megans law

Megan's Law is named after seven- year old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl who was raped and killed by a known child molester in 1994. The felon moved in across the street from the Kankas, without their knowledge. Megan's parents embarked on a national crusade to change federal and state laws to allow for community notification of released sex offenders (Johnson11). After this event, few could argue that communities should be notified when a sex …

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