While most people now are more susceptible to targeted crimes due to advancements in technology, these same innovations can be used to help protect potential victims from perpetrators. With increasing access to information through the Internet, it is much easier for a criminal to target a specific person, but potential victims can use these same resources to protect themselves by becoming educated and informed. General knowledge of the names and addresses of convicted offenders may aid in preventing individuals from committing crimes initially, educate the public, and establish peace of mind for all people. This concept only works as long as the information is readily available to citizens in a convenient and accurate manor; the most effective known way to achieve this being a required sex offender registry.
Some people disagree with the idea of forcing convicted sex offenders to register to an easily accessible list claiming that it will impair the ability of the convicted to reintegrate into society. The main arguments for this theory involve difficulties …show more content…
Repeat offenders will most likely be less common knowing that conviction history is so readily available to the public. The awareness of family and friends easily discovering these dark secrets may be enough to prevent additional criminal behavior for some of these offenders.
While prevention of an initial conviction is one piece of the public protection puzzle, knowledge is an essential tool as well. It should be considered an inalienable right of a parent to be able to protect his/her family from those already convicted by maintaining a safe distance from him/her. Knowing whom one should be leery of could protect not only potential victims but also the convicted persons by eliminating the temptation and opportunity to violate the law a second