DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHO’S NEXT DOOR? KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS

MEGAN’S LAW In 1990, a law was passed called, “Megan’s Law”. It required that information on all previously convicted sex offenders was made public. Using different tools online, you can find out if there are any previous offenders in your neighborhood. (Lasher & McGrath)

FAMILY WATCHDOG THIS SITE LETS YOU SEARCH FOR SEX OFFENDERS BY NAME, ADDRESS, OR CITY

NIK MOELLER Treatment & Recidivism of Sex offenders Inmates Not Treated 42.1% of Sex offenders released from prison without completing the Sex Offender Treatment Program were returned to prison within 12 months of being released. Of that 42.1% 14.25% were returned because of re- offense and 85.75% were returned because of parole violations. This study was conducted between 2000 to Inmates treated. 19.5% of Sex Offenders released from prison who had completed the Sex Offender Treatment Program were returned to prison within 12 months of being released. Of that 19.5% 12.3% were returned because of re-offense and 87.7% were returned because of parole violations. That is only.05% of all the offenders that were treated and released from prison between 1991 to 2004.

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JORDYN VANRIJ Punishment for sex offenders in our community is no small task. The time, effort, and energy put into the deciding factor of what punishment a criminal is to receive is substantial. There is a scale ranging from 1 to 4 to provide the public with information based on the severity of the crime. Level 1 Sex offenders are those offenders, who are not a direct threat to the public, and their information will not be available to the public, also no authority is allowed to provide any information to anyone regarding a Level 1 Sex Offender. Level 2 Offenders risk of re-offense is moderate. The public will have access to a Level 2 Offender through the local police department. Level 3 Offender’s risk of re-offense is substantial. The public is allowed access to these offenders through local police departments and a website called Sex Offender Registry Board. Level 4 predators are considered Sexually Violent Predators

TOP 10 STATES FOR SEX OFFENDERS 1.Delaware 2.Wyoming 3.Oregon 4.Arkansas 5.Michigan 6.Wisconsin 7.South Dakota 8.Minnesota 9.Florida 10.Colorado

WORKS CITED Lasher, Michael P., and Robert J. McGrath. “The Impact of Community Notification on Sex Offender Reintegration A Quantitative Review of the Research Literature.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 56.1 (2012): 6–28. ijo.sagepub.com. Web. 30 Nov Coppinger, Kevin F. "Sex Offenders." Sex Offenders. Lynn Police Department, n.d. Web. 04 Dec Swanson, Tim. "Frequently Asked Questions About Sex Offenders." Frequently Asked Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec Hadfield, Sam “Top Ten States with Highest Rate of Offenders”. SexOffenderMap.org. Web. 09 Aug. 2013

LAUREN WOLVINGTON It can be nerve racking if you find that your neighbor is a registered sex offender. You start to worry about your children’s safety and those around you. Police have set up basic guidelines to help keep your child safe and to be aware of the offenders behavior. -Never let children play outside unsupervised -Let your child know who the person is so they can report if anything unusual happens to them or someone they know -Be alert of the offenders behavior and watch to see if he/she is engaging children -Tell your child to not accept rides from them or any other adults they don’t know and to also avoid their property -Alert the neighborhood that their is an offender so they can be on the look out as well for unusual behavior