Adam Walsh Act (AWA)

August 1, 2011:
Federal Adam Walsh Act/SORNA Compliancy Deadline of July 27, 2011 for all 50 States Has Come and Gone
(See Bulletin Board Posting #367)

On June 24, 2010 the SMART office announced that 38 out of the 47 states that are not yet AWA compliant have requested another extension until July 2011.
Virginia has NOT requested an extension.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/smart/pdfs/SORNA_Extensions_Granted.pdf

On May 18, 2010 the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General has Proposed Changes to the Adam Walsh Act/SORNA Guidelines for the States to Follow. Public Comment is Needed by July 13, 2010! (See Bulletin Board Posting #225)

Final Guidelines July 2008:
AWA- SORNA Final Guidelines June 2008.pdf

Library of Congress:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.4472

Practitioner’s Guide to the Adam Walsh Act, By Lori McPherson:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/smart/pdfs/practitioner_guide_awa.pdf

How the Adam Walsh Act Restricts Access to Evidence, By Ian N. Friedman; Kristina Walter:
http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/0/63becb18a7f11a9f8525729e005153dd?OpenDocument

National Conference of State Legislators:
http://www.ncsl.org/standcomm/sclaw/walshact.htm

September 18, 2008 Testimony of Charles Sullivan, Co-Director of CURE on AWA:
http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/Sullivan080918.pdf

Sex Offender Support & Education Network:
www.sosen.us/

SOSEN Adam Walsh Act (AWA) Brochure 2010:
SOSEN Adam Walsh Act Bochure

SOSEN AWA An Empirical Study 2010:
SOSEN AWA Empirical Study

SOSEN AWA Assessments Brochure 2010:
SOSEN Assessments Brochure