Sex Offender Registries First Appeared in the United States in __________

question 4

Multiple Choice

Sex offender registries first appeared in the United States in __________ during the mid-1940s.They expanded significantly since that time and transitioned into national policy in 1994 via the Jacob Wetterling Act and Megan's Law in 1996.

• A) California
• B) New York
• C) Illinois
• D) Florida

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