The entire system of registration is a joke played on society, officials claim society is safe when these folks are registered. Reality is, it doesn't matter, if someone is going to commit a crime, being registered is not going to stop them, nor does being registered inform society to prevent future crime. The system is a joke being played on society, one that is costing billions of dollars nationally.4-25-2014 California:
Certain sex offenders are supposed to be tracked and monitored, even after they’re released from prison.
But according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, hundreds of them have registered as transient -- and some are doing so to avoid detection and certain living restrictions.
KCRA 3 accompanied detectives as they prepared to arrest Louis Sanchez, a sex offender who was convicted of lewd acts with a child younger than 14.
He registered as transient, but detectives said a GPS tracking device showed that he spent 67 hours at one Sacramento County residence in one week.
About 3,500 sex offenders live in Sacramento County, and just four detectives are in charge of all of them.
At any one time, about 350 sex offenders register as homeless.
No address is required by sheriff’s deputies if a sex offender claims he or she is homeless; therefore, a parent plugging in an address or zip code on the Megan’s Law website won’t know that sex offender may be in the neighborhood.
“People exploit that," Sgt. Kyle Hoertsch said. "The loophole is created by the more complex criminal who is a sex offender using it to his advantage."
Police in Orange County recently arrested two sex offenders who claimed they were homeless. Frank Cano and Steven Gordon are accused of killing four women.
Prisoner advocate Vanessa Nelson-Sloane, the director of Life Support Alliance, argues that living restrictions for sex offenders should reflect the severity of the offense, rather than California’s current blanket system.
“It’s the NIMBY effect on steroids," Nelson-Sloane said. "Nobody wants these people around. It’s really difficult for men and some women who are registered as a 290 or a sex offender to find a place to live.
“A lot of times, they can only find a place to live in officially a place where they’re not supposed to be.”
Prisoner advocates also argue transient sex offenders are monitored more closely and have to check in at least once a month, rather than annually.
State Sen. Jim Nielsen, the former chairman of the Board of Parole and Prison Terms, told KCRA 3 he believes sex offenders caught lying about their transient status should be severely punished and that law enforcement should be given more resources to go after them.
“Protect your children. You are not safe," Nielsen said. "I don’t care where you live in Sacramento County."
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said it continues to monitor sex offenders aggressively using technology it can’t disclose.
Detectives said 140 sex offenders are out of compliance in registering with the department – meaning they have gone off the grid altogether – and an additional 80 are being investigated for violations. ..Source.. by Claire Doan
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