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Sex Offenders

The subway on Nov. 1, 2012. (credit: Jesse Zanger/CBSNewYork.com)

Proposed ‘Wall Of Shame’ Could Help Subway Riders Identify Convicted Sex Offenders

On Monday Vallone will introduce a resolution to the City Council that will call for a ‘wall of shame’; pictures of convicted sex offenders would be posted in the stations where attacks have occurred, and in stations near the offenders’ homes.

2013/03/09

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Suffolk County Votes To Remove 2 Trailers Full Of Sex Offenders

Suffolk County lawmakers have voted unanimously to move 38 homeless sex offenders out of two construction trailers, and place them in scattered locations throughout the county.

2013/02/05

New York State Capitol in Albany (file / credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

State Proposal Would Require Background Checks For Senior Care Workers

A new New York state proposal would require criminal background checks to keep sex offenders from acquiring jobs at senior care facilities.

2013/01/06

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Local Lawmakers Pushing For Law To Ban Pedophiles From Children’s Section Of Libraries

Parents that spoke with CBS 2′s Hazel Sanchez said they strongly support tougher laws banning offenders from children’s departments, though many question how legislation would be enforced.

2012/10/19

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (file/Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Speaker Quinn Announces Plan To Get Tough On Sex Offenders

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Tuesday announced a five-point plan prescribing tougher penalties for sexual predators.

CBS New York–2012/10/09

Facebook homepage (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Cuomo: NY Law Sheds 24,000 Sex Offenders From Social Networks

A New York law is credited with removing 24,000 sex offenders from Internet social networking sites nationwide.

2011/04/28

Sex Offenders (credit: AP)

Babylon Supervisor Sounds Warning Of Missing Sex Offenders

Supervisor Steve Bellone says two missing sex offenders in his town are evidence of the need for government re-examination for sex offender verification procedures.

2011/04/21

Nassau County Police Department Patch

Nassau PD Will Check On Sex Offenders On Halloween

The scariest thing about Halloween is the possibility of sex offenders attacking children as they go trick-or-treating.

2010/10/29

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