Sex Offender Registration Laws

Students in my debate and discussion class are familiar with laws in the United States that force convicted sex offenders to register with the county in which they live. Normally, the county publishes a list of convicted sex offenders living in the county. But some states have been taking this even further recently. Case in point: Florida, where state law says that a convicted sex offender cannot live within 2500 feet of a place where children might congregate. The impact of this law has created a real problem in larger cities like Miami. The Miami Herald has more (including a very fascinating video).