Sex offenders are the most stigmatized criminals in the nation today. Society has a conjured up image of what a sex offender looks like and acts like. A male who’s a stranger‚ with bottle glass glasses‚ a pencil mustache‚ comb over hair‚ and a demeanor about him that projects just plain creepy; and possibly worst of all‚ a man who fondles/molests children. With a luruid image like that‚ everyone could agree‚ that a sex offender is someone who we wouldn’t want in our neighborhoods‚ around our children
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effectiveness of sex offender treatment interventions. It looks at which approaches appear to be most effective and why. Furthermore the paper attempts to identify if the treatment interventions are equally as effective with youth and adult offenders or not. The success of sexual offender treatment interventions is a notable focus for many countries throughout the world (Lösel & Schmucker‚ 2005). This is
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During the mid-1990s‚ sex offenders have been required to provide many personal details—name‚ age‚ address‚ phone number—to both the police and the general community in which they live; however since the invention of the internet‚ many sex offenders’ information has been spread across the Internet which then goes across the country and even the world. While majority of court cases may be viewed by the public on the Internet‚ the sex offender registries make it like a giant‚ neon sign that screams
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not reduce crime. There is no concrete evidence that correlates with the idea that an increase of incarceration aid in the decrease of crime rate. Needless to say there are high risk criminals that need to be housed permanently out of society but non-violent offenders don’t need incarceration but possibly rehabilitation not in a jail setting. Social forces are at play according to the lock em up article as it states “That means it is cheaper in most states to lock street criminals up than to allow
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privacy of convicted sex offenders has been an Issue that has in recent years been debated much in the media. When a victim‚ for example a child is brutally assaulted and murdered‚ one’s emotion may run high which may result into public outrage. In 1988 Christopher Stephenson ‚ an 11 year old Brampton boy was sexually assaulted and left to bleed to death by a previously convicted sex offender (FRISCOLANTI 01/14/20008). As a result‚ Ottawa was advised that a national sex offender registry be created‚
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In a modern society it is utterly important to protect our future; thus‚ insure that our civilization may compete in a global environment. One of the most important investments we can make is to invest in our children. Children of sound mind and body will be vital to the future prosperity of the United States; however‚ there is an alarming trend that threatens all of society. That threat is the growing occurrence of Female Sex Offenders. Many times‚ when a child reports that he/she has been victimized
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Open-ended sentencing doesn’t state a definitive period of time that the offender will serve but rather a range whereby the convicted criminal may be eligible to leave depending on the states discretionary perception of rehabilitative potential‚ a punishment reserved for ‘dangerous prisoners’ (Human Rights Law Centre 2012). This continuous judgement is assessed by state parole boards whereby the inmates conduct is evaluated in order to determine their release back into the community as jail terms
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Page 1 Correctional System and the Rehabilitating Offenders Page 2 The correctional system has a way of punishing offenders in this country unlike in different countries where you might get a harsher punishment for a crime that might seem more‚ petty and a lesser punishment for a crime that one would consider more of a harsher crime. In our system however
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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
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“On average‚ there are 288‚820 victims (age 12 or older) of rape each year in the United States” (RAINN). Many of these attackers are often known as sex offenders or rapists. Imagine having to wake up everyday dealing with the physical‚ emotional‚ and psychological consequences of being raped. The sex offenders or rapists’ who attacked you have to now go through a legal process and will be put onto a registry. Unfortunately‚ this legal process could take many months‚ and even worse is that several
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