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To: Lawgvr1955

That doesn't get wiped for minors?


20 posted on 12/07/2006 7:53:45 AM PST by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: Oberon

From a California Law Review article in 2003 (91 CALR 163):

Since 1996, every state has enacted legislation requiring certain sex offenders to register with law enforcement and have their personal information available to the community, often for life ("Megan's Laws"). Slightly over half of all states require registration and community notification for juveniles adjudicated delinquent of sex offenses. This inclusion is a marked departure from the traditional juvenile justice system of maintaining separate procedures and consequences for juveniles and adults. In treating juveniles like adults under Megan's Laws, states have failed to consider the distinct characteristics of juvenile sex offending, such as the exceptionally low recidivism rate and culpability complications arising from age-of-consent laws. This Comment argues that applying community-notification requirements to juvenile sex offenders is an ineffective tool for preventing future offenses but rather creates new harms for the very children the laws claim to protect.


24 posted on 12/07/2006 8:02:13 AM PST by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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