Sex offenders

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...

Provide training and technical assistance to federally-recognized tribal jurisdictions for the primary purposes of 1) identifying programs and/or tools used in juvenile and adult sex offender treatment and sex offender management services particular to Native American sex offenders; 2) identifying sex offender management experts in tribal communities or expert who provide these services to Indian Country; and 3) developing and enhancing jurisdiction-wide program and functions...

Different standards for assessing and treating sex offenders. The SORNA "clean record" provision, which allows certain sex offenders a reduced registration period, jurisdiction or Attorney General. This requires that sex offenders must successfully complete an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by the solicitation seeks the development of assessment and treatment standards for jurisdictions to implement and certify.

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...