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Megan's Law

"In 1979, he confessed to the attempted sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl in the blue-collar suburb of Piscataway. He was given a suspended sentence, on condition that he undergo therapy." (Crime) He never went to therapy and was then sentenced to serve nine months in a county jail. Shortly after his was released from jail, he was arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl. "He pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault and attempting to cause serious bodily injury to the girl. He spent six years at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel." (Crime) The police were convinced that the disappearance of Megan was connected to one of the men in the rented house across the street from her own house. It wasn't until 24 hours after Megan disappeared that the trail would lead back to Jesse and spawned the making of Megan's Law. .
             When sexual offenders were rearrested they were much more likely to be arrested for another sex offense. Sex offender registration laws are necessary because:.
            
             • Sex offenders pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody;.
            
             • Protecting the public from sex offenders is a primary governmental interest;.
            
             • The privacy interests of persons convicted of sex offenses are less important than the government's interest in public safety;.
            
             • Release of certain information about sex offenders to public agencies and the general public will assist in protecting the public safety. (Klaas).
             Rapists that were released were found to be "10.5 times as likely as non-rapists to be re-arrested for rape." (Legal) Of those individuals that had been incarcerated for sexual assault they "were 7.5 times as likely as those convicted of other crimes to be re-arrested for a sexual assault." (Legal) Statistics on the "recidivism rates among sex offenders vary widely according to the crime." (Christian) Those involved in familial assaults "re-offend at rates of 6 to 10 percent, repeat rapists at 39 percent, and predatory pedophiles at 52 percent.


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1. Megan's Law

The Federal Law H.R 2137, commonly known as Megan's Law, was put into action in 1996 after the rape and murder of seven year old Megan Kanka. ... In order for Megan's Law to truly be effective, the original statutes outlined in the New Jersey version of Megan's law, must be implemented in the Federal Version. ... Johnson, are all public advocates and supporters for Megan's Law. ... Megan's Law has the power to change lives. ... Megan's Law will help to do this. ...

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2. Megans Law

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3. Megan

Megan's Law For Those of you who do not know this law was named for Megan Kanka, a little seven year-old girl whose life was ended prematurely when she was raped and strangled in 1994 by a neighbor, a twice-convicted pedophile named Jesse Timmendequas. ... However despite much controversy Megan`s Law is constitutional. ... Megan`s law is the first step in recoginizing our need for stronger legislation to protest our innocent children from sexual predators. Megan`s law is the floor, not the ceiling. Even with Megan`s law we need alot mor...

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4. The New Era of Cyberbullying

One large scale example that brought about a new law is the story of Megan Meier. Megan committed suicide after being cyber-bullied through the networking site, Myspace. ... A case like Megan's has brought attention to the public about cyberbullying (Alcorn, 2008). Megan Meier's mother, Tina Meier has become a huge advocate for laws and regulations on internet harassment and issues that deal with cyberbullying. ... Lori Drew, the mother of one of Megan's friends and neighbor had logged onto the site as 16-year-old Josh Evans and started the harassment of Megan (Alcorn, 2008). ...

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5. Making Sex Offenders Known to the Public

Megan's Law according to the Columbia encyclopedia "is a state or federal statute that requires the notification of public organizations and private citizens when a convicted sex offender has been released from prison and is present in the community. Megan's Law was created after the 1994 rape and murder of seven year old Megan Kanka. Megan Kanka was a seven year old girl from New Jersey who was lured to the house of a twice convicted sex offender. ... Later that day a search party was formed to look for Megan and the man who committed this crime even offered to help look for her. .....

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6. Child Abuse

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7. Compare And Contrast

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8. Sex Offender Registry

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