SEX-OFFENDER DATA SOON WILL BE KEYSTROKE AWAY.Byline: Janet Gilmore Daily News Staff Writer Information about California's nearly 57,000 registered sex offenders will be included on a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). system available to the public at police and sheriff's stations statewide after new legislation is signed into law, Attorney Gen. Dan Lungren Daniel Edward (Dan) Lungren (born September 22, 1946), is a Republican of the United States House of Representatives representing California's 3rd congressional district (see map), located in the suburbs of Sacramento where he has served since 2005. said Wednesday. Additionally, law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). will be able to warn communities about sex offenders in their vicinity. ``It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a we let police do what they've been wanting to do all along, and that is protect us,'' said Assemblywoman Barbara Alby Barbara Alby was a member of the California State Assembly from 1993 until 1998. She was elected in a 1993 special election after incumbent B.T. Collins died. Alby served until she was termed out in 1998. That year, she ran for congress but lost to businessman Doug Ose. , R-Sacramento. ``This ungags the cops, it's about time It's About Time may refer to:
Alby and Lungren's office drafted the bill that will allow the measures. A federal statute known as Megan's Law Megan's Laws are named for Megan Kanka, a seven-year-old girl from New Jersey who was sexually assaulted and murdered in 1994 by a neighbor who, unknown to the victim's family, had been previously convicted for Sex Offenses against children. now requires states to find a way to notify communities about registered sex offenders. It stems from a 1994 New Jersey case in which 7-year-old Megan Kanka was raped and murdered by a man in her neighborhood. Lungren said he believes California's plan goes beyond those of most other states. Residents worried about a suspicious person will be able to look up that person on a registered sex offender computer program by supplying a name or detailed description. The computer would show the person's photograph, physical description, information on the crime that led the offender to registered as a sex criminal, and the county and ZIP code in which the offender lives. Police could choose to release even more information including the offender's aliases, address and, possibly, his or her license plate number. When law enforcement officials believe a person or community is at risk they could warn people - telling school administrators about a high-risk offender in the neighborhood, informing Neighborhood Watch groups about dangerous people, even issuing news releases to the media if they choose. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Attorney General Dan Lungren and Assemblywoman Barbara Alby tell how ``Megan's Law'' will work. (2) A CD-ROM system will go on line at sheriff's and police stations throughout the state to identify registered sex offenders. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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