Sex offender registration

A juvenile, who commits a sexual crime, may have to register as a sex offender no matter what age they are. When it comes to registering a young criminal as a sex offender, it has it’s pros and cons. The first reason why requiring a juvenile to become a sex offender is to keep the community wary about their neighbors (Reddington and Kreisel, 2009). Those who move into a new area would like to know whether or not there’s potential danger in the area. Even if the sex offender is 13 years of age, I believe there could still be a danger to the society, especially if there’s a newborn or a preschool student moving in the same area as well. The second benefit in forcing juveniles to register as a sexual offender is for deterrence purposes (Reddington…

P.L. 109-248 “Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2006” The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), also known as Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 2006, was signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 27, 2006 in recognition of the abduction and murder of Adam Walsh, a six-year-old boy, exactly twenty-five years prior. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the policy’s intent is to “protect the public from sex offenders…

Should the names of registered sex offenders be available to the public? By: Kaalynn Jackson On May 20, 2010, Governor Perdue signed into law House Bill 571. It made important changes to Georgia’s sex offender registry laws. Employment and residence restrictions were reduced. The restrictions that apply to a person is now based on the restrictions which were in place in the law at the time of the offense conduct. If the offense conduct occurred prior to June 4, 2003, the employment and…

Today, there are many sex offenders residing in the United States. Many of the offenders get out of jail or complete their punishment and move to neighborhoods that other citizens live in. Therefore, people like to know who the sex offenders are that live by them. This is because people want to ensure that their kids are safe and they are safe. Many states have adopted website that enable people to track the sex offenders who live near their residences. There are many ways to manage high-risk…

Sex offender laws need to be reevaluated and modified to reflect current factual data and not represent media induced panic and public misconception. In the United States, in the name of public safety, registries for sex offenders have increased to nearly three-quarters of a million registrants. The lists include some violent repeat offenders, which was the original intent of the laws, but some states now require the registration of exhibitionists, “peeping Toms,” first time offenders when…

Distinguishing Marks for Sex Offenders A simple tattoo should be used to identify the sick minded individuals that have broken the natural laws of humanity. They should be marked on the facial area to allow those around them to immediately identify that person as a threat. Sex offenders are quite uncontrolled by changing their identities to evade police, therefore showing that observation after release is not the best solution. Another benefit of a distinguishing mark is that it would lower the…

Sex Offender Registration Laws Sex laws can be traced back as far as the early 1800's. Many of these laws were created for religious reasons, a lot from religions like Christianity. These laws had varying forms of punishments for these crimes, the lowest punishment being a fine and the most extreme would be death. During the 1930's J. Edgar Hoover had made sex crimes a huge focus point in the United States. Also during this time they started looking for methods to help treat and reform…

watch it again. I do think it was good for me to watch because before I had seen this movie, I honestly thought that no sex offender should ever be released once caught. I know that that is a rough opinion to have, but this movie has positively changed my views about that. Walter has had a rough life. He was convicted child molester. He spend 12 years of his life in prison. He is now out and not friend or family wants to talk to him. I can imagine returning to the life outside of the bars is…

I think this is good because Sex offenders, just like any other criminals are more likely to commit their mistake again and I would not want myself or anyone else to be around one of them. We have to protect our society and do whatever we can and knowing the names of sex offenders gives us the chance to be more alert and think twice if to trust them or not. On the other side it can be also be a bad thing because It does not make any sense to punish anyone for such a long time and making them…

Life after Prison When most people think of individuals that have been labeled sex offenders in their area, there is not much remorse or empathy felt toward them. All sex offenders are characterized as child molesting sex enthusiasts when in reality, that’s not always factual. When a person commits a crime qualifying them as a federal sex offender, their life has changed forever in the worst way. The magnitude of the crime is almost always irrelevant and treatment is level in the eyes of the…