Do the benefits of sex offender registries outweigh the privacy concerns of the offenders?
596841
I think these monsters lost ANY "civil liberties" they may have ever had when they chose to violate a child.  What about the childrens' civil liberties?\n\nI'm sorry, I have no sympathy for them whatsoever.  Furthermore, they're almost never rehabilitated.  They do it again and again and again.
227409
The attached link is to the national sex offender registry.  Near the top in the center of the home page there is a link that will take you to each states sex offender registry. (That is for each state that has a registry).  Hope this helps\n\n\n\n\nhttp://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/registry.htm
39497
I think the history of the list is different from state to state as far as when it first came into existence. \n\nI also think that it should exist, however, it should be more specific about the offense or divide the list into several groups. Some offenders were at college Frat parties and hooked up with a 16 year old posing as a fellow college student. They are not really a threat to society like the troubled people that are sexually attracted to children. Some people were naked on a boat or tent on their campsite and were unknowingly seen by passers by that happen to be minors. They are not exactly pedaphiles.\n\nIt is not really fair that they are put on the same list as the ones with psychological disorders. But the public seems to stereotype them all into one big group.
248751
In 1992, the Canadian government established the Corrections and Conditional Release Act that officially gave victims certain rights, primary of which was to receive certain information about offenders as they served out their sentence. Changes to this legislation are currently being considered, for example, the right to make a statement at Parole Board Hearings and/or access audiotapes of those hearings.\n\nYou could try to contact the District Attorney. Then simply ask them to pull up your history and find your case number. Using the case number if you can't, have the DA look through the courts history. Im sure they will have no problem telling you whats going on with the sex offender because the victims were your daughters. If you remember the guys name look on canadas sex offender registry website and try to locate his record/file there, hope i could help...
770946
Depends on the level of sex offender he is. Only Level 3s are online, the other two, are private and you have to live in the area to get the information on them. Just because you can't find it does not mean he isn't on the list, but he is probably not a Level 3.
154208
They have the right to privacy and the right to a second chance. But the public refuses to allow them their rights due to ignorance and paranoia. \n\nMaybe you should be asking what rights have been taken from sex offenders.
716299
The justice system is so royally screwed up that I sometimes wonder if we might even be better off without one at all.\n\nAs someone who was abused by a sexual offender in the past, I would love to know why the accused offenders are getting more sympathy than the victims? That's no different than how the system currently works. Some officials won't believe a kid no matter what they say so the offender is never tried for their crimes and continues to do it.
401623
Usually the only FREE records available online are those of sex offenders.  All others require a nominal fee.
812888
I dont know, however heaps of unregistered offenders attend
142347
http://www12.familywatchdog.us/Search.asp\n\nGo there, they give you pictures and addresses of sex offenders anywhere in the country... if they are registered of course.
273749
THE TERM *SEX OFFENDER* MEANS THAT THEY HAVE HURT ANOTHER PERSON IN A DEVIOUS WAY. THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY EXISTS FOR A REASON:BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE THAT COMMIT *SEX OFFENDER* ACTS RE-OFFEND. TELL A MOTHER OF A 12 YEAR OLD THAT THE OFFENDER HAD ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED OF A SEX CRIME AND WAS *REHABILITATED* WHILE THE MOTHER IS HOLDING HER HAND AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
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The information depends of your particular state's websites. After Megan's Law, most states have public information databases available that pinpoint where sex offenders live and what they were convicted of. For Maryland it is http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/  but you should do a Yahoo search with the words "sex offender registry" followed by your state. Follow the links from there. \nRemember, this information is only about convicted and registered sex offenders. There may be sex offenders living in your area that have not been caught yet so always be aware of your surroundings.
137275
The sex offenders list will just tell you that they are sex offenders, not if they are child molesters.  There are a lot of ways to get on that list, and many of them really aren't that much of a concern (indecent exposure when drunk, for example).  Police officers actually encourage people NOT to look up the lists.  Sometimes people just do one stupid act, then someone thinks they are a pedifile, and they end up being the victim of a lot of hate crimes.
720923
Dear Friend,\n\nIn many (but not all) States there is a tort action for invasion of privacy, one type of which is unwarranted intrusion into another's solitude.  To secure recovery under this theory, you would need to show that:\n*  your expectation of privacy was reasonable\n*  the intrusion was unjustified and \n*  that the information made public would cause most people shame, humiliation, or embarrasment.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
296911
I am amazed that even though a sex offender pleaded down that they still do not have to register as a sex offender.  Any thing that is public record is not slander.  If he was arrested and it was in the paper then you can let people know.  Was the original offense against a child?  There are different classifications of sex offenders as well. Every state has their own laws.  There are federal laws in place for sex offenders as well. You can also go to Oprah's website they is alot of information on sex offenders there.  Recently on her show she has been pushing for stiffer penalties for sex offenders. That might be a good jumping board for you.
1123712
Interesting.  We don't register drug offenders, or drunk drivers, and jail times for each are far less, yet each kill and harm far more children than sex offenders. And there are many many more of each.  And yet...where is the press?  SEX of course.\n\nAddicts and alcoholics will be first to tell you they will ALWAYS be alcoholics or addicts.  Professionals who treat sex offenders will tell you that only 15% of offenders will ever reoffend...and that those MOST LIKELY to reoffend are pedophile homosexuals.  Our society, to the laughter and frankly, embarassment of the rest of the world, is OBSESSED with sex.  Sex offenders have become the "Witch Burnings" of our time.
708818
Absolutely NOT! The vast majority of ALL sex offenders, including child molesters, commit the offense against someone they know well or against a family member.