Meghan McCarthy is a senior policy advisor for the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) in the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. Ms. McCarthy reviews and assesses jurisdictions’ sex offender registration and notification systems to determine substantial implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. She also assists with reviewing and analyzing federal and state sex offender registration and notification case law.
Before coming to the SMART Office, Ms. McCarthy served as the manager for policy and governmental affairs at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Prior to joining NCMEC, Ms. McCarthy handled civil litigation at an international law firm in West Palm Beach, Florida, and Washington, D.C., for several years.
Ms. McCarthy received her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, where she was a member of the Florida Law Review and served as the executive research editor. She obtained her Bachelor of Science with a major in psychology from the University of Florida. Ms. McCarthy is a member of the Maryland bar.