Making reference to three specific pieces of legislation, explain how sexually violent predator (SVP) and sexually dangerous person (SDP) laws have become increasingly restrictive since the early 1990s.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: In 1994, the Jacob Wetterling Act directed states to create registries of sex offenders to be used by law enforcement. In 1996, Megan’s Law required that states provide public notification of the identities of sex offenders. Finally, in 2006, the Adam Walsh Act added more categories of sex offenders to the registry requirement.
Learning Objective: 16.4 Explain how sexual predator laws work
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Sexual Predator Laws
Difficulty Level: Hard

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