How Can I Make A Difference? Why I choose this issue: In light of the recent murder of Holly Jones, it seems timely for this country to address its sex offender laws. Specific focus should be placed on the pattern and behaviors of repeat sex offenders. Although currently a sex offender registry exists throughout Canada, it seems that this is not enough to protect the vulnerable, especially our children. After Christopher Stephenson's death in Brampton …showed first 75 words of 604 total…

…showed last 75 words of 604 total…their lifetime. An in depth look at our current practices and their effectiveness needs to be conducted. What improvements can be made? Can the problem be rehabilitated through treatment? Should these people even be allowed to re-enter society? We have to look at the statistics, and examine the patterns of repeat offenders in order to create laws that effectively deal with the findings. Our current laws do not address the repetitive nature of the crime.