In “Protect Yourself‚ Family from Sex Offenders‚” Rick Schneider takes the position that sex offenders should be observed at all times (PA 657-658). One of the hardest and sensitive subjects to talk about is about sex offenders. In America it could go two ways‚ either the convicted is sent to jail and that isn’t even enough for the family that is suffering because of the convict’s actions. It is very difficult to discuss the problems with the results of a convicted sex offender’s life out of jail
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Timmendequas‚ a convicted sex offender‚ raped‚ beat and strangled Megan Nicole Kanka. This sex offender lived across the street from the Kanka family; however the family was never aware of this.” (www.mapsexoffenders.com) This event brought about the ongoing controversy that is whether or not to give out information on sex offenders. The Kanka family decided after the murder of their daughter‚ something had to be done about the lack of knowledge of the residences of sex offenders. The family and over 430
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Should the names of registered sex offenders be available to the public? The state of Georgia requires the disclosure of every sex offender’s address in a given area. Research also show that 67% of sexual assaults are victims under the age of 18. Almost 2/3 of all sexual assaults are committed by someone who knows the victim. At the moment all 50 states have a registration and tracking system to monitor the sex offenders’ movement. In the past there have been various attempts to enact laws
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How does our correctional system punish offenders? Convicted felons can be punished in many different ways‚ but one thing is sure it would not be cruel and unusual. Before we look at how we punish offenders we must first understand why we are punishing them. The general purpose behind punishment is to inflict upon criminals some kind of suffering for the crime that they have committed or to protect society from those considered too dangerous to live amongst us. Punishment‚ a necessary evil‚ is sometimes
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violent incidents. There were also 871‚712 violent offences recorded by the police‚ which is 4% less than the previous year. Many studies have been conducted to look at violent offenders’ personality and social environment. The ongoing debate of nature and nurture is underlying in the explanation of violent offenders. Factors such as
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There are many sex offender rehabilitations program for sex offenders in hopes that they will help sexual offenders change their way of thinking. Everyone has their own opinions in whether these programs really do help the offender’s way of thinking. It has also caused a negative effect in today’s society emotional response to these crimes. However‚ the emotions that some people might have about the subject shouldn’t be used to condemn sex offenders as monsters or look up in disgust‚ but help them
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lifetime monitoring of some convicted sex offenders are not sensible public safety measures. By applying the Rule Utilitarian ethical theory‚ the moral rule would be: all sex offenders should be monitored for life. If this rule was actualized‚ overall happiness would not increase‚ which means the benefits would not outweigh the harms. The harms would be the privacy intrusion done to the sex offenders and increase of risk of re-offense. If the convicted sex offenders were monitored for life‚ the police
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Should Convicted Sex Offenders Names be Made Public? University of Phoenix Jessica Folds COM 172 August 23‚ 2010 Dr. Fenton Dixon Should Convicted Sex Offender’s Names be Made Public? American’s encompass diverse opinions on whether a convicted sex offender’s name should be made public. “Although passionately espoused arguments exist on all sides of the issue‚ very little academic or policy research has been conducted on the actual positive and negative effects of Internet
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Assess the role discretion plays in the sentencing and punishment of offenders. Sentencing and punishment has actively involved the discretion of judges and magistrates in affecting the decision of the sentencing. Discretion involves the power of Judges and magistrates to determine the most appropriate sentence for a case. Allowing judicial officers to decide sentences on a case by case basis and thus permitting them to take into account the various circumstances. Many factors influence the role
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Behavioral Sciences and the Law Behav. Sci. Law 22: 395–414 (2004) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/bsl.595 Serial Murder in America: Case Studies of Seven Offenders James O. Beasley II‚ B.S.‚ M.P.A.* This article summarizes and compares information on seven interviewed serial killers in an ongoing project designed to study similarities and differences among these individuals. The aim of this article is to increase our collective knowledge of
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