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In CO, playing politics with sex offender laws

There’s some things it’s just hard for a politician to support. Like sex offenders, for instance. A bill to require sexual offenders to register their emails, IM names and chat room identities died in Democratic-run Colorado legislature. That’s when Colorado Republican Attorney General John Suthers went bulldog, saying Democrats...

Tags: offender, sex offender

Blog posts 2007-03-13

TX celebrates 1000th DNA-assisted crime solution

fTexas is celebrating its 1000th cold case solved through its DNA database, The Dallas News says. Case number 1,000 is a sexual assault in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Combined DNA Index System is a nationwide system used to match the DNA of convicted criminals with evidence from...

Tags: Biotechnology, DNA, offender

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Low-risk offenders' wives stand by their men

In the rush to be tough on sex offenders, the Wyoming legislature has passed a bill to make sure that every offender is listed on the states website - even those deemed low-risk, reports the Associated Press. Under the current law, people convicted of aggravated sex offenses...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-03-01

Gov. reneges on sex offender monitoring law

In a move that is bucking the trend towards more Draconian measures against sex offenders, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is backing off of a bill he signed requiring lifetime GPS monitoring of child sex offenders, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Democrat wants to monitor offenders with passive monitors...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-16

HI passes on GPS measure for sex offenders

Just about every state is advancing bills aimed at throwing the book at sex offenders. In Hawaii, three such bills were offered but only one passed the Houses Judiciary Committee yesterday, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. The one bill that passed would put sex offenders on lifetime parole. One...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-14

IN tests GPS tech for 24/7 monitoring

Indiana officials are testing out a new GPS system in Allen County to monitor sex offenders and violent offenders on parole, The Indianapolis Star reports. The Allen County trial is a prelude to statewide use of the devices for all sexual and violent parolees. Last year, lawmakers...

Tags: Courts, Government technology, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-13

AZ wants sex offenders to reveal emails

Joining a chorus of states around the country, the Arizona Legislature is considering a bill to require sex offenders to submit their online identities to county sheriffs departments. Rep. Bob Robsons proposal would require registered sex offenders to divulge their social networking site profiles, e-mail addresses and instant-messaging...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, offender, sex offender, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-12

KY moves to create email registry for sex offenders

In Kentucky, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill to require convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses and instant message, chat and online screen names. Failure to do so would make become a Class D felony, which carries a sentence of one to five years. A subsequent...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, offender, registry

Blog posts 2007-02-09

OK bill would create email registry for sex offenders

The Oklahoma State Legislature is cracking down on registered sex offenders by offering up a measure that would ban registered sex offenders from communicating with children over an Internet Web site, reports the Ardmoreite. The measure, which has been passed by the Criminal Justice and Corrections Subcommittee, authorizes...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, Privacy, offender, sex offender

Blog posts 2007-02-07

SD considers satellite tracking of parolees

In South Dakota, officials are considering expanding a pilot program that monitors sex offenders with satellites, Argus Leader reports. But the technology is rife with controversy, as its use across the country has had serious problems. In some cases, offenders have been released from prison and put...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Law enforcement, offender

Blog posts 2006-12-28

Wide disparity in NJ sex offender registries

In northern New Jersey, The Record reports, not all sex offenders registries - so-called Megans Law registries - are created equal. There are wide disparities between the North Jersey counties, the paper finds. Only one in nine sex offenders living in four of North Jerseys counties ever wind...

Tags: Law enforcement, State &, Local Govt, Government technology, Megans Law, sex offender, offender

Blog posts 2006-12-27

VA proposal to add emails to sex offender registries

Virginia attorney general Bob McDonnell wants to require sex offenders to provide email addresses and IM identities to the states online registry, The Roanoke Times reports. Offenders are already required to publicize name, age, height, weight, the color of their eyes and hair, and their home and work addresses. ...

Tags: sex offender, offender, Bob McDonnell, e-mail address, e-mail

Blog posts 2006-12-12

Detection bracelet may stop alcohol-related crime

In Texas several areas are experimenting with a novel way to handle alcohol-related crimes: an electronic bracelet that detects alcohol use, reports the Houston Chronicle. Sherman L. Harris knows alcohol has caused problems in his life. After struggling with the bottle for five years, he was arrested for assaulting...

Tags: bracelet, alcohol, offender, Scram

Blog posts 2006-11-28

Additional Resources

MySpace launches ad platform for small businesses

MySpace on Monday will unveil a targeted ad platform called MyAds, a beta designed to enable smaller advertisers to use its HyperTargeting technology. HyperTargeting is the MySpace platform used by its larger advertisers. With MyAds, MySpace is trying to tap into smaller advertisers that can be used...

Tags: Advertisement, Small Business, MySpace, Advertiser, MyAds, HyperTargeting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-12

New green certification program helps keep kitchens out of the frying pan in terms of environmental waste

Haven't had much occasion to write about Microsoft in this blog as extensively as some of the other big hardware-oriented tech players, but this item was pretty intriguing, because it's a great lead-in to some other cool information I briefed on about a month back. Here's the...

Tags: Food, Kitchen, FoodServiceWarehouse.com, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Six money-saving secrets to help stretch your tech budget

The recent collapse of worldwide financial markets has everyone on edge. If you're like most people, tough times have you looking around at ways to cut back on spending. You might be tempted to impose a freeze on all new purchases of hardware and software, but that draconian strategy only...

Tags: Software, Dell Computer Corp., PC, Microsoft Office, Discount, Product, Price, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, RSS, Management, Hardware, Internet, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Response to financial crisis may mean more IT work ahead

Governments all across the world are responding to the current financial crisis with a range of nationalization initiatives, and increased support of various parts of the financial services industry through guarantees and pumping in increased liquidity. You know what it means when there's more government involvement with...

Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Management, Government, Finance, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Tim Bray on surviving the tough times

Image via WikipediaTim Bray, director of web technologies at Sun Microsystems gave what I believe to be the most practical advice I've heard so far for those in startups looking forward. Speaking at FOWA, Tim's blunt view is that we are headed for tough times but that should not blind...

Tags: Personal Technology, Tim Bray, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions

I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...

Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Remember IBM at $10.50 per Share? Oracle as a penny stock? Tales of Hope from the Great High Tech Depression of ‘89

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak …..October. Paraphrasing Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven seems somehow appropriate to this moment, when it seems that everything we've all worked and dreamed about is going up in smoke. And yet, having seen a version of this movie...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Recession, Stock, IBM Corp., Tech Stock, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-10-10