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Megan’s Law

Megan’s Law . Presented by: David Kedra CIS 1055-Section 002. Sex Offender Registration. Registration began in 1990 in Washington State Known as the Community Protection Act Megan’s Law was enacted in 1996 by President Clinton The new law now applied to all 50 states.

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Megan’s Law

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  1. Megan’s Law

    Presented by: David Kedra CIS 1055-Section 002
  2. Sex Offender Registration Registration began in 1990 in Washington State Known as the Community Protection Act Megan’s Law was enacted in 1996 by President Clinton The new law now applied to all 50 states
  3. Sex Offenders by State
  4. Why Call it Megan’s Law? The law is named after Megan Kanka 7-year-old New Jersey girl Megan was lured into a neighbor’s home in 1994 She was then brutally raped and murdered Megan’s assailant was a 36-year-old by the name of Jesse Timmendequas He had served time for previous sex offenses
  5. Megan Kanka&Jesse Timmendequas Megan Kanka Jesse Timmendequas
  6. Megan’s Law in Pennsylvania Megan’s Law registration is maintained by the PA State Police There are 10-year and lifetime registrations Offenders must do the following: Notify the SP when released from prison/jail Notify the SP when they change residence Notify the SP when they become employed/enrolled in school There are currently 10,125 registrants in PA
  7. Why is Mandatory Registration a Good and Safe Idea? Sex Offenses are the most underreported crimes About 90% of rape victims know their assailant In a study conducted in 1998 by Hanson and Bussiere, they found that: 18.9% of rapists were rearrested for a sexual offense within 5 years of being released from prison 12.7% of child molesters were rearrested for sexual offenses within 5 years of being released also Almost 50% of rapists were rearrested within 5 years of release for any criminal offense
  8. Supreme Court Says it’s OK In 1994, a Michigan sex offender took his case to the Supreme Court The offender believed that mandatory registration was a violation of his Constitutional rights The Supreme Court did not rule in his favor, rather they believed the law to be more regulatory than punitive The Court believed that the purpose of the law was to protect the public rather than punish the offender
  9. Works Cited Goldsmith, Mark. “Civil Rights: Sex Offender Registration is Constitutional.” Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, July 1998. Web. 11 April 2010. http://library.findlaw.com/1998/Jul/1/131923.html “Megan’s Law by State.” KlaasKids Foundation, 2002. Web. 10 April 2010. http://www.meganslaw.org/ “PA Megan’s Law.” Pennsylvania State Police. Web. 10 April 2010. http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/RptTotals.aspx?dt=HC EGCFDED4EFNEHNHE4da “Recidivism of Sex Offenders.” Center for Sex Offender Management, U.S. Department of Justice, May 2001. Web. 11 April 2010. http://www.csom.org/pubs/recidsexof.html
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