A study at Lynn University in Florida suggests that tough laws aimed at containing sex offenders might actually make them re-offend. The information was an eye opener in the Capital Region.

Dr. Richard Hamill of the New York State Alliance for Sex Offender Providers said there are better ways to control sex offenders. He said, "Providing sex offenders with treatment, high level supervision by probation and parole and have that supervision go on for a long period of time."

Hamill said that restricting where sex offenders live might look good on paper, but it does little when it comes to community safety.

"Most of the sex offenders I worked with commit offenses against neighbors and children they know. They don't go down to the parks or school to meet children," he said.

With about 200 registered sex offenders in Saratoga County, Assemblyman Roy McDonald is pushing for a sex offender facility to potentially be set up at Camp McGregor.

He said sexual predators have no place in the community and anything done to keep them out of the community is ok by him.

But resident reaction was mixed.

One Saratoga County resident said, "Sending them out of neighborhoods is really naive. They can walk, they can get in a car. I don't think that is going to help at all. They really need a hard change."

Another resident said, "That assumes a psychological assumption, and the pressure forces them to recommit the same kind of crime."

"I have three kids. It wouldn't bother me if they had sex offenders in a camp, if they were getting that kind of help," said another.

Saratoga District Attorney Jim Murphy said lifetime parole for level 2 and level 3 sex offenders would go a long way to keep them from re-offending.