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Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee Report: "Do Not Implement the Adam Walsh Act"

By "eAdvocate"

1-13-2011 Texas: Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee Report: "Do Not Implement the Adam Walsh Act." That is the recommendation and in spite of the loss which would be $1,404,571, where as the cost is assessed at $38,771,924. The question now is, will all Texas lawmakers agree? The major portion of the report on sex offenders begins on this page. Quote From Report: Study the efficiency and fairness of the current sexual offender registry system and make recommendations to improve the system, if necessary. Study the issue of compliance with the Adam Walsh Act, focusing on the associated costs to the state and the punishment of juveniles. Examine the risk assessment tools used to measure the likelihood of recidivism among sexual predators...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 13, 2011 (boomark / email).