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38 Am. J. Crim. L. 263 (2010-2011)
The Good Left Undone: How to Stop Sex Offender Laws from Causing Unnecessary Harm at the Expense of Effectiveness

handle is hein.journals/ajcl38 and id is 267 raw text is: Note The Good Left Undone: How to Stop Sex Offender Laws From Causing Unnecessary Harm at the Expense of Effectiveness Catherine Wagner* Introduction ................................................264 I. Background ..............................................265 A. The History of Sex Offender Legislation....... ........................265 B. Public Perception and Access to Sex Offender Registries...................266 II. Collateral Consequences for Sex Offenders ........................267 A. Housing. ...........................................268 B. Employment ........................................270 C. Stigma: Unique Laws & Restrictions........... ...............271 D. Vigilantism ..............................................272 III. Solutions ......................................... ......274 A. Make Sex Offender Registries Manageable .......... .........275 1. Prioritization: Type of Offense ............... .............277 2. Prioritization: Risk of Offender ............. ...........278 B. Make Sex Offender Registries Easier to Follow and Fix Incentives Not to Comply ................ .......................280 1. Make Compliance More Feasible................. ...................280 2. Make Laws Understandable ..........................282 3. Exception for Good Faith .....................................284 C. Why We Should Revise the Punishment for Compliance.....................284 Conclusion......................................... ........287 The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. expected 2011. I would like to thank Sarah Hunger, Kristin Czubkowski, Molly Wurzer, and my most dedicated editors, Catherine M. Wagner and Theodore R. Bonner, for their thoughtful suggestions and critiques. Additionally, I would like to thank the staff of the American Journal of Criminal Law for their hard work throughout the editing process. 263

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