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Talk of feds taking sex offender tracking global

By Douglas A. Berman

This article, headlined "Sex offender law could go global with California lawmaker's bill," spotlights a proposal to internationalize sex offender tracking.  Here are the details: Megan's Law soon could go international. The law, named after Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old New Jersey girl who was raped and killed by a neighbor in 1994, requires convicted sex offenders to be registered with the government, making it easier to track their whereabouts. Their names can then be put into databases, allowing the public to do a quick online check to determine where offenders reside. While the law now applies to all states, California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren is proposing a worldwide crackdown on high-risk sex offenders and sex trafficking.  Under his bill, convicted sex offenders would have to tell local law enforcement of their travel plans 21 days before leaving their country...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 13, 2010 (boomark / email).