The police already have the power to disclose information to individualsor groups when they believe it is necessary to prevent crime, and usethis power to make disclosures of sex offenders living in particularlocalities when they consider there is a need to do so. Thesedisclosures are considered on a case-by-case basis.
The current systems allow the police and other agencies to know whereoffenders are living and to subsequently monitor them, considertreatment programmes and develop risk strategies to reduce theirlikelihood of reoffending. Full public access to the register willcompromise this and therefore cannot be supported.
We must be realistic and say that we can never totally eliminate therisk of sex offenders reoffending in the community. However, what we cando is to reduce that risk using the best methods available.
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