Kristie Hamner
CJA/550
May 29, 2011
Kim Tandy
Public Safety and Privacy Analysis
Today public safety and privacy rights are always an issue in court because there are several “loopholes” around the rights in the constitution that the courts rule for or against. The case of Privacy loses to security: The Supreme Court of the United Sates rules that states can place sex offenders on the World Wide Web without conducting a hearing. The case of the Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe, 123 S.Ct. 1160, 71 USLW 4125, 71 USLW 4158 (2003) discusses the issue of privacy and security.
Fact
In Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe, the defendant requested for a hearing before public notification to explain the reason why his information should not be released to the public
The Supreme Court of the United States held the issue between the community security and individual privacy. This case deals with placing the location and personal information about sex offenders released into the communities on the World Wide Web. Having these laws to place sex offender information gives the families of sex offenders a difficult opportunity to move into the communities because of the information on the WWW. The case deals with two issues with public information. First, is making the notification a punishment or a tool preventing future conduct. Second, if releasing the public notification of sex offenders is constitutional, does the offender have that right to a hearing where he or she should attack the issue for the notification (Medical and Law, 2003). In Connecticut's "Megan's Law" requires individuals charged and convicted of sexual offenses to register with the Department of Public Safety once they were release back into the community, and Department of Public Safety to place sex offender information including the offenders descriptions, photographs, names, and addresses on the World Wide Web.
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