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U.S. marshals, local agencies work together to nab sex offender 'absconders'

By "eAdvocate"

It makes no sense for a local officer to call in the U.S. Marshals (at salaries of thousands of dollars), to make an arrest one county away, when she can do the same with a FREE phone call to LE of the neighboring county to make the arrest. Maybe its to allow her to get the arrest rather than the other county police? This is a game being played by LE, actually a misuse of taxpayer money. Further, look at the number of police doing these addresse checks, and how many times of the yaer they do it, the cost is prohibitive for the want of a address where the person sleeps for a few hours of the night. And, there are no studies to show this reduces crime or recidivism. What a waste! 11-6-2010 Florida: When Detective Suzanne Woodward of the St...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on November 06, 2010 (boomark / email).