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CO - Colorado may skip offer of federal grant and stick with own sex-offender standards

Original Article 02/27/2011 By Jessica Fender A lack of cash and some philosophical objections have so far kept Colorado law enforcement agencies from implementing federal rules that would require more criminals to register as sex offenders for longer periods of time. Complying with the rules contained in the federal Adam Walsh Act by July 1 would bring Colorado close to $500,000 in federal grant money. But opponents argue that it will cost far more than that federal grant amount to comply with the rules. A national chorus of state government groups and research institutions has raised concerns about the way the federal law treats juvenile offenders, potential constitutional conflicts and data showing sex-offender registration doesn't prevent repeat offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 27, 2011 (boomark / email).