Florida Public Criminal Records

Public records strengthen civil rights and liberties?

Can someone please help me gain insight on what the prompt is asking? I think my first reason will be that allowing citizens to see who has criminal records in the neighborhood allows them to decided whether they want to live there or not.

The prompt:

Describe the various public records available under Florida’s open government laws and how access to these records strengthens citizens’ civil rights and liberties.

Public records must be readily accessible to citizens who are interested to know for their respective concerns and decsions.