Abstract
Enforcing Sex Offender Laws Using GIS Track: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Author(s): Robert Heckman, Keith Fournier Since July 1997, Ohio statute has required adult sexual offenders to register with the sheriff of their county of residence after being released from jail or prison. Since January 2002, similar kinds of registration/notification requirements apply to juvenile sex offenders. In person notification is required with any change in the offender's residential status. State law has determined a specific distance that a convicted sex offender must live from a school parcel. With 172 schools and more than 600 offenders in Lucas County, this task of enforcing the law seemed daunting. As a result, the Lucas County Sheriff's department contacted the Lucas County Auditor's Office GIS staff to request their assistance. The requirements and processes to enforce the law were established, and a formal process was developed to provide the necessary information. The presentation will focus on how the Lucas County sex offender project was developed and provide insights and lessons learned. Robert Heckman Lucas County Auditor's Real Estate 1 government center suite 770 Toledo, OH 43604 US Phone: 419-213-4418 E-mail: rheckman@co.lucas.oh.us Keith Fournier Lucas County Auditor's Lucas County Information Services One Government Center Toledo, OH 43604 US Phone: 419-213-4875 E-mail: kfournier@co.lucas.oh.us |
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