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'Romeo-Juliet' off Sex Offender List?

By "eAdvocate"

2-18-2011 Michigan: Sen. Jones wants action after Target 8 stories LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) - The chairman of the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee expects to introduce legislation the week of Feb. 21 that would revamp the state's sex offender registry, allowing users to more easily identify predators on the list. Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said a Target 8 investigation into the registry should provide traction for change. "Your stories bring this to a head," Jones said after viewing the Target 8 investigation, which aired Tuesday and Wednesday. "They alert everybody that there's a difference on people that are on the current list." The investigation raised questions about whether the registry, with more than 42,000 names on it, is serving its purpose -- to protect the public from potentially dangerous predators...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 18, 2011 (boomark / email).