Sex offenders

The Adam Walsh Act is designed to protect children and adults from sexual exploitation and violent crime, prevent child abuse and child pornography, promote Internet safety, and honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other crime victims. The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) is a critical component of the SMART Office's strategy to provide a comprehensive national sex offender registration and notification...

The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) seeks applications to safeguard amateur athletes against abuse in sports through the prevention and investigation of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the United States Olympic Committee, each national governing body, and each Paralympic sports organization. The SMART Office assists states, the District of Columbia, territories and tribal jurisdictions...

Sex offender registration and notification plays an important role in promoting public safety. However, a much broader scope of activities are necessary to protect the public from sexual violence. Recognizing the broad impact of sexual violence and the important role scientific evidence plays in the development and implementation of effective policies and practices, including those focused on sex offenders, the SMART Office works to identify...

The SMART Office will fund one fellowship position focusing on law enforcement/criminal justice responses to victims of sexual violence. The goal of this fellowship will be to work on a wide range of victim services in relation to sex offender registration and public notification, to include support and delivery of resources. The SMART Office's Strengthening Responses to Victims of Sexual Violence Fellowship will identify programs...

The Support for Adam Walsh Act (AWA) Implementation Grant Program assists jurisdictions with developing and/or enhancing programs designed to implement the requirements of SORNA. In summary, SORNA requires: (1) all States, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, and participating federally-recognized Indian tribes to maintain a sex offender registry; and (2) sex offenders to register and maintain a current registration in each jurisdiction where...