and the role of justice system, people can all work together to help and reintegrate a sex offender into the community.
and the role of justice system, people can all work together to help and reintegrate a sex offender into the community.
Juveniles who perpetrate sexual offenses are defined as ‘those who commit any sexual act against the victim’s will, without consent, or in an aggressive, exploitive, or threatening manner’. Generally, the same criteria are used in regard to adults and adolescents in terms of what constitutes a sexual offense. Behaviours deemed inappropriate and illegal include fondling, frottage, and digital, penile or object penetration of the vagina or anus, and oral copulation. Also included are such behaviours as voyeurism, exhibitionism, and obscene phone calls. According to Hunter, ‘these juveniles are usually between 12 and 17 years of age and are mostly male, although some studies have found a number of females and prepubescent perpetrators’. Sexually abusive behaviours can vary from non-contact offenses to acts of penetration. These sexually…
Correctional Health Care, Correctional Education, and Correctional Sex Offender Programs are just a few practices to name. Correctional Mental Health is one practice that will be discussed in depth in this case study. Mental Health alone includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It too helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Mental Health in corrections is a very affective issue that is steadily growing within the correctional system. In this essay, I will provide a description of the program, the elements that lead to the success of the program, and the program structure and design that provide for an effective and successful correctional…
In light of several tragic events leading to innocent victims of sex offenses, namely that of Megan Kanka, laws mutually known as Megan’s Laws have been established mandating sex offenders to register their locations of residence and employment to alert those in the vicinity to exercise caution. While these laws have been known to generate awareness of sex offenders, they also have been known to cause more harm than good. The laws allow for public roasting of the sex offenders, deterring them from moving on and somewhat enabling them to commit a crime again. Not to mention the costs associated with these laws are quite steep, although it is not possible to put a price on one less victim of a sexual offense.…
One emergent sub-theme to arise for all participants was the importance and significance of the connection between working with both victims and sex offenders, as they believed it provided a true representation and an overall interconnecting picture, “you get the balance, you get the full sort of picture or you get the full experience or impact from both parties so you don’t become too skewed in a way”.…
The following annotated bibliography provides peer reviewed articles surrounding the topic of juvenile sex offenders (JSO) and treatment to reduce recidivism rates. The terms juvenile sex offender and adolescent sex offenders (ASO) are used interchangeably. The treatment provided below is of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). MST is a family focused, community-based treatment that literature has proven to be significantly effective. The articles below will touch upon the efficacy of MST on JSO’s and nonsexual juvenile offenders, advantages and disadvantages of MST, and the implications on practice. The undersigned has significant interest in this population due to society’s assumptions that this population is specialized and requires specialized…
Sex crimes in Tennessee are offenses that the public does not tolerate .These crimes are viewed as…
Keeping labeling theory in mind, does sex registration (of convicted sex offenders) serve the public interests, and or does this labeling process do more harm than good? Pls fully explain and defend your views.…
This paper will first describe the racial distribution of serious and violent offending among juveniles in the United States. It will provide a picture of the short-term national trends for offending patterns by race and ethnicity and summarize research findings on racial and ethnic differences in chronic juvenile offending. Various explanations are given for the racial and ethnic differences. This paper will include recommendations for improving understandings of these differences and implications for guiding prevention and intervention efforts.…
There are numerous amounts of key social issues contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners. The three main issues that we are going to discuss are sex offenders,…
The sex offender registry has been a topic of debates and formal studies since the Minnesota Sex Offender Registration Act was first passed in 1991 (Stevens, n.d.). The use of the sex offender registry has been saving lives of potential victims. Before the registry was enacted, sex offenders who lived in their neighborhood victimized adults and children and no one knew about their prior criminal history. In very public cases, it was brought to light that children were being abducted, sexually assaulted, and finally murdered by sex offenders that should have been registered. Those children could have been kept safe and may still be alive today if the public knew the information about their attackers. Also the surviving victims of sexual abuse…
I have chosen to do my final project writing assignment on female offenders. Today, females are the fastest growing offenders of the prison population. Some of the attributing factors to this increase in female prison population is an increase in violent behavior by females, increased substance abuse and an increased awareness by law enforcement toward female offenders. Female offenders may have many differences from male offenders in their risks and needs while in the system however they share similar demographic characteristics as incarcerated males. Female and male offenders are both primarily from a lower social and economic status, they lack in education, have poor employment history and are comprised of mostly minorities. Some more important characteristics of female offenders are they were most likely involved in a previous relationship with their victims and or committed crimes with or at the demand of males.…
A sex offender’s name should be made public for many reasons. Knowing there’s an offender in your neighborhood creates a sense of awareness. Studies have shown by The Department of Justice show that more than likely offenders will become repeat offenders. If offenders are likely to become repeat offenders then parents have reason to believe their child could be next. It’s common for victims of sexual assault to wait some time before telling someone. When the person was…
Sexual violence, especially involving small children, is a horrible crime and the worst nightmare of every parent. While every personal story of such violations is heart-breaking, it is important to examine how the entire American public is affected by inconsistent political action in defining sexual offences. Hence, in order to approach the dilemma that faces many individuals about what defines a sexual offender, it is essential that we examine the current sex offender law definitions and the reform needed to resolve the challenges of proper sex offender classification.…
Who are adolescent sex offenders? In its basic and most simple form adolescent sex offenders could be defined as any juvenile male or female, approximately between the ages of 12 and 17 years of age who commit any sexual act with another person, unlawfully against that persons will, regardless of age limit. Research has suggested that adolescent sexual offenders are also embedded in multiple systems (family, peer, school) in which dysfunctional transactions are rather evident. There is also a general consensus that adolescent sexual offenders have difficulty maintaining close interpersonal relations and are isolated from their peers. Finally, a relatively high percentage of adolescent sexual offenders evidence behavioral…
“Sex offenders are the scourge of modern America, the ‘irredeemable monsters’ who prey on the innocent” (Logan, 1999, p.1167). The colossal number of sex crimes is rapidly expanding across the United States and with it a wake of innocent victims. This expansion and increased victimization called for reform and demanded protection for the innocent. This protection came in the form of a new criminal justice policy, the sex offender registration.…