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UK Registered Sex Offenders Increase

By Corey Rayburnyung

According to the British Ministry of Justice, the number of registered sex offenders has increased by 3% from last year. From the BBC: The number of registered sex offenders in England and Wales increased by 3% to more than 31,300 last year, the Ministry of Justice has said. Figures also show the number of violent and sex offenders who did not have to sign the register was up 9% to 16,000. There was a total rise of 3% to 50,210 of offenders under the supervision of the police and probation service. The figures relate to the work of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (Mappa) supervision teams. They were set up seven years ago with the aim of improving the supervision of offenders who live in the community. The Ministry of Justice said the figures showed the public were being "better protected than ever"...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on October 20, 2008 (boomark / email).