among others, provisions analysed in this memorandum include: registration requirements for sex offenders; registration requirements for jurisdictions; monitoring of sex offenders; national sex offender public website; national sex offender registry; address verification procedures; community notification; and studies and reports on effectiveness of programs.