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SEX OFFENDERS

 

Sex Offender Registry in the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

Mission: 

            Promote public safey by registering sexual offenders, residing, working or attending institues of higher learning in Massachusetts; identifying, collecting and reporting factual information leading to the accurate classification of those sex offenders; and disseminating information to the police and public about those offenders deemed to present sufficient risk to the pulbic.


Authority:

  • Jacob Wetterling Act & Megan's Law
  • Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 6 Sec 178C - 178Q
  • 803 CMR 1.0 et seq

Who is a Sex Offender?

        As set forth in G.L. Chapter 6, Sec 178C

  •   Lives, works, or attends post - secondary education in Massachusetts
  •  Adult or juvenile
  •  Convicted, adjudicated, incarcerated, supervised, or released from SDP status for one or more of the  enumerated  sex offenses on or after August 1, 1981.

What is NOT a Sex Offense?

  • Indecent exposure
  • Common night walking
  • Adult prostitution
  • Open & gross speech & behaviors
  • Peeping tom
  • Annoying a person of the opposite sex
  • stalking
  • Unnatural acts with a person over 16

What the Board Does NOT Have Authority  To Do:

  • Control where offenders live or work
  • Control who the offenders socially interact with.
  • Control the daily activities of offenders
  • Conditions of release may be set by the courts

 

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Additional Resources:

www.mass.gov/sorb: The Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) is the state agency responsible for keeping a database of convicted sex offenders and classifying each offender so that the public may receive information about potentially dangerous sex offenders who live or work in each community.


www.csom.org
:  The Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM) publishes reports and fact sheets on sex offender management best practices.


www.janedoe.org
:  Jane Doe Inc. collaborates with other organizations to raise awareness, improve victim services, act as a clearinghoues of information, and advocate for improved policies and practices.


www.mass.gov/dph/fch/sapss
:  The Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services (SAPSS) Division of Massachusetts Department of Public Heath advocates for sexual assault prevention and survivor needs, supports and monitors funded programs, collects and analyzes data on sexual assault, and maintains a list of rape crisis centers in Massachusetts.


www.missingkids.com
:  The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's mission to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families and the professionals who serve them.

www.nsvrc.org:  The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) disseminates resources on sexual violence including statistics, research, statues, prevention initiatives, and program information.

www.stopitnow.org:  Stop It Now!  offers adults tools for preventing child sexual abuse and runs a toll-free helpline.


www.vawnet.org
:  The Violence Against Women Network (VAWnet) is an online resource with a large collection of full-text, searchable, electronic resources on domestic and sexual violence.

 

Hotlines:

  • Parents Helping Parents  1-800-882-1250,   Support line for parents & referrals  parental support groups

 

  • DCF Child at Risk Hotline   1-800-792-5200, Department of Children & Families

 

  • Stop It Now!  Helpline  1-888-PREVENT

 

  • Parental Stress Line     1-800-638-8188

 

  • Rape & Incest National Network (RAINN)  1-800-656-4673

 

  • SafeLink  1-877-785-2020 (V)/1-877-521-2601 (TTY)

 

  • Llamanos   1-800-223-5001 (v)/1-508-852-7600 (TTY), Massachusetts Confidential Domestic Spanish-Language Sexual Assault Helpline

For more information please contact:

Detective/Lieutenant
Joseph Burge

 (413) 773-5411 ext. 1306

 

 


Last Updated:  September  2011

"Quality Policing through Community Commitment"