U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)

The SMART Office: Open for Business

Date Published
July 2007
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
SMART

The Sex Offender Registry Tool

Date Published
March 2015
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Measurement/Evaluation Device, Instructional Material, Factsheet
Agencies
SMART-Sponsored

SMART Office Welcomes New Director

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katie Sullivan (left) swears in Kendel Ehrlich as the Director of the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking on March 16.

In March, the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking welcomed a new Director, Kendel Ehrlich. She previously served as the Deputy Director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy. In that position, Kendel specialized in external communications combatting the opioid crisis with particular emphasis on ONDCP's High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and Drug-Free Communities programs.

Prior to joining the...

SMART Forges Partnerships to Manage Sex Offenders

people
Opening speakers at the 2019 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability included (from left) Theresa Faris, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes; John R. Lausch Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Dawn Doran, acting SMART Office Director; Stacie B. Harris, National Coordinator for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, Department of Justice; and John F. Clark, President/CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

On July 27, 1981, 6-year-old Adam Walsh entered a Florida department store with his mother. He was abducted by a stranger, and his remains were found two weeks later. The tragedy of the young boy's murder—a brutal crime that was never brought to trial—shocked the nation. His devastated family and supporters channeled their grief and anger in a positive way―to protect other children from sexual...

Law Enforcement Resources

OJP, along with DOJ partners, are committed to supporting and protecting America's law enforcement. Featured resources include officer safety & wellness, DOJ resources, VALOR, tribal law enforcement, and helping law enforcement combat opioids.