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The framers original intent in protecting against double jeopardy dealt with this very issue exclusively. (Not the internet, though. stay with me here!)
In France it was common practice for a criminal to have to register himself with the local cops as soon as he got into town. The french were of the opinion that crimes are ALWAYS commited by career criminals, and once a crook, always a crook, so everytime ANYTHING got stolen, (or w/e) they would gather up all the usual suspects, and ransack their homes and harass them alll until a lead developed.
The double jeopardy clause protects a criminal once he gets out and his punishment has been completed. This way he has the chance to turn over a new leaf and REJOIN society. (Under the old french method, recidivism was 100%. Read the first third of the novel Les Miserable for why this should be.)
So my question centers on how do we protect ourselves from a criminal that has the HIGHEST recidivism rate, and still give them a chance to be something other than a criminal?
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