This week’s question was bit of a controversial one, I wanted to just go with my instinct and say no, but I did a little more research to learn a more. From what I understand the question is not black or white, there are multiple factors that must be considered when assessing if child sex offenders can be rehabilitated. There are different types of offenders, which is an important factor when determining if one can be rehabilitated. I agree with the researchers that have suggested violent, sociopath offenders cannot be rehabilitated, and paraphilia type offenders that include pedophilia, voyeurism, fetishism, exhibitionism, etc. may be able to be rehabilitated. It was mentioned that paraphilia is a mental disorder effecting sexual
This week’s question was bit of a controversial one, I wanted to just go with my instinct and say no, but I did a little more research to learn a more. From what I understand the question is not black or white, there are multiple factors that must be considered when assessing if child sex offenders can be rehabilitated. There are different types of offenders, which is an important factor when determining if one can be rehabilitated. I agree with the researchers that have suggested violent, sociopath offenders cannot be rehabilitated, and paraphilia type offenders that include pedophilia, voyeurism, fetishism, exhibitionism, etc. may be able to be rehabilitated. It was mentioned that paraphilia is a mental disorder effecting sexual