Offenders Quotations

Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend. The national mental health strategy recognises the important role adult learning can play for people recovering from mental illness.

The Taliban outlawed wearing polish in the late 1990s, punishing some offenders by amputating a fingertip. Importing polish was banned only in July 2001, which suggests that women were still wearing painted nails within the safety of their homes.

The perceived conduct of Vision House owner Michael O'Sullivan is counterproductive for offenders under community supervision, so I must relocate this small group to more appropriate housing.

We're investigating whether its appropriate for the offenders that are under our watch to live there.

We're asking for a recognition that these are child offenders and they should have access to parole hearings.

We didn't want our system so stuffed with nonviolent offenders that we were paroling violent offenders. What makes sense is to use those resources for your most violent offenders.

We've seen great success at Sheridan in dealing with drug offenders and hope that we will be able to replicate that success.

We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.

We are talking dozens and dozens of sex offenders - mainly from just four states that report the employers names.

Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi -- all three -- are trying to get a handle on which offenders they don't have and where they might be.

Sex offenders don't wear a mark on their forehead

Sex offenders don't like the bright light of publicity. They don't like the public to have knowledge of who they are and where they live.

Most people who are sex offenders plea bargain, often because the victims themselves don't want to testify. If the minimum sentence is 25 years, no one would ever plead to a sex offense.

Nevada leads the nation in our efforts to prevent this despicable crime by requiring sex offenders to be properly registered before they are issued a driver's license. Other states should follow Nevada's lead.

Nobody wants it right next door. These are the type of offenders ... who are not a true danger to the community, but there's a perception that they're still inmates.

People will be shocked to see how safe it is to live in New York City. Victims and offenders are pretty much pulled from the same background. Very often, young victims have young killers. Very often, the victim and killer knew each other.

Nearly 100,000 sex offenders remain unregistered, and are moving freely about the country; the risk that they may strike again grows every day.

One of the problems that we're having today is treating all sex offenders as equally dangerous - and using one-size-fits-all strategy to prevent sexual recidivism.

If we get repeat offenders or something, we could park somebody.

I am greatly concerned that known sex offenders who may have relocated to your state may take advantage of their anonymity and harm children once again.

I believe that, if the parole board decide it's necessary, such offenders should stay behind bars for the whole of their sentence and then be closely supervised for years after their release.

He will be assigned to our special offenders unit. He'll be watched very closely.

We're protecting offenders from false accusations. We're not stiff-arming anybody, and it's not an additional punishment.

I think that the Koval case demonstrates we cannot rely on sex offenders for honest information about their whereabouts.

I think this is the best way to deter high-risk offenders -- including sexual predators -- from committing new crimes because we will know where they are if it happens.

It is not satisfactory that there are so many data sources. I will see if it's possible to align List 99 with the Sex Offenders Register and indeed with the other data sources.

It is a resolution that is standard for first-time offenders with no other criminal history or arrests and individuals with a history of drug addiction.

Just ask the violent offenders that I have successfully tried and prosecuted myself, ... Go ask them if my failing the bar had anything to with my abilities as a prosecutor. I am the most qualified candidate to be the district attorney.

Repeat offenders are the most dangerous drunks on the road.

People need to know there are sex offenders using the Internet. Whether they've been caught or not, whether they're registered or not, there are people out there who are using technology for their own benefit.

Justice must serve offenders and victims as well as the economy and the general public,

The argument came down to the fact that we wanted people to truly be able to identify sex offenders without confusion,

Most offenders will comply. They realize that they face strict punishment if they are found in violation.

Who gets two years on something like this? I've got first offenders getting more than that.

We don't feel like we have any habitual offenders at the airport. Otherwise they wouldn't be operating at the airport.

Treatment for drug-abusing offenders works, but we need to go beyond just treatment while they're incarcerated,

The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society.

Well, offenders who have offended against a family member or another relative or neighbor who has not committed a prior offense typically score low on these risk assessment instruments, particularly if they have not, do not have any prior criminal history.

We are receiving that list tonight, and we are making the same request of the state of Mississippi. The GBI is going to work on a plan to track down any of those registered sex offenders who may be in the state of Georgia.

