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Misguided Measures - New Sex Offender Laws May Cause Bigger Problems Than They Prevent

View the article here Old, but still relevant. 03/07/2007 By JIM AVILA, MARY HARRIS and CHRIS FRANCESCANI - ABC News Law & Justice Unit Megan Kanka, Polly Klaas, Jessica Lunsford -- the names break your heart at their very mention. All were victims of child sex predators. But laws passed in their names may be making matters worse. Across the nation, communities and legislators are enacting a wide variety of new laws to fight back against sex offenders. Some communities have set residency restrictions on sex offenders, others require GPS monitoring, and in Ohio there's a proposal that would require registered sex offenders to put bright green license plates on their vehicles. But a growing chorus of experts said that many laws targeting sex offenders have backfired...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).