The major problem I felt as of great importance would be that there’s 51 sex offenders in the area of 90017 and that only 36 of these man have an exact location. There are eight schools near them‚ five elementaries‚ 2 high schools and 1 middle school. These sex offenders don’t care the age of the victim and this to me is a big safety risk we are taking. Not long ago‚ there was an incident of a girl about 15 years of age whom a man tried to kidnap her and I have you know this was in front of New Academy
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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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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 them to be
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Running head: JUVENILE OFFENDERS: RACE AND ETHNICITY Juvenile Offenders: Race and Ethnicity University of Phoenix Juvenile Offenders: Race and Ethnicity "Researchers have long observed differences in rates of serious juvenile and adult offending among ethnic and racial groups in the United States. These differences have prompted competing theoretical interpretations and public policy debates. However‚ conclusions about the racial differences in serious and violent juvenile offending
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Efficacy of Sexual Offender Treatment: Juvenile Sexual Offenders with Mental Health Diagnosis Lynetric Rivers Liberty University Abstract Juvenile sex offending has been on the rise over the past ten years. Juvenile sex offenders are best described between the ages of 12 and 17 years old. It has often been thought the percentage of sexual disorders in relation to juvenile sex offenders have been low. It is very possible they have simply been misdiagnosed. Dr. Fong describes hypersexual
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Introduction Young people are overrepresented as offenders. The justice system deals mostly with working class offenders and indigenous and ethnic minorities. Young people are often targeted by mainstream media and become perceived as delinquents and menaces to society. They are considered to be “at risk” of offending. This creates an age and class bias amongst communities and results in the negative stigmatisation of young people‚ especially those in minority groups. Young‚ disadvantaged people
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Exploratory Paper The topic of young offenders caught my eye as I was scanning for an idea to write my paper. Criminals of any fashion are of interest to me‚ and youth in the justice system is a subject that I have dealt with throughout my high school career. A friend of mine has been in and out of correctional facilities‚ and it was not till later that they discovered he had a mental disorder that he was not being treated for. This is upsetting because if he had been scanned for an issue such as
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The “Self” concept is understanding your behavior and that of the offender. Ones self-concept is who a person is and what that person believes they are all about. The self-concept is a picture we have of ourselves about the kind of person we are. Ones self-concept is both the product and producer of your experiences. For instance‚ if you are capable of giving and receiving love‚ if you consider yourself a worthwhile person‚ if you are confident in your feelings and you behave responsibly‚ you will
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Society ’s Reaction To Sex Offenders Author’s Name University Society ’s Reaction To Sex Offenders The society ’s reaction to sex offenders is best described as a shock state. This shock is caused by both violations of their ideals of children being innocent‚ and a strong discrepancy between a stereotypical image of a violent sex predator‚ and the usual way sex offense happens. The shock reaction of society is best described in the trial of James Parker (Theunissen‚ 2013) and
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seek to demonstrate how young female offenders are treated more harshly than their male counterparts once a part of the youth justice system due to “moral panic” (pg. 173). The common‚ unsubstantiated fear remains that girls are committing more crimes and acts of violence (193). Statistics Canada (2012) reports that in reality‚ female youth account for just 3 percent of all criminal court cases (pg. 174). Social research offers many explanations for the role of girls in adolescent crime and public
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