Hartford Police DepartmentHartford Police DepartmentJuvenile Investigative DivisionJuvenile Investigative Division

Sex Offender Registry UnitSex Offender Registry Unit

Sex Offender Registry UnitSex Offender Registry UnitCreated for maintaining a central registry of Created for maintaining a central registry of residents who are registered sex offendersresidents who are registered sex offenders

Offenders found to be non-compliant and/or Offenders found to be non-compliant and/or failing to register status are investigated by the failing to register status are investigated by the HPD SORU and appropriate police action is HPD SORU and appropriate police action is takentaken

Additional duties are, but not limited to, newly Additional duties are, but not limited to, newly registered, change of address, sex offender registered, change of address, sex offender release notifications, and warrant servicerelease notifications, and warrant service

SORU StructureSORU Structure

JID Commander

JID SupervisorInvestigative Lead

Detective

FugitiveWarrant

Enforcement

BackgroundInvestigation

Crime AnalysisInformationTechnology

Community RelationsCommunity Relations

Up-to-Date Sex Offender InformationUp-to-Date Sex Offender Information

User-friendly HPD/SORU Web Site for User-friendly HPD/SORU Web Site for Community AccessCommunity Access

Maintain Public Awareness Maintain Public Awareness

Widespread Cooperative Effort from Widespread Cooperative Effort from CommunityCommunity

Crime Analysis ComponentCrime Analysis Component

Neighborhood Policing Sex Offender Neighborhood Policing Sex Offender Mapping SystemMapping System

GPS Web Patrol Electronic MonitoringGPS Web Patrol Electronic Monitoring

Headquarter Command Post for Field Headquarter Command Post for Field OperationsOperations

Information TechnologyInformation TechnologyCorporate PartnershipCorporate Partnership - HPD / L&T Infotech working to provide - HPD / L&T Infotech working to provide high level technology solutions for high level technology solutions for community safety and crime preventioncommunity safety and crime prevention

Database IntegrationDatabase Integration – Parsing html – Parsing html data from the current State Sexual data from the current State Sexual Offender Registry Web siteOffender Registry Web site

Publication of Sex Offender's Registry on Publication of Sex Offender's Registry on Hartford Police Website Hartford Police Website

Operational ComponentOperational Component

Lead Detective responsible for compliance Lead Detective responsible for compliance enforcement and arrest warrant serviceenforcement and arrest warrant service

476 Registered Sex Offenders476 Registered Sex Offenders**– 175 on Probation175 on Probation– 26 on Parole26 on Parole– 275 Non-Supervised 275 Non-Supervised

122 Currently Out of Compliance122 Currently Out of Compliance

Compliance and Warrant Field OperationsCompliance and Warrant Field Operations

*Number fluctuation.*Number fluctuation.

Management ConceptManagement Concept

Neighborhood Policing PlanNeighborhood Policing Plan– Two DivisionsTwo Divisions– Four DistrictsFour Districts– Eight ZonesEight Zones

Sex Offenders mapped by Zone for Sex Offenders mapped by Zone for effective and efficient police management effective and efficient police management Zone Commanders disseminate Sex Zone Commanders disseminate Sex Offender Compliance Info to field Offender Compliance Info to field personnel for continued monitoringpersonnel for continued monitoring

Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment

Risk Assessment Committee Risk Assessment Committee

Implementation of a Sex Offender Tier Implementation of a Sex Offender Tier System and CategorizationSystem and Categorization

Implementation of the ‘Adam Walsh Child Implementation of the ‘Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act’ Protection and Safety Act’

Continued partnership with Probation, Continued partnership with Probation, Parole and the State Police Sex Offender Parole and the State Police Sex Offender Registry UnitRegistry Unit

Ransom Moody (GPS)Ransom Moody (GPS)

Released 8/31/07Released 8/31/07

SORU Contact 9/7/07SORU Contact 9/7/07

GPS Track 9/26/07GPS Track 9/26/07

Currently in New Currently in New Haven FacilityHaven Facility