Hartford Police Department Juvenile Investigative Division Sex Offender Registry Unit
Created for maintaining a central registry of residents who are registered sex offenders Offenders found to be non-compliant and/or failing to register status are investigated by the HPD SORU and appropriate police action is taken Additional duties are, but not limited to, newly registered, change of address, sex offender release notifications, and warrant service
SORU Structure JID Commander JID Supervisor Fugitive Warrant Enforcement Background Investigation Crime Analysis Information Technology Investigative Lead Detective
Community Relations Up-to-Date Sex Offender Information User-friendly HPD/SORU Web Site for Community Access Maintain Public Awareness Widespread Cooperative Effort from Community
Crime Analysis Component Neighborhood Policing Sex Offender Mapping System GPS Web Patrol Electronic Monitoring Headquarter Command Post for Field Operations
Information Technology Corporate Partnership - HPD / L&T Infotech working to provide high level technology solutions for community safety and crime prevention Database Integration – Parsing html data from the current State Sexual Offender Registry Web site Publication of Sex Offender's Registry on Hartford Police Website
Operational Component Lead Detective responsible for compliance enforcement and arrest warrant service 476 Registered Sex Offenders* –175 on Probation –26 on Parole –275 Non-Supervised 122 Currently Out of Compliance Compliance and Warrant Field Operations *Number fluctuation.
Management Concept Neighborhood Policing Plan –Two Divisions –Four Districts –Eight Zones Sex Offenders mapped by Zone for effective and efficient police management Zone Commanders disseminate Sex Offender Compliance Info to field personnel for continued monitoring
Risk Assessment Risk Assessment Committee Implementation of a Sex Offender Tier System and Categorization Implementation of the ‘Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act’ Continued partnership with Probation, Parole and the State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit
Ransom Moody (GPS) Released 8/31/07 SORU Contact 9/7/07 GPS Track 9/26/07 Currently in New Haven Facility