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Watch Systems, LLC claims "50% of Sex offenders re-offend," Obviously that is correct, right?

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Watch Systems, LLC claims "50% of Sex offenders re-offend," Obviously that is correct, right?

11-16-2009 National:

Watch Systems, LLC, markets a program (Offender Watch)which tracks registered offenders. In their marketing of that program, and on client websites, their video claims "50% of sex offenders re-offend." Can that be correct? (see End Note 'How to view video')

I wonder, for the past few years National Center for Missing Children and Parents for Megan's Laws have claimed there are about 600,000 registered sex offenders in the nation. That number has not changed for a few years, NCMEC and PML validated by telephone interviews with each state.

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No Easy Answers for Sex Offender Issue

postdateiconTuesday, 30 December 2008 09:01

H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H

Un i te d State s
No Easy Answers
Sex Offender Laws in the US

September 2007           Volume 19, No. 4(G).


Acknowledgements


Human Rights Watch would like to thank all of the survivors of sexual violence, former offenders and their families, social workers, advocates, law enforcement officials, and attorneys who shared their experiences and perspective with us for this report. We are especially grateful to those who trusted us with very painful and personal stories.

Corinne Carey, former researcher for the US Program, undertook the original research for this report. The report was written by Sarah Tofte with the assistance of Jamie Fellner, director of the US Program, who also edited the report. Dr. Patrick Vinck, director of the Berkeley-Tulane Initiative on Vulnerable Populations at the Human Rights Center, University of California-Berkeley, tabulated the data for Human Rights Watch's study of North Carolina's online sex offender registry. Ashoka Mukpo, US Program Associate, and US Program interns Anjali Balasingham, Andrea Barrow, Madeline Gressel, and Kari White provided important research assistance. Zama Coursen-Neff, acting deputy director of the Children's Rights Division and Janet Walsh, acting director of the Women's Rights Division, reviewed the report. Ian Gorvin, deputy director of the Program Office, and Aisling Reidy, senior legal counsel, edited the report. Ashoka Mukpo, Grace Choi, and Andrea Holley provided invaluable production assistance.

We want to acknowledge our special gratitude to Patty Wetterling, Alisa Klein, Jim Rensel, Nancy Daley, Dr. Robert Prentky, and Dr. Levenson for providing guidance and insights in helping us to shape the research and writing of this report. Dr. Richard Tewksbury, Dr. Levenson, and Ms. Wetterling also reviewed the report.

Human Rights Watch would also like to thank Peter B. Lewis, the Open Society Institute, and the John Merck Foundation, all of whom generously support the work of the US Program.

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I.  Summary

The reality is that sex offenders are a great political target, but that doesn't mean any law under the sun is appropriate. --Illinois State Representative John Fritchey1

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Sex Offender registery Provides Limited Protection For Children

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 Sex offenders register provides limited protection for children

Researchers say that while police are using their resources to combat Internet sex offences - which are much easier to secure convictions for - the majority of men alleged to have directly sexually abused a child are still avoiding prosecution. Currently only one in 10 men alleged to have committed a sex offence with a child is on the Sex Offenders Register. This, says Professor Kevin Browne, is leaving vulnerable children open to unmonitored paedophile predators.

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