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Does public shaming guarantee public safety?

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a daily look at the issues that Americans care about most. Sexual abuse is an especially heinous crime, and there's unwavering popular

support for tough penalties. There's also increased evidence that public registries of convicted

sex offenders may be doing more harm than good. Rehabilitation has become almost impossible for some

800,000 people, many of whom,

including teenagers, don't really belong on the lists. Is it time to revisit laws enacted before

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

800,000 registered sex offenders can't live near parks or schools, or sometimes even in the

homes of their own parents.

It's a time to revisit sex offender registries that cast a wide net and often treat juvenile

offenders as if they were adult.

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