2006: Kentucky has 265 juveniles convicted of sexual offenses as public offenders under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). According to Kentucky Revised Statutes, at the point of disposition, the district court judge has the authority to declare a juvenile a ‘Juvenile Sexual Offender' or allow the juvenile to remain a public offender convicted of a sexual offense. DJJ implemented the Juvenile Sex Offender Management Program. The program's primary goal is to enhance public safety by providing sexual offender treatment with resources to prevent relapse and to promote the development of the juveniles toward being productive law-abiding adults. The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet will subgrant funds to the Department of Juvenile Justice to conduct an analysis of the training needs and initiate training development for staff and community stakeholders to address the issue of juvenile sex offender management.
2005: The Kentucky Department of Corrections is committed to the safety of the community, while addressing the needs of adult sex offenders. The Kentucky Department of Corrections, in collaboration with other stakeholder agencies and individuals, will use funding to evaluate current sex offender management practices in Kentucky, address gaps in offender management, and implement programs or policies to address these gaps. Additionally, further evaluation will be conducted upon completion of the initial implementation phase to determine if gaps were appropriately addressed, and if further problems arose from strategies that were instituted.
