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The
realization that registration alone was not enough came after the tragic
murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka by a released sex offender living on her street in
1994. The public outcry created a call for programs to provide the public
with information regarding released sex offenders. In 1996 Congress passed
a federal law mandating state community notification programs. Megan’s
Law, section (e) of the Wetterling Act, requires all states to conduct
community notification but does not set out specific forms and methods,
other than requiring the creation of internet sites containing state
sex-offender information. Beyond that requirement, states are given broad
discretion in creating their own policies.
More
information on Megan
Kanka can be found here on
www.Wikipedia.org. |
