Another (ineffective?) sex offender restriction

I have not yet seen any evidence that sex offender restrictions are effective; many say, as detailed here, that they actually harm public safety.  Nevertheless, this article from my local paper details that a town in central Ohio is considering a new twist on sex offender restrictions:

Upper Arlington is proposing tough restrictions on sexual offenders that would limit not only where they can live, but also where they can work.  State law already forbids sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school.  And several cities in Franklin County, including Hilliard and Reynoldsburg, have passed or are considering additional prohibitions. But none has restrictions on where offenders may work.

“I’m not aware of an employment restriction anywhere in the state. As far as I know this is a first,” said David Singleton, executive director of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, a nonprofit, public-interest law firm based in Cincinnati.

Some related posts:

• Strong editorial against residency restrictions
• Opposition to Iowa’s residency restrictions
• The scattered law of sex offender residency restrictions
• The unintended consequences of residency restrictions
• NPR (and more) on sex offender restrictions
• Is GPS tracking a better way?
• Liberty versus security in the war on … sex offenders
• A potent and important prosecutorial statement against sex offender residency restrictions

UPDATE:  Over here at Sex Crimes, Corey Yung has a thoughtful and nuanced post about work restrictions for sex offenders.  He also has a lot of other interesting new posts on topics ranging from the Duke case to criminal adultry laws.