All crimes are heinous but sex crimes are especially horrendous. Acts of sex crimes can not only completely violate someone in a physical sense, but also mentally for the rest of their lives. Several laws have been passed within the last twenty years to deter sex offenders. Theses laws are called SORN ( Sex Offender Registration and Notification ) Three major SORN laws are the Jacob Wetterling Act, Megan 's Law, & The Adam Walsh Act. Some people tend to sympathize more for murders more than sex offenders. This is especially common with in prisons. Sex offenders in prison are more likely to receive violent acts from other inmates than any other crime. Sex offenders are looked down upon by society regardless but especially when a child is involved. Children are so pure and innocent, it’s only normal to cringe at the thought of someone abusing a child, let alone sexually abusing one. However our perception of what , and who, and how sex offenders are , maybe not be
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Family members of registered sex offenders face serious collateral consequences as well. Not many stop to think about the impacts these SORN laws have on the family members of RSO. Families also get victimized to acts of vigilantism, such as physical violence, threats and other harassment, especially those who live with the offenders. This creates a stigma , and stress level of family members of RSOs account for 86% and fear for being safe 49% (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Even the children of RSOs were felt comprised. 58% of children who have at least one parents who is a RSO, reported to have been treated differently by both the staff as well as their other peers at school. (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Moreover, children of RSOs also reported some sort of ridicule, teasing, depression, anxiety, fear, or anger besides the factors mentioned above (Tewksbury and Levenson,
Family members of registered sex offenders face serious collateral consequences as well. Not many stop to think about the impacts these SORN laws have on the family members of RSO. Families also get victimized to acts of vigilantism, such as physical violence, threats and other harassment, especially those who live with the offenders. This creates a stigma , and stress level of family members of RSOs account for 86% and fear for being safe 49% (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Even the children of RSOs were felt comprised. 58% of children who have at least one parents who is a RSO, reported to have been treated differently by both the staff as well as their other peers at school. (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Moreover, children of RSOs also reported some sort of ridicule, teasing, depression, anxiety, fear, or anger besides the factors mentioned above (Tewksbury and Levenson,