that covers a broader class of sex crime offenders than those identified in the Jacob Wetterling Act, requires verification for other such offenders at more frequent intervals than the Act prescribes, or requires offenders to register for a longer period of time than the period specified in the act ( Reno 12 ). " States have three years to come into compliance with the Act, unless the Attorney General grants an additional two years where a state is making good faith efforts at implementation ( Reno 43 )."Opposing the belief that Megans Law gives people a false sense of security, is the family of Megan Kanka. Maureen and Richard Kanka put themselves in the public eye, enforcing the fact upon the people that if they had known that a Sex crime offender already convicted was living right across the street from them, Meagan would have been alive today ( Jerome 1). " Richard Kanka stated If I had already known about his record, my daughter would still be alive today. I would have never allowed her to cross the street ( Jerome 1 )." Some argue that Megans Law is unethical, others argue that the law gives a false sense of security and wonders if the law really prevents sex crime offenders or child molesters from committing the " hanous" crimes and almost all critics believe that there must be a better way to prevent sex crimes. ( Mader 1 ). Megans Law does require the notification of sex crime Butler and Roos 5offenders and child molesters, who is to say that it will truly persuade those sex crime offenders to stop committing their crimes? Realistically, this Law probably does very little to protect children from sexual abuse ( Saunders 2 ). Citizens should give the offenders a second chance to move on or if they cannot deal with that, then just leave them alone. Some rapists are wrongly treated in their communities. For instance, a group of arsonists burned down the home where a paroled child rapist was residing ( Shenk 27 ). Every Uni...