The point that should be driven home, if we have repeat offenders or the situation happens time and time again with a certain individual, there's something more should be done than suspension.

When you're saddled with the fact that it's not low-level offenders and there's no accountability, it's doomed for failure.

Whereas the children had been protected originally, now a lot of these sex offenders are becoming their stepdads,

There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country, and statistics have shown that the recidivism rate for those criminals is high.

We're trying to do everything we can to ensure that we are in compliance with the federal legislation to have offenders who are on the Ontario registry go onto the national registry.

To say that the majority is high DUI and repeat offenders is not true.

There are 69 sex offenders now living in Surprise,

The presumption of innocence remains and protecting those offenders on the register from vigilantes is essential. However there must be a balance, as communities can have rights as well as individuals. Communities have the right to know who is within their midst that may be dangerous, in order to ensure the protection of our children.

We are encountering staggering proportions of violators or offenders we would have never imagined years ago,

When sex offenders know they're being watched, when they know they're being monitored, they are less likely to offend again. When they no longer believe they are being monitored or watched, they can be tempted to offend again.

But nobody will oppose that because there is already an unanimous decision by community members that offenders must be whipped. If a person tries to oppose the whip system, that person too would be arrested and whipped immediately for his or her opposition.

You have all these offenders in that area who could be anywhere. There is no mechanism in place for them to be registering as they should be.

What's happening now is that they are marrying these guys to get around the law. That's creating some concern, ... Whereas the children had been protected originally, now a lot of these sex offenders are becoming their stepdads.

We're going to try to remove violent offenders from the street. All types, for assaults, drug warrants, all sex crimes, child neglect, those sorts of things.

Victims of domestic violence need assistance and deserve justice, ... I commend the crime unit's efforts to put offenders behind bars and reach out to victims.

We count on our officers to closely scrutinize these offenders year-round. We don't see Halloween as a time to get serious about keeping an eye on offenders.

Either Ruth Kelly does not know how many sex offenders have been cleared to work in our schools, in which case she should tell anxious parents now. Or she does not know, in which case her department is shockingly incompetent.

Either Ruth Kelly does know how many sex offenders have been cleared to work in our schools, in which case she should tell anxious parents now. Or she does not know, in which case her department is shockingly incompetent.

Criminals usually don't want to be observed, so they leave when they spot us. We do what we call 'counter-loitering' stationing ourselves at a corner where people are loitering. It doesn't take long until we need to find a more interesting place to be. Chronic offenders have come to realize that we know them, and that we're bad for their business.

Crime rates go down when offenders must compensate their victims and responsible citizens are allowed to carry concealed arms.

The viciousness shown in shooting helpless animals must not go unpunished. Area residents have reason to be concerned. According to leading mental health professionals and law enforcement agencies, perpetrators of violent acts against animals are often repeat offenders who pose a serious threat not only to other animals but to the community as a whole.

These specialized courts offer enhanced victim safety while holding offenders accountable. Family violence victim advocates who are involved with these dockets will work closely with victims to relay their concerns to the court, develop safety plans and uphold the victims? rights to obtain helpful information about the progress of the case.

These Project Snowball arrests involve offenders from all walks of life, who live in every corner of the city. They only have one thing in common, and that is the criminal approach to their relationship with children.

The sheriff and IPD have taken it upon themselves to actually match individual officers with offenders and I think that's a very important step forward.

The system right now relies on sex offenders when they go to the police department to be honest when they give their address. When these high-risk sex offenders leave a hospital like Atascadero, we do investigative things to make sure they end up at that house.

Offenders tell children all these things, you're going to get in trouble, I'm going to be taken out of the home, you're not going to have your animals, you'll have to change schools, leave your friends, you're mom's going to jail.

Back in 2003, when I was home secretary, I introduced the victim surcharge on offenders to substantially expand the support available and, I hoped, the protection of witnesses who were brave enough to come forward.

A large number are pre-trial misdemeanor offenders and about 50 are released each week.

A lot of the people who come through here are repeat offenders and part of their problems are that they are having difficulty getting a job without a high school diploma. This new GED program is a stepping stone for them to start having a better life.

