Pros And Cons Of Sex Offenders

Many of the laws for sexual violence were placed after certain crimes. For example, Megan’s law require law enforcement to notify citizens when sex offenders live nearby them. Now there are websites available to the public that contain information about the sex offender. At first these websites contained only information about violent criminals, however now it include even non violent offender. Some of the less serious offenses include consensual sex with a minor, urinating in public, having sex in public, and sexting. Lancaster states, “...studies show, is costly, ineffective, and may even encourage recidivism by shutting ex offenders out of employment and housing and giving them “nothing to lose”(Lancaster 10).

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“Pros and Cons of Sex Offender Rules Still Debated.” The Washington Times,

The Washington Times, 1 Nov. 2014, www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/1/pros-and-cons-of-sex-offender-rules-still-debated/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2017.

Megan’s Law was a result of the case of Megan Kanka. She was raped and strangled by a neighbor. He was arrested and confessed and it was then they found out that he was a convicted sex offender. People support the family and the law. Megan’s Law was passed 3 months after her death. There are some people who believe that this law has been successful, while others think that it is necessary for some offenders but not everyone. After Megan’s Law was passed, some people questioned its constitutionality. A study funded the U.S Justice Department showed that this law did not prevent first time offenses or on re-offending. One of the reason is because many of the registered sex offender are convicted of statutory rape. Fletcher Duddy, a director at the state’s Office of the Public Defender, says that the law’s intent is good, but it doesn’t do what it is supposed to do. For example, he says if an adult is dating a minor and even the family knows about it, the adult is still violating the law and would be seen as a sex