to. say the aim is to protect children but there is debate as to whether the measure is an effective instrument in preventing crime opponents also criticized that the registry includes individuals who have already served their sentences and undergone therapy human rights organizations called it a severe breach of privacy. i think. for. all of those people who have been convicted but who have finished their sentence. and who want to live as normal people and start a new life some public sector employers are required to use the database school principals must check that recruits do not have a criminal record if they don't employees face a fine or even prison sentence. move follows an example set by the united states which has published the information of convicted sex offenders since two thousand