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Australia: Police to review policies as footage emerges of bikie attacking child sex offender in watch house

·November 5, 2019
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[abc.net.au - 11/4/19] SA Police is reviewing its security practices as CCTV footage of a bikie attacking a child sex offender at the Adelaide City Watch House is posted online.…

Canada: SCC to rule if sex offender registry unfair to mentally ill

·November 1, 2019
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[advocatedaily.com] Sex offenders who have been found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder (NCRMD), and received an absolute discharge from the Ontario Review Board (ORB), may soon…

UK: Manchester Teen Faces Sex Offender Status for Touching 17-Year-Old on the Arm, Waist

·October 11, 2019
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Last fall, in Manchester, England, an awkward 19-year-old male student touched a 17-year-old female classmate's arm on the street during the daytime. He later said he had wanted to make…

Australia: WA’s sex offender laws ‘as tough as they can be’, says Premier Mark McGowan

·October 8, 2019
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[http://brandsauthority.com - 10/7/19] Premier Mark McGowan says WA laws are as tough as they can be in dealing with dangerous sex offenders following the release of a notorious paedophile.________, a…

UK: Sex offender – ‘I’ve never had so many deviant thoughts’

·October 8, 2019
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In 2017, the government's flagship treatment scheme for people convicted in England and Wales of rape or child sexual abuse was scrapped after it was shown to raise the risk…

Mandatory registration recommended for sex offenders relocating to Jamaica

·October 3, 2019
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[jamaicaobserver.com - 10/3/19] KINGSTON, Jamaica — A parliamentary committee has recommended that it should be made mandatory for sex offenders who have relocated or returned to the island to register…

Canada: Top court to rule if mentally ill must be on sex-offender registry

·September 28, 2019
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[thespec.com - 9/26/19] The federal government is challenging an appeal court decision that found that the registry reinforces a stereotype that those who commit criminal acts while mentally ill never…

England: Kirkby residents protest outside home of sex offender living near to primary school

·September 25, 2019
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[nottinghampost.com - 9/25/19] Residents of Kirkby-in-Ashfield are protesting outside the home of a man awaiting sentence over historical child sexual offences who lives near a primary school. ______, 33, pleaded…

South Africa: Making Sexual Offenders Registry Public a Recipe for Disaster – Legal Expert

·September 24, 2019
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[allafrica.com - 9/24/19] Following the high prevalence of violence against women and children in the month of August, the question over whether the sexual offenders registry should be open to…

South Africa: SA demands sex offenders list be made public

·September 12, 2019
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[unitedsouthafrican.com - 2/20/19] For many years South Africans have been calling for a list of convicted paedophiles to be made available like that of the United States however the Department…

3 ways to help sex offenders safely reintegrate back into the community

·September 3, 2019
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[phys.org - 9/3/19] Few categories of offender invoke as strong a response as sex offenders. There is a public desire to "do something" about sex offenders, which is taken seriously…

Indonesian Doctors Refuse to Castrate Child-Sex Convict

·August 28, 2019
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[benarnews.org - 8/27/19] The association representing medical doctors in Indonesia said Tuesday it would refuse to take part in chemically castrating the first convict sentenced to such punishment under the…

IRE: How Ireland deals with sex offenders after they’re released from prison

·August 16, 2019
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AT ANY ONE time there are between 400 and 450 people convicted of sexual violence in custody in Irish prisons. ... During his time in prison, ____ declined to participate…

Sex Offender Registries: Are they keeping our children safe?

·August 10, 2019
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[psychologytoday.com - 8/9/19] Sex offender registries have been in the news lately as media outlets have been questioning why billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor…

Malaysia: Applications to use sex offender registry still low – Hannah Yeoh

·August 7, 2019
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[malaysiakini.com - 8/6/19] Only 92 applications to check 1,497 names have been received for the sex offenders registry (e-DKK) which was launched by the Women. Family and Community Development Ministry…

China to build child sex offender database

·August 3, 2019
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[china.org.cn - 8/3/19] China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) announced Friday that a national database of child sex offenders will be established. The SPP will also promote the building of relevant…

Nigeria: NAPTIP Launches Sex Offenders Register To Name And Shame Rapists

·August 1, 2019
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[channelstv.com - 7/28/19] The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) has announced plans to launch a sex offender register to name and shame rapists and offenders…

Bahamas: Sexual Offences Court Could Have Disruptive Impact

·July 12, 2019
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[tribune242.com - 7/4/19] JUSTICE Bernard Turner yesterday expressed concern that the establishment of a sexual offences court could have a “disruptive impact” as legal counsel may already have matters scheduled…