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SOMAPI Webinar Series

The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) hosted a nine-part webinar series based on the SMART Office's Sex Offender Management Assessment and Planning Initiative (SOMAPI). The webinars are designed to provide policymakers and practitioners with trustworthy, up-to-date information they can use to identify and implement effective means to combat sexual offending and prevent sexual victimization. Topics include the incidence and prevalence of sexual offending; the etiology...

Adam Walsh Act

Pursuant to §127 of the Adam Walsh Act all federally recognized Indian tribes are entitled to elect whether to carry out the requirements of this section or delegate the functions to the state(s) in which the tribal land is located.

SEC. 127. (34 USC § 20929) Election by Indian Tribes

Tribal Resolutions Pursuant to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 lists...

Scott Matson

Associate Director, Policy

Joel Dowling

Senior Policy Advisor

Yahya Fouz

Senior Policy Advisor

Juli Ana Grant

Senior Policy Advisor

Stephanie Carrigg

Senior Policy Advisor

Dawn Doran

Acting Director

Guidelines

The final guidelines for Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) were published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2008.

The National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification - Final Guidelines, July 2008
- PDF Version of Final Guidelines
Supplemental Guidelines for Registration and Notification, January 11, 2011
Federal...

Sex Offender Management Assessment and Planning Initiative

Perpetrators of sex crimes are often seen as needing special management practices. As a result, jurisdictions across the country have implemented laws and policies that focus specifically on sex offenders, often with extensive public support. At the same time, the criminal justice community has increasingly recognized that crime control and prevention strategies—including those targeting sex offenders—are far more likely to work when they are based on scientific evidence.

Recognizing the important role scientific evidence plays, the SMART Office developed the Sex Offender Management Assessment and Planning Initiative (SOMAPI), a project designed to assess the state of research and practice in sex offender management. Recommendations stemming from SOMAPI informed this report.