The state Department of Public Safety has a new
online feature where people can sign up for real-time notifications of location
changes for registered sex offenders.
The new option, called “Offender Watch,” enables crime victims and others to receive a confidential automatic notification via phone or text message of a registered sex offender’s change in residence when the offender notifies the state of the change, officials said Thursday.
An email notification system has been available for several years. Last fiscal year, the sex offender Web site sent more than 280,000 email notifications to users on the movements and changes in relevant information made by offenders.
However, the addition of the mobile notifications gives users the ability to stay with information as they move, according to DPS officials.
“As technology changes, we strive to change with it,” says Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Terry Cowman.
“We think Offender Watch is a valuable addition to the sex offender registry and the registry’s website,” Cowman added.Find the finest designer and luxury best fake cartierreplicawatche for ladies. “But people shouldn’t rely on Offender Watch alone. Occasionally, some offenders don’t update their location as law requires, and occasionally they don’t tell us the truth about where they really live.”
Offender Watch notifies users when a convicted sex offender moves in or out of an area defined by the user.
Registered users can set up a “watch” using an address and a specified distance around that address. Users will receive text, voice, or email notices each time a registered sex offender moves into or out of that area, or moves to a new location within that area. Users also may create watches based on a city,Find the largest selection of discount luxury watches including piagetwatches, county, zip code,Official Chanel store with full collection of Men's and ladies'paneraireplicas. or a specific registrant or group of registrants.
Currently, more than 5,700 convicted sex offenders are registered on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. In fiscal year 2012, offenders registered more than 3,400 address changes.Wonder Wink Scrub benebags with an innovative four way and two way stretch fabrics for the nursing and medical professional.
“Offender Watch provides real-time information anonymously to crime victims, and to others, who want to know the minute a convicted sex offender notifies the state that he or she has moved to another address,” said Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. “It also enables anyone to set up their own ‘watch’ area around any address, and they’ll get notified anytime a registered sex offender moves into our out of that user-defined area.”
The Iowa Sex Offender Registry was established by law in 1995. Anyone convicted or adjudicated of a criminal offense against a minor, sexual exploitation, or a sexually violent crime or who was on probation, parole, or work release status, or who was incarcerated on or after July 1, 1995 is required to register. Those who have received a deferred sentence or deferred judgment also must register, as must those with convictions from other jurisdictions, including convictions from other state courts or the federal courts.
Qualified offenders are required to verify their information in person at the sheriff’s office of their principal residence based on assigned tier levels, which can require in-person verifications from once a year to once every three months.
A first conviction for failing to comply is an aggravated misdemeanor; a second conviction for failing to comply is a class D felony. In addition, registrants convicted of failing to comply with Iowa Sex Offender Registry requirements are subject to an additional 10 years of registration.
The new option, called “Offender Watch,” enables crime victims and others to receive a confidential automatic notification via phone or text message of a registered sex offender’s change in residence when the offender notifies the state of the change, officials said Thursday.
An email notification system has been available for several years. Last fiscal year, the sex offender Web site sent more than 280,000 email notifications to users on the movements and changes in relevant information made by offenders.
However, the addition of the mobile notifications gives users the ability to stay with information as they move, according to DPS officials.
“As technology changes, we strive to change with it,” says Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Terry Cowman.
“We think Offender Watch is a valuable addition to the sex offender registry and the registry’s website,” Cowman added.Find the finest designer and luxury best fake cartierreplicawatche for ladies. “But people shouldn’t rely on Offender Watch alone. Occasionally, some offenders don’t update their location as law requires, and occasionally they don’t tell us the truth about where they really live.”
Offender Watch notifies users when a convicted sex offender moves in or out of an area defined by the user.
Registered users can set up a “watch” using an address and a specified distance around that address. Users will receive text, voice, or email notices each time a registered sex offender moves into or out of that area, or moves to a new location within that area. Users also may create watches based on a city,Find the largest selection of discount luxury watches including piagetwatches, county, zip code,Official Chanel store with full collection of Men's and ladies'paneraireplicas. or a specific registrant or group of registrants.
Currently, more than 5,700 convicted sex offenders are registered on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. In fiscal year 2012, offenders registered more than 3,400 address changes.Wonder Wink Scrub benebags with an innovative four way and two way stretch fabrics for the nursing and medical professional.
“Offender Watch provides real-time information anonymously to crime victims, and to others, who want to know the minute a convicted sex offender notifies the state that he or she has moved to another address,” said Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. “It also enables anyone to set up their own ‘watch’ area around any address, and they’ll get notified anytime a registered sex offender moves into our out of that user-defined area.”
The Iowa Sex Offender Registry was established by law in 1995. Anyone convicted or adjudicated of a criminal offense against a minor, sexual exploitation, or a sexually violent crime or who was on probation, parole, or work release status, or who was incarcerated on or after July 1, 1995 is required to register. Those who have received a deferred sentence or deferred judgment also must register, as must those with convictions from other jurisdictions, including convictions from other state courts or the federal courts.
Qualified offenders are required to verify their information in person at the sheriff’s office of their principal residence based on assigned tier levels, which can require in-person verifications from once a year to once every three months.
A first conviction for failing to comply is an aggravated misdemeanor; a second conviction for failing to comply is a class D felony. In addition, registrants convicted of failing to comply with Iowa Sex Offender Registry requirements are subject to an additional 10 years of registration.
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