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ID - Overhaul of sex offender laws raises some concerns

Original Article 03/15/2011 By Brad Iverson-Long The board that assesses Idaho?s most dangerous sex offenders is asking lawmakers not to drop the violent sexual predator (VSP) designation in a proposed overhaul of the state sex offender laws, though that tag has come under constitutional fire. Members of the Sex Offender Classification Board (SOCB) say they?re also concerned that victims of sexual crimes could have less input as the board potentially expands and broadens its scope. ?There are people out there that we just shake our heads and say ?it?s not if this person is going to do something awful, it?s when,?? said Moscelene Sunderland, who serves on the SOCB. Idaho currently has more than 50 men listed as VSPs, which means they committed serious sex crimes and are deemed by the board as posing a high risk to offend again...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 15, 2011 (boomark / email).