An Overview of the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry Presented by: Sgt. Matthew Garcia.

An Overview of the Connecticut Sex

Offender Registry

Presented by: Sgt. Matthew Garcia

A Brief History of the Registry

Jacob Erwin WetterlingKidnapped October 22, 1989

St. Joseph, MN.

On the evening of Oct. 22, 1989 Jacob, his brother and a friend were returning from a video rental store when confronted by a masked man. The boys were ordered to lay down in a ditch. After asking their ages the two other boys were told to leave or risk getting shot. 11 year-old Jacob has not been seen since.

Suspect has never been identified State Sex Offender Registry

Megan Kanka and Megan’s Law

Registered sex offenders in the U.S. and its territories

The Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

→Central Record System→October 1, 1998→Retroactive to October 1, 1988 for Sexually Violent

Offenders as defined by state statute→Any person who has been convicted or found not

guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a sexually violent offense, criminal offense against a victim who is a minor or a nonviolent sexual offense

The Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

→Those who have committed a Sexual Offense in another jurisdiction

→Felony committed for a sexual purpose→Database – 61% of Registered Sex Offenders

Nationwide

The Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

• Registry terms defined by state statute• Offense based • 10 years – Offense against minor/non-violent• Lifetime – sexually violent

The Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

→ 5,368 Registered Sex Offenders in the State (10/14/15)

→ 400 new registrants each year→ 252 complete term/annually→19,670 Address Verification Letters mailed -2014→17,394 AVL’s mailed – 10/1/15→7.41% Non-Compliant

→Most common reason: Failure to return address verification letter within 10 days.

The Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

Registration Requirements 90 Day Address Verification Address Changes – 5 days Name Changes – 5 days Out of State Employment Educational Institution Photo Retakes every 5 years Internet Identifiers

The Connecticut Sex Offender Registry – Primary Functions

Process registrations Send 90-day address verifications Process changes of address (avg. 25-30/day) Investigation -prepares affidavit/reports on

registry violations Retake photos Entries into National Crime Information Center

NotificationsSuperintendent of schools for the school district in

which the registrant resides – EmailMunicipal C.E.O’s - EmailPolice Dept. Liaison Officer – LetterSORNA Portal – communication between states

Misconceptions• Residency restrictions• (May be set by Parole or Probation.)

• Social Media• Juveniles• Registration suspended while incarcerated – An

offenders term does not cease while incarcerated only their registration requirements.

SORNASex Offender Registration and Notification

Act

Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

A comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States.

Substantial ImplementationPacket submitted to the SMART Office in December 2014

for review.

Partnerships• Providing training for liaison officers on use of

database – efficient means of sharing information amongst law enforcement

• Compliance checks – parole• Warrants sweeps/Absconded – U.S. Marshals

Service• Probation• Dept. of Corrections• Public

CT. SORU and SORNA

Connecticut 10 yrs. vs. Lifetime Quarterly address verification

letters – Every 90 days Convictions of juveniles who

are prosecuted as adults. DNA – CODIS Fingerprints/Palm prints – IAFIS Registration 3 days upon

release into community Courts may restrict the

dissemination of registry information for certain offenders

Public Website

Federal Tier based – I, II, III In-person verification Convictions of juveniles who are

prosecuted as adults. DNA – CODIS Fingerprints/Palm prints – IAFIS Registration must occur before

release from “imprisonment” Tier I and Tier III: may be

terminated if certain requirements are meant

Requires states to maintain a public website

20 States and 91 Indian Nations and Tribes – Substantially implemented

The Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

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