Sex Offender Registry Benefits

Sex offenders are defined as individuals who commit a crime that involve sexual act, including sex, rape, molestations, sexual harassment, and producing or distributing pornography. If an individual is found guilty of one of these crimes, they are placed on a sex offender registry. This registry may vary in every country; furthermore it allows the government and the public to keep track of the activities the sex offenders may encounter with. It gives the public access to see the persons name, addresses, physical description and what kind of vehicle that are registered in. Even if they already have served their time, it will always show on their record. There are many ways people may argue that sex registry are either beneficial or unpromising.

Many individuals find it beneficial for the public.

Sex offender registry is very beneficial equipment, considering it protects the children and themselves from an unsafe environment. Majority of these sex crimes are major offences that should not be hidden or overseen. The sex offenders are released to the community under strict rules and regulations. They are not able to obtain any weapons. A sex offender do not just commit a “oops” crime. It is someone who could not control their sexual drive and went out to find their pleasure somewhere else. We don’t know how dangerous these individuals are. It seems that most sex offenders seem to be unpredictable. Most sexual offense occurs by someone we know, or we have come in contact with. Sexual offender who have committed a crime should most defiantly stay away from public playgrounds, due to the fact, that one of the little boys, or girls, may trigger their sexual thrive and who says they won’t commit a sexual crime again? As far as the job opportunity goes, they should have a chance of getting a job, just not a high quality job. These individuals should have taught about the consequences when they were committing specific crimes. We, the public, have the right to know if a sex offender is living in our neighborhood or

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Nevertheless, other individuals may argue that sex offender registry should be abolished. No matter how severe the crime, sex offenders are treated the same and are registered for life. The public has access to the sex offender registry list, which can cause more harm than good. It can make the community feel unsafe and angered. The public has access to the addresses and other personal information, which can lead to harassment and hate crimes in the neighborhood. The public does not know if these lists are often complete, accurate, or out of date, which makes it difficult for sex offenders to find housing, or employment. These individuals are striped of their right of public safety. Further more would that not be considered cruel and unusual punishment? Which is the 8th amendment. We are putting individuals who may have just urinated outside on the same list with someone who has raped a minor? This is hindering the individual of a normal life.
In conclusion there are many sex crimes that can occur on the sex registry. There is no yes or no answer when it comes to abolishing the sex registry. The law that we currently have for sex offender registry is faulty. Only the major cases like rape, child molestation,etc, should be on the list, so that individuals can be aware and keep the public a safe place. The problem many individuals face is that when one hears the word “sex Offender” one assumes the worst, A sex offender could be someone who urinated outside, so should that individual be put on the same list as the person who has raped a little child? We need to have specific categories for offenders who have committed a sex crime and punish them accordingly. Not every major sex registry is reported or up to date.