IntroductionThe United States of America has always supported the freedom and privacy of its citizens. Most importantly, the United States places a much greater emphasis on the security of its citizens. Each year, new laws are implemented in an attempt to deter general or specific criminal behavior or prevent recidivism among those who have already committed crimes. One of the most heinous crimes that still occurs very often in the United States is sexual offenses against children. Currently, there are more than 700,000 registered sex offenders and 265,000 sex offenders under correctional supervision. It is estimated that approximately 3% of currently incarcerated offenders will likely commit another sex crime upon release (Park & ​​Lee, 2013, p. 26). Several laws have been in place regarding sexual offenses for decades, including Megan's Law which was signed into law in 1996. The federal Megan's Law established three specific conditions. The first condition required that information from the national sex offender registries be publicly disseminated so that all citizens in the community had access to it. The second condition required that any information collected by state registration programs be disclosed for any reason, as this is permitted by state law. Finally, the third condition required local and state law enforcement agencies to disclose all applicable information from state registration programs necessary to protect the public (Corrigan, 2006, p. 271). While Megan's Law has given citizens in the community the opportunity to be notified of sex offenders in their area and their demographic information, one must also consider the impact of Megan's Law on these offenders when they attempt to re-offend ...... middle of paper ......aker, J. (2007). Public perceptions of sex offenders and community protection policies. Analyzes of Social Issues and Public Policy, 7(1), 1-25. Levenson, JS & Cotter, LP (2005). The effect of Megan's Law on the reentry of sex offenders. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 21(1), 49-66. Levenson, JS, D'Amora DA, & Hern, AL (2007). Megan's Law and its impact on the social reintegration of sex offenders. Behavioral Sciences and Law, 25(1), 587-602. Park, B. and Lee, J. (2013). The Effectiveness of Megan's Law: Does It Reduce the Recidivism of a Released Sex Offender? British Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, 12(1), 25-34. Veysey, B. M. Zgoba, K. and Dalessandro, M. (2008). A Preliminary Step Toward Evaluating the Impact of Megan's Law: An Analysis of Sexual Offense Trends in New Jersey from 1985 to 2005. Judicial Research and Policy, 10(2), 1-18.