The new Arizona Sex Offender Management Board appointed a leader earlier this month. And the board is still working to formally establish its purpose and mission statement.
State lawmakers gave funding to the Arizona Department of Public Safety to create the board, which will develop statewide standards for the supervision, treatment and management of sex offenders.
The Pinal County attorney says this will make for more consistent accountability measures.
Beth Goulden, with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, was elected to chair the nearly 30-member board at its first meeting.
According to the October meeting minutes, the agenda in November will include more foundational processes including electing a vice chair and establishing objectives.
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The Tucson Police Department recently encrypted its radio communications, effectively blocking the public from listening. -
A member of the Chandler City Council is calling for the swift completion of an internal review of an off-duty Phoenix police sergeant’s behavior at a student protest against ICE in January. -
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed “Cade’s Law: If you See Something, Say Something,” which aims to hold accountable adults who use social media or texts to push a child to take their own life. -
The attending physician at the private clinic in Hermosillo that administered the IVs that allegedly led to eight deaths is still at large. -
A former Peoria high school teacher and soccer coach is facing federal charges and is under investigation for allegations that she groomed a student while he was a minor. Haley Beck was fired from her job at Centennial High School in March.
