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Sex offender registration

Using Risk Assessment Under SORNA

Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), requires a conviction-based structure for sex offenders' registration and notification requirements. SORNA does not address the use of risk assessment tools for registration or notification purposes. Many jurisdictions currently use risk assessment processes for a variety of purposes. These include aiding in making release...

Community Notification Requirements of SORNA

Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), requires that registration jurisdictions immediately provide any initial or updated information about a sex offender to entities that fall under specific categories (see 34 U.S.C. §20923(b)). Each category is addressed in turn below, with direction on how jurisdictions can substantially implement its terms...

SORNA In Person Registration Requirements

Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), requires that a registered sex offender appear in person regularly to update certain registration information according to the following criteria (see 34 U.S.C. § 20918):

  • Tier I offenders must appear once per year for 15 years
  • Tier II offenders must appear every six...

SMART Workshops

The Justice Department’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) recently held its 2014 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Workshops Jan. 22-23 and Feb. 25-26, at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, S.C.

"Our primary mission is to help our state, tribal, and territorial partners meet their responsibilities for registering, tracking and notifying communities about sex offenders," said Acting...

2007 SMART National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

  • Guidelines Review, Guidelines Q and A Session, and Technology Update 
  • Cross Agency Coordination and Collaboration
  • National Sex Offender Registry

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Track 1

  • Bringing State Legislation into Compliance
  • Leveraging Resources
  • Adam Walsh Act: Case Law Update
  • Open Forum for State Registries

Track 2

  • SORNA and the Military
  • SORNA and Interpol
  • Sex Offender Registration and Tracking
  • United States Marshals Service...

2009 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability

The 2009 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability was held April 21-23 in Houston, Texas, to provide jurisdictions with advanced training as they work towards implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. The Symposium offered nationally recognized expert speakers and panel presentations in all areas of sex offender management...