Lectures to address community concerns about sex offenders

In response to the present and growing concern among Jefferson County communities about registered sex offenders living in Jeffco, the Sheriff's Office will present a series of free public lectures.

Investigator Diane Obbema of the Sheriff's Office Crimes Against Children Unit is in charge of the department's sex offender registry.  In her career, she has done extensive work in investigating sex offenders, specifically in cases involving child victims.  She will present a lecture entitled Community Awareness: Sex Offenders on four different occasions this spring. Each lecture will run from 7 - 8 p.m., with an opportunity for questions at the end.

The lecture will include information on:

         The purpose of the sex offender registry

         Registration requirements/process

         Yearly address verifications

         Failure to register

         Sheriff's Office online sex offender database

         Sexually violent predators and community notification

         What information is available and what is confidential

         Personal safety/child safety

         The public's rights and the offender's rights

         Other resources for more information

The lectures are open to Jefferson County residents.  The schedule of lectures is as follows: