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The Legal See-Saw: The Rights Of The Sex Offender V. The Perception Of A Safe Community, Brittany E. Kane
The Legal See-Saw: The Rights Of The Sex Offender V. The Perception Of A Safe Community, Brittany E. Kane
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The question of how to safely deal with convicted sex offenders upon release from incarceration has been an ongoing hotly-debated topic within American society for decades, with one of the earliest approaches to dealing with these criminals dating back to the 1930s (Petrunik 486). Although it is universally acknowledged that sex crimes are deemed wrong from both the criminal and moral aspect, indecision exists with respect to the constitutionality and effectiveness of current legislation in place for the offenders to maintain rehabilitation and keep neighborhoods safe. Statutes, such as the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration …