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Putting The Brakes On The Preventive State: Challenging Residency Restrictions On Child Sex Offenders In Illinois Under The Ex Post Facto Clause, Michelle Olson
Putting The Brakes On The Preventive State: Challenging Residency Restrictions On Child Sex Offenders In Illinois Under The Ex Post Facto Clause, Michelle Olson
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
This Comment explores whether a viable challenge to residency restrictions on child sex offenders in Illinois exists under the Ex Post Facto Clauses of the federal and state constitutions. It also recounts the history of sex offender regulation in Illinois and explores the social and political environment that fostered the emergence of residency restrictions in the state. Part I provides a brief overview of the history and purpose of the Ex Post Facto Clause. It also highlights the recent resurgence of preventive lawmaking; that is, laws that work to prevent crime rather than detect and investigate it, and laws that …
Update: Coppa Is Ineffective Legislation! Next Steps For Protecting Youth Privacy Rights In The Social Networking Era, Lauren A. Matecki
Update: Coppa Is Ineffective Legislation! Next Steps For Protecting Youth Privacy Rights In The Social Networking Era, Lauren A. Matecki
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
In 1998, Congress passed the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in response to growing concerns over the dissemination of children's personal information over the Internet. Under COPPA's provisions, websites are prohibited from collecting personal information from children under the age of twelve without "verifiable parental consent." While in theory COPPA sought to provide parents the control over their children's personal information on the Internet, its practical effect causes websites to attempt to ban children through age screening mechanisms that remain largely ineffective.Twelve years after the passage of COPPA, the landscape of the Internet is dramatically changed. Social networking websites …