CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -First in India: Kerala to set up a sex offenders registry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Out of all the states, Oregon has the largest percentage of sex offenders with 688 for every 100, 000 people. Maryland, on the other hand, has the lowest percentage, with only 125 for every 100, 000 people.

Detailed explanation-3: -The national registry of sex offenders, maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau, has a database of offenders convicted under charges of rape, gang rape, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences and eve teasing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1994 Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Act, required states to implement a sex-offender registration program.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jacob Wetterling Act of 1994 Jacob’s mother, Patty Wetterling, current chair of National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, led a community effort to implement a sex offender registration requirement in Minnesota and, subsequently, nationally.