United States have enacted “Megan’s Law”; this requires all convicted sex offenders to register at their local police department and notify their community about what they have done and where they are currently residing. But is it constitutional? Many can that it leaks too much information about the offender’s life. Having this information for the public is very useful and should be used to know the whereabouts of sex offenders. There is a deep and emotional background to the concept of Megan’s law
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Conceptualization of African American Ex-Offenders and Job Placement Conceptualization of African American Ex-Offenders and Job Placement "For nearly forty years‚ the United States has been gripped by policies that have placed more than 2.5 million Americans in jails and prisons designed to hold a fraction of that number of inmates. Our prisons are not only vast and overcrowded‚ they are degrading—relying on racist gangs‚ lockdowns‚ and Supermax-style segregation units to maintain a tenuous
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Profiles of Violent Offenders 1 Profiles of Violent Offenders Profiles of Violent Offenders 2 Psychology and Biochemical Theories This paper explains what psychology and biochemical theories of violent behavior is‚ their differences and which theory is the best predictor of criminality. Profiles of Violent Offenders 3 As we try to understand the mind of violent human beings and the reasons as to why they commit the crimes they do‚ it is important to know the origin of their
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soft and youth offenders going to court for minor charges are only getting a slap on the wrist‚ the argument is that this is not only costing money and wasting time‚ but it is also increasing our statistics on youth crime. The third and final claim that was shown in this article is that society wants all minor crimes to be dealt with (schools fights‚ minor shoplifting‚ etc.) and instead of police having discretion like the early years‚ law enforcement is now charging youth offenders more frequently
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advantages of these treatment outcomes will be explained. Fourthly‚ it focus on the article‚ “Guilt and shame as predictors of recidivism: A longitudinal study with young prisoners”‚ “A Study of Methadone Maintenance for Male Prisoners”‚ and “Adult Sex Offenders on Community Supervision”. Lastly‚ this paper will give an insight that this author gained concerning the comparison of these three treatment outcomes. Treatment Outcome Models The three treatment outcomes that will be discussed are recidivism‚
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risen by Wainwright and Nee (2014) highlighted the point that by providing effective early intervention to young offenders‚ this may prevent them from going to becoming established offenders. Richards (2011) emphasises that rapid brain development may impacts inhibitory responses‚ emotional self-regulation and the thought process of risk and reward in young offenders. Although youth offenders may have a belief of invincibility‚ they are able to understand risk although the pressure of their peers can
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essay would exclude events such as cases of marital abuse or vigilantism as a result of a political injustice in many developing countries‚ the essay would shed some light on the motives of revenge killings and assaults enacted upon released sex offenders. The idea of justice goes back to the current conceptions of punishment within our society as either something that restores the judicial balance or a legally authorized form of revenge. Punitive criminal sanctions follow two different models in
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Legal issues inherent in treatment of sex offenders with the right to refuse mental health treatment is the Fifth Amendment (Adams‚ 1997). The Fifth Amendment give right against self-incrimination and the Fourteen Amendment is regarding the preservation of family integrity (Adams‚ 1997). Some believe mandatory participating is punishment in disguise (Adams‚ 1997). Some mental health treatments can include psychotopic drugs‚ psychosurgery and aversive therapy that could potentially cause irreversible
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responsibility while civil rights of those convicted of crimes against children are ensured by civil rights organizations. Many of these organizations have committed themselves to fighting Jessica’s law‚ claiming the law violates the rights of these offenders. Jessica’s Law was voted into effect with a strong yes. Jessica’s law calls for an increase in the penalties for lewd and lascivious molestation of a child to life in prison or a split sentence of a mandatory 25 year prison term‚ followed by a
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Critically evaluate the claim that offender profiling is “more of an art than a science”. Criminal profiling attempts to understand the characteristics and personality of an offender and has now gained recognition as a useful investigative tool. To be able to use profiling effectively you must be able to understand the categories of violent and sexual crimes and how they are described within convictions within court. Holmes 1989 stated that profiling is more helpful when there is a sadistic element
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