Should sex offenders have rights
Share via Email This article is over 6 years old Theresa May said 'the minimum possible changes to the law' would be made after the supreme court ruling. Thousands of offenders will be able to apply after the supreme court ruled it was a breach of offenders' human rights to be put on the register for life with no review. The government has already expressed concern about the plans, with the home secretary, Theresa May, saying "the minimum possible changes to the law" would be made. Saturday marks 15 years since sex offenders were first required to register with police. Sadly, we are told this legal ruling cannot be overturned but the NSPCC's view remains that paedophiles who have been put on the sex offender register for life must remain there as we can never be sure their behaviour will change.


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Australian Sex Offender Register
This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues. Sex-offender registry laws withstand privacy challenges Page Number: State laws requiring sex offenders to register with local law enforcement agencies when they move into a new community are constitutional, courts in two states recently ruled. The laws survived challenges that the registries they require are a form of cruel and unusual punishment, that they further punish criminals who already have served their sentences, and that they violate the privacy rights of released sex offenders. One case upheld posting the names on the Internet.



State of Oregon
Follow TIME Does the right of a community to try to protect its children from released sex offenders exceed the offenders' right to privacy? That's the question weighing heavily on the minds of three U. The judges, whose decision alarmed proponents of Megan's Law and relieved the lawyers, mainly public defenders, charged with protecting the rights of sexual criminals, asked for time to consider whether the law provides adequate protections for sex offenders after their release from prison. Currently, those convicted of sex crimes who settle in New Jersey are required to register with local police, and their photos, names, addresses, license plate numbers and phone numbers are released to the families and facilities deemed "appropriate" by local officials. Since Megan's Law was introduced in , public defenders have argued that its notification requirements were too far-reaching and that confidentiality guidelines were too lax.





Print Article AA They are the most loathed convicts on the planet. Even other criminals hate them. Cities in recent years have targeted them with laws that limit where and when they can be certain places, particularly on Halloween, when children are out. But ex-sex offenders do have rights. It's at it again, taking the SoCal city of Carson to federal court:
