CRIM 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Halloween, Vigilante, Parole Board Of Canada
8 Oct 2014
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Introduction: community notification law = allow public access to information regarding sex offenders (first law in washington 1990, since then, 20 other states have enacted similar laws; in addition, the united states introduced federal legislation in 1994. Definition: community notification = distribution of information regarding released sex offenders to citizens and community organizations, although notification protocols vary between the united states and canada, some basic principles remain constant: Community notification only applies to potentially dangerous sex offenders. Local lea have the responsibility of collecting offender information from justice departments, parole boards, community organizations and community members. Once a determination has been made to release information, law enforcement agencies usually notify the public via the media, flyers, newspapers or telephone. Notification protocols in the us: community notification laws in the us vary from state to state. However, they can be grouped into 3 general categorizes. Community notification limitations: false sense of security.
