Question

In the US, convicted sex offenders are labeled and must register their personal information with the government. The government shares this information with the public for their safety. There are many reasons why this program was developed. Think about this program, and research it more in-depth if you are unaware of it. Include citations in APA format for any resources you utilized in your research.

Before writing your post, weigh the priority of community safety vs. the problems of offenders being jailed again. Also look at the impact the labeling process has on the offender. In your discussion post address the following questions:

• What might be some reasons why the government chose this option for handling individuals that are convicted sex offenders?
• Are there other viable alternatives to the way the issue is currently handled?
• What are some reasons an individual might be persecuted unfairly if they appear on this list?

Answer 1

Sex offender registration and notification programs are important for public safety purposes. sex offender registration is a system for monitoring and tracking sex offenders following their release into the community. the registration provides important information about convicted sex offenders to local and federal authorities and the public, such as offender's name, current location,and past offenses.currently , the means of public notification includes sex offender websites in all states.

sex offender registries in the united states consists of federal and state level systems designed to collect information of convicted sex offenders for law enforcement and public notification purposes.

in some localities in the US , the list of all sex offenders are made available to the public. for example, through the newspapers, community notification, or the internet. however, in other localities, the complete lists are not availableto the general public , but are known to the police. in the US offenders are often classified in three categories. level(Tier)1, level 2, and level 3 offenders, information is usually accessible related to that level(information being more accessible to the public for higher level offenders). in some US jurisdictions, the level of offender is reflecting the evaluated recidivism risk of the individual offender, while the others, the level is desgnated merely by the virtue of conviction, without assessing the risk level posed by the offender.

The intention of the government is good, they ensure the saftey of the people, but there should be equal justice for the offenders also, they have also the right to inquality, so their personal information should not reveal to the public.

To explore the bad side of the once in to the public to effect his mental health also, he will see vengeance towards the system of handle , there is a chance to be more aggressive in criminal background, according to APA , onw who offend should get the punishment for the correction only, not for offending his personal feelings.