The Patriot ActThe Patriot Act was signed into law by President George Bush on October 26, 2001. The Act is an act of Congress whose title is a ten-letter acronym meaning "Uniting and Strengthening. America by providing the appropriate tools necessary to intercept and obstruct terrorism” (USA PATRIOT Act 2001). The law was passed 45 days after the September 11 attacks. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York catalyzed the passage of legislation that would give law enforcement greater powers to investigate and prevent terrorist activity. The spirit of the law is based on the idea of ​​providing everything required by law enforcement, within the bounds of the Constitution, to effectively fight the war on terrorism. The primary purpose of the Patriot Act is to punish and prevent terrorist acts within the law. in the United States and around the world. The law also strengthens the investigative powers of law enforcement and achieves other goals, including strengthening the country's measures to detect, prevent and prosecute international money laundering and terrorism schemes. financial. The law gives law enforcement authorities the authority to examine foreign institutions, jurisdictions, and categories of transactions or accounts vulnerable to abuse. It also strengthens measures to prevent the use of the country's financial systems for personal gain through corruption by foreign officials, as well as to facilitate the repatriation of stolen assets to the owners of those assets. Additionally, the law requires all financial service providers to report all elements of probable money laundering activities. The Patriot Act made several changes to laws that existed prior to its enactment...... middle of paper ......maintain a searchable database of registered sex offenders and the Department of Justice links all of these databases data in a single searchable site accessible to the general public. Some concerns have been raised regarding sex offender registration and notification laws. Some of the concerns raised about Megan's Law relate to the risks of vigilantism when community members learn of the presence of a sex offender and decide to remove them from the community or cause physical harm. There is also concern that the availability of information has affected the reintegration of sex offenders into the community, as this information affects their employability status. Additionally, the costs used to maintain the information required by Megan's Laws have increased exponentially and these costs may not be practical..