Law enforcement agents are gathering on the coast this week to learn about Georgia's sex offender registry, but some won't be attending because their agencies can't afford the training.
Georgia's 14,000 registered sex offenders pay $250 dollars a year to have their whereabouts and proximity to schools, churches and other sites tracked. But the money goes to the state and not the Georgia Sheriffs who do the tracking.
Terry Norris, Executive Director of the Georgia's Sheriffs Assocation, says that leaves many smaller agencies, in particular, short-changed. Norris says, "That was one provision that we tried to affect two years ago and it just didn't happen."
Some rural counties have seen an influx in registered sex offenders who are trying to find places to live away from urban areas.
This week on St. Simons Island, the GSA is holding a 2-day training for law enforcement agents on registry issues, but the state won't reimburse agencies for the training.
Georgia's 14,000 registered sex offenders pay $250 dollars a year to have their whereabouts and proximity to schools, churches and other sites tracked. But the money goes to the state and not the Georgia Sheriffs who do the tracking.
Terry Norris, Executive Director of the Georgia's Sheriffs Assocation, says that leaves many smaller agencies, in particular, short-changed. Norris says, "That was one provision that we tried to affect two years ago and it just didn't happen."
Some rural counties have seen an influx in registered sex offenders who are trying to find places to live away from urban areas.
This week on St. Simons Island, the GSA is holding a 2-day training for law enforcement agents on registry issues, but the state won't reimburse agencies for the training.
