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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 12 page report discusses the
debate over the constitutionality of sexual registration laws (i.e. “Megan’s Law”). Are sex
offenders subjected to additional punishment even after they have served prison time for
their crime because they must register their whereabouts with a law enforcement agency?
Or is the public’s need to know of greater concern? The issues surrounding such
questions are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Page Count:
12 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWsexreg.rtf
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The argument is that such people have thrown their rights away when they made the decision to commit such heinous acts. The fact of whether or not such men are
"sick" or were abused when they themselves were children is not as important as assuring that they are never allowed to act on their perversions again. Such a mindset is
self-righteous but self-righteous with good reason. The need to protect certain citizens, most commonly women and children, from the actions of sex offenders from the predators who will take advantage
of any situation to act on their desires and needs has generally outweighed any consideration of the rights of the offender. However, if one stops and considers the issue
from a purely legal and constitutional perspective rather than from emotional repulsion and personal outrage, the argument has to shift. After all, when a person has committed a crime, then
served his or her (presumably his in terms of being a sex offender) time, undergone treatment, and has apparently been rehabilitated . . . he has the right to return
to society and live a life unencumbered by the "prejudice" and assumptions of his fellow citizens. Or does he? Are there legal differentiations between crimes? Is it more important to
register a sex offender than a convicted drug dealer or armed robber? Should there be an armed robber or drug dealer "registry"? No doubt, there are those who think
there should be. What rights does the person have who was once convicted of having committed a sex offense? Does the nature of the crime negate the offenders individual civil
rights as an American? Because sexual offense crimes so offend the sensibilities of "normal" law-abiding citizens, should rights granted by the Constitution simply be ignored? All of these questions present
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