re: notification of the release of convicted child abusers

[Sandi McLeod <mcleods@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Bill,

Information from the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
Information may be able to help answer some of your questions regarding
public notification of convicted child abusers.

In a collaborative effort with the American Prosecutors Research Institute
(APRI), we have collected, compiled, and published the Child Abuse and
Neglect State Statutes Series.  This is a six-volume set of child
maltreatment and child welfare statutes current through December 31, 1997
(the 1998 updates will be available later this summer).  Each volume
addresses a different aspect of the law and includes specific elements of
the law.  Volume III, Investigations, would be of particular interest to you
since it includes elements dealing with "Sex Offender Registration" and
"Public Notification of the Release of Sex Offenders".  Of course, this
information deals with sex offenses only.

You might also be interested in Volume II, Central Registries, which
includes elements on "Establishment and Purpose" and "Contents and
Maintenance", among others.  All of these statutes are available online via
our web site at:  http://www.calib.com/nccanch.  Please click on "Services",
State Statutes, and Child Abuse and Neglect State Statutes Series.  Please
follow the instructions to view and/or download.

In addition, I've attached a few selected citations dealing with recidivism
issues found in our documents database of over 27,000 titles.  For a more
comprehensive search, please visit our web site and select "Databases" and
follow the instructions.  Please note that citation information, abstracts,
and reprint/distribution information is provided.  I suggest using the
keywords:  "reabuse", "recidivism" and "repeat offenders".

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,
Sandi McLeod, Coordinator, Customer Services
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information
(800) 394-3366, ext. 352

 <<recidivism.doc>> 

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