Sexual is a major problem in the United States, especially in certain states such as California. Legislator have passed numerous laws to try to reduce the number of victims. One of the measurements taken to reduce recidivism is the sex registry. There are now websites available that contains the sex offenders’ name, address, and photograph. These registries main purpose is to prevent future sex crimes and to reduce recidivism. The purpose of the registry is good because the public has the right to know about sex offenders who live nearby them. However, the registry is not meeting its goals and may be encouraging recidivism. The sex offender registry should be changed to make it fair and effective. Sex offender registries are not effective because …show more content…
Over the years legislators have passed several law. The first law that passed was 1994 Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Act. This act was made because of the case of 11 year old Jacob Wetterling who was abducted while riding his bike near his home. This act required sex offenders to register with local authorities. Later on in 1996, a 7 year old girl named Megan Kanka was raped and murdered by her neighbor. Later on the Kanka family found that her murderer had a prior sex conviction. This tragedy led legislator to propose and pass the law known as Megan’s law. Megan’s law amended Wetterling Act. This law required all 50 states to notify the public of any sex offenders that live nearby them. The act resulted in law enforcement establishing a system that includes informations such as the sex offender’s photograph, address, and name that the public could access themselves. In addition, in 2006, Adam Walsh Act was signed which required law enforcement to categorized the sex offenders into a 3-level tier system. Those at 1-tier registers for 15 years, 2-tier registers for 25 years, and the 3-tier registers for life. It also promoted Internet safety. Many people have questioned the effectiveness of these …show more content…
Public urination is considered criminal offenses in California and other states. Most of these offenders are forced to register as a sex offender even though it is the first time they committed this offense. This offense will remain in their record and would affect him or her when applying for a job or for a house because these offenders are seen as sex offenders. The majority of the public of the worst such as a rapist when they hear sex offender. This penalty does not suit this offense because sometimes people need to relieve themselves, but there is no restrooms. When people have to go the have to go. It is a nonviolent act and therefore deserve a different penalty. In addition, people can also be put on the sex offender registry for having sex in public places. Any exposure of the genitalia and women's breast is considered a misdemeanor and can serve time in prison and pay a fine. This is morally and ethically wrong but once again it is nonviolent. This usually happens between boyfriends and girlfriends and even between spouse. Their intent is not to harm anyone. They usually do it because they want to try something new and something exciting. Of course this disturbing to see, especially for children but there is no physical or emotional harm done to the public. There better alternative solution to these types of cases. For example, law enforcement can increase