Describes the rape and murder of seven-year-old Megan Kanka in 1994 and the subsequent development of Megan's Law, which requires that communities be notified when convicted sex offenders move into them; and discusses the arguments for and against such notification.
year: 2001
call number/section: 362.7, 362.76, 362
subjects: child sexual abuse, united states, prevention, sex offenders, registers, child molesters, criminals