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What happened to nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford is every parent's worst nightmare.In February 2005 she was abducted from her home in Florida, raped, and buried alive by a stranger, a next-door neighbor who had been twice convicted of molesting children. Over the past decade, several horrific crimes like Jessica's murder have captured massive media attention and fueled widespread fears that children are at high risk of assault by repeat sex offenders. Politicians have responded with a series of laws, including the sex offender registration, community notification, and residency restriction laws that are the subject of this report.

Original ArticleMichael L. Perlin New York Law SchoolNaomi Weinstein New York State Unified Court System - Mental Hygiene Legal Service January 17, 2014Abstract: This paper considers the intersection between law, humiliation and shame, and how t...