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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > legislation and statutes > megan's law
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > sentencing policy and legislation > megan's law
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > legal response to violent crime > megan's law

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megan's law  

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  • Megan's Law is the unofficial term for statutes within the United States that allow local police departments the authority to make data accessible to the community concerning individuals listed as registered sex offenders. Each state determines what data will be made public and how they will be distributed, but common information consists of the offending individual's name, photograph, address, dates of imprisonment, and the type of crime committed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Megan's Law]

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