They know there are sex offenders hanging around the community center with kids and at the swimming pool, but they've lacked any legal mechanism to exclude them.

They might, even though it may not be legal, be able to effectively keep everyone out. It's a sophisticated way to keep sex offenders out of the city.

They make attempts to identify serial offenders and keep them out. These types of people are not wanted at cricket matches. If there's a cost-effective method of keeping them out, we'll certainly look into it.

They have a national reputation for dealing with problems related to child sex offenders and child abuse and sexual abuse in general.

This ordinance will give the citizens of the county a better tool for their law enforcement agency to use where they can identify where convicted offenders and predators live and it restricts where they can congregate.

There may be people, indeed, who shouldn't be living within 1,000 feet of a school, but offenders are approached with such a broad paint brush. I simply want people to consider the level of damage that this is doing to people's lives, and there is no evidence this is going to help anything.

They're going to be looking for DUI offenders and domestic violence. I think fireworks are going to be low on their agenda.

There's a small group of very high-risk sex offenders that there isn't any evidence out there that we have that they are able to be treated effectively.

As you know, there is unfortunately an element in every crowd that does not exhibit good sportsmanship. And when crowds grow to the size of those on a football game day, it takes only a very small percentage of offenders to ruin the day for so many.

As much as we sometimes go after repeat offenders it's a constant battle with people like this who go to jail and then come right back and commit crimes again. It's always a good thing to take people like Valle off the street.

For example, Georgia rarely sentences children to life without parole, but it has youth crimes rates lower than Missouri, which imposes the sentence on child offenders far more frequently, ... the harshest prison sentence possible.

It's almost like a shopping center for sex offenders to find and nurture kids who are minors.

It's a very good tool to confirm that offenders are abiding by the system we have them in. This gives us a chance to monitor them on an ongoing basis.

The officer sees two offenders pointing weapons directly at the officer at which time the officer, in defense of his life, shoots at the offenders and we have two fatal victims.

That program is for non-violent first offenders who have no criminal history. (Prosecutor) Rick (Reed) makes that final decision.

It's Motorola. They've been habitual offenders when it comes to earnings warnings.

Not all these people are eligible to be in apartments on their own, ... We found some sex offenders and some felons, people who have no credit at all.

They were out doing the tagging, and they're now cleaning up the sites that they've tagged. That's a very interesting process to have the actual offenders caught, gone through the court and now back working with us cleaning up the graffiti they created.

These people have no intention of following the rules and even when they register police can't just kick them out of the community, ... So, it's important that everybody pay attention to their surroundings. Sexual offenders don't look much different from anyone else.

I have some drug offenders who will probably get lucky and go free.

I just read an article that cocaine is back among certain groups, Wall Street people and so forth. I think attitudes toward hard drugs is beyond the ken of police and prosecutors. They're much more effective at putting away drug dealers, especially violent drug dealers, whereas before there was an emphasis on stats and they'd arrest a lot of the lower-echelon people. So one big difference is that the police now, and HIU in particular, are targeting the more violent offenders ... and getting the message out.

I just found out today we have seven sex offenders in this area.

I don't know, in particular what factors she wants to change from state to state, I can assume it means she wants to change the ability of known offenders being out on the street, increasing the length of prison terms and those types of things.

Generally, sex offenders are people we like to keep track of because they're likely to re-offend, ... That's why we don't like it when they disappear. They kind of float down at the bottom layers of society and go unnoticed.

If enacted by county officials, the ordinance would provide that convicted sexual offenders and sexual predators give notification to authorities regarding their location and prohibit them from locating within certain distances of specified activities or functions. The county (currently) does not have any ordinance like this.

I certainly would endorse and support any legislation that would give those types of offenders the ability to appeal their registration process.

I certainly think that's an area we need to look strongly at as to how everyone has to register and the types of offenders that don't really need to be on (it).

The offender never pardons.

To destroy an offender cannot benefit society so much as to redeem him.

Forgiveness is choosing to see your offender with different eyes.

The justice system has opened a revolving door to let repeat offenders out of custody. These people are predators, and they are preying on our children.

The truth is, ... the only way to protect children from these sex offenders is to incarcerate them for the rest of their lives.