Kansas Importing Sexual Offenders From MO (Harris: apartments, sex offenders, neighborhood)

[AnywhereElse]

This started in 2018 from what I can tell: https://www.kake.com/story/38187852/...-from-missouri

"The report by the Columbia Missourian said that roughly 512 former Missouri registrants moved to Kansas in the last two years, 2500 to other states in the Midwest. The KBI responded to KAKE News late Monday to say that number was lower, at just more than 420."

Imagine how many have relocated. Because we have a son that is vulnerable, I always check the KBI sexual offender listing. I have found that they are continuing to move into the state, and worse yet, end up living near schools or in apartments overlooking the playground. There are no living restrictions for sexual offenders: https://www.theoutspokenoffender.com...-restrictions/

I have to wonder why our public elected officials are so generous when it comes to sexual offenders.

Always check the neighborhood with the KBI registrations. Not all do reoffend,

Recidivism and Child Molesters.

"Overall, follow-up studies typically find sexual recidivism rates of 10%-15% after five years, 20% after 10 years, and 30%-40% after 20 years (see, Hanson, Morton, & Harris, 2003)."

Actually, Kansas is among the top 10 states with the most registered sex offenders:

https://www.kake.com/story/40991574/...-sex-offenders

A rather high "ick" factor!

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by AnywhereElse

This started in 2018 from what I can tell: https://www.kake.com/story/38187852/...-from-missouri

"The report by the Columbia Missourian said that roughly 512 former Missouri registrants moved to Kansas in the last two years, 2500 to other states in the Midwest. The KBI responded to KAKE News late Monday to say that number was lower, at just more than 420."

Imagine how many have relocated. Because we have a son that is vulnerable, I always check the KBI sexual offender listing. I have found that they are continuing to move into the state, and worse yet, end up living near schools or in apartments overlooking the playground. There are no living restrictions for sexual offenders: https://www.theoutspokenoffender.com...-restrictions/

I have to wonder why our public elected officials are so generous when it comes to sexual offenders.

Always check the neighborhood with the KBI registrations. Not all do reoffend,

Recidivism and Child Molesters.

"Overall, follow-up studies typically find sexual recidivism rates of 10%-15% after five years, 20% after 10 years, and 30%-40% after 20 years (see, Hanson, Morton, & Harris, 2003)."

Actually, Kansas is among the top 10 states with the most registered sex offenders:

https://www.kake.com/story/40991574/...-sex-offenders

A rather high "ick" factor!

There could be a lot of reasons for this and the article does not explain why the states have different rates. Could be some states have tougher laws, could be some don't keep accurate track of their offenders, lots of possible reasons.

For example, some states may be soft on putting a sex offender label on people and others less so...so ironically that state and those around it may have higher numbers of registered sex offenders where the other state does not.

Just too much unknown to know if we're getting apples and oranges comparison.

[AnywhereElse]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

There could be a lot of reasons for this and the article does not explain why the states have different rates. Could be some states have tougher laws, could be some don't keep accurate track of their offenders, lots of possible reasons.

For example, some states may be soft on putting a sex offender label on people and others less so...so ironically that state and those around it may have higher numbers of registered sex offenders where the other state does not.

Just too much unknown to know if we're getting apples and oranges comparison.

They keep coming. KS has lax laws when it comes to sexual offenders, so why wouldn't that be a draw. They let pedos live by the schools.

So, one must ask themselves just what kind of lawmakers does KS elect? Obviously, they don't see sexual offenses has the big deal that a few other states do.

I remember a case some years ago where an employee of a state-contracted facility was having sexual relations with a patient, a 33 year old woman that functioned at the level of a 3 year old. While he was fired from the facility, the judge said since the woman might have given consent, there was no crime. As the mother of a son with Down syndrome who is 35 years old and functions at the level of about a 4 year old, that judge's moral compass and understanding of people with developmental disabilities, was unbelievable.

One keeps hearing about KS being a bunch of Bible thumpers, well, that church on every corner is deceiving!

Everyone needs to be aware that KS is lax when it comes to sexual offenders if that sort of thing bothers them.

Comparing "apples and oranges"? Hundreds are relocating to KS, so does it matter why they are coming? Not to me!

[Mathguy]

In order to have an informed and productive discussion on the topic it would be useful to have supporting information about claims like "they let pedos live by schools" along with a comparison to say MO.

The reason this can be apples\oranges is that people do move and so 250 moving a year from MO to KS is supplied but how many moved from KS to MO is not so we don't have a net number.