...writing Warning: Sex offenders need to be supervised in the community, Payne and DeMichele wrote: The role of probation and parole officers in the collaborative response to sex offenders (Payne & DeMichele, 2010). This article talks about the various roles of how law enforcement and the community see sex offenders. For example law enforcement role is to teach violence prevention programs. The prosecution can use their role by getting a strong sentence to ease the victim’s pain, while sentencing the sex offender for treatment during their incarceration. The probation and parole officers have one of the hardest jobs when dealing with sex offenders. These officers need to be the conscience of the offender. They have to work with...
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...Alternative Solutions to Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Incarceration Introduction Whenever sex offenders are referenced in the news, they are portrayed as horrible monsters. People who hurt others despite knowing better. There is, however, another face to the perpetrators of sexual offenses. This face belongs to the juveniles who make up roughly one-third of the reported sexual offenses against minors (“VII. Sex Offender Laws,” n.d.). These offenders are usually between the ages of eighteen and twelve. Twenty-three percent of the offending juveniles were under the age of the eighteen and roughly 3.7 percent of the juveniles were under the age of twelve. The age at which these crimes seem to peak is fourteen (“VII. Sex Offender Laws,” n.d.). Many of these children don’t know any better. The juvenile sex offenders are often victims themselves. Many were victims of maltreatment, or exposed to pornography, drug addiction, alcoholism, or poor role models. A sad fact is that almost 80 percent of these offenders have, themselves, been sexually abused and they don’t know any better than to do unto others what was done to them. Throughout this paper, the different degrees of sexual assault and sexual offenses will be covered along with the different punishments that accompany them. I...
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...Rehabilitated through Incarceration and Treatment Programs. Critically examine the Current Treatment Programs offered and Subsequent Impact on Recidivism upon Individuals being released globally and WA specifically. This study will examine the effectiveness of current prison treatment programs in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, United States of America in rehabilitating or reforming an individual and coinciding recidivism rates upon a prisoners release. Prison based treatment programs for sex offenders in Western Australia, New South Wales and New Zealand are examined and recidivism rates compared. Treatment programs for offenders with drug and alcohol issues and the various strategies within the criminal justice system such as diversion, education and drug court programs are examined and differences explained. Rehabilitation programs such as education, life skills, employment and cognitive behavioural treatment are explained and research discussed. Conclusions will be drawn outlining programs with the highest level of recidivism both in Western Australia and globally. The “nothing works” mantra (Martinson) 1974, is seen to be refuted and treatment is seen to be successful when it is matched to the criminogenic needs of the offender (MacKenzie, 2006). Future recommendations are made in regards to the need for correctional staff to assess each offender as an individual with different needs, and to therefore implement programs that will give the offender the best...
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...Annotated Bibliography: What the Literature Says About Juvenile Sex Offenders The following articles, factsheets, and studies have been compiled to assist attorneys and individuals working on behalf of youth charged with sexual offending. The information contained in these resources aim to help others realize the fundamental differences between adult sex offenders and juvenile sex offenders, which include positive responses of juveniles to treatment, low recidivism rates of juveniles and negative impact of registries on youth development. It is our hope that this information will be used to improve legal outcomes for juvenile sex offenders, and uphold the purpose of the juvenile justice system as a rehabilitative, not punitive, system. PUBLICATIONS BY TOPIC Recidivism Rates/Amenability to Treatment Judith V. Becker, What We Know About the Characteristics and Treatment of Adolescents Who have Committed Sexual Offenses, 3 CHILD MALTREATMENT 317, (1998). The author states that comprehensive data does not exist to support the notion that if adolescents commit one sexual offense, they will go on to develop a pattern of sexual-offending behaviors or develop a psychosocial disorder. Michael F. Caldwell et al., An Examination of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act as Applied to Juveniles: Evaluating the Ability to Predict Sexual Recidivism, 14 PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW 89, (2008). This study compared 91 juvenile males who had been treated in a secure correctional...
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... Sex Offenders Tracking Sex Offenders 2/17/2013 2/17/2013 Steve Alexander Steve Alexander Table of Contents 1. Abstract - page 2 2. Brief Company History - page 2 3. Discussion of Business Problem - page 3 4. High Level Solution - page 4 5. Benefits of Solving the Problem - page 5 6. Business/technical approach - page 6 7. Technology - page 7 8. Conclusion summary - page 9 References - page 11 Abstract The base for this paper combines my Criminal Justice knowledge with what I am learning in Information Systems. The problem is simple and it the recidivism of sex offenders and this would be effective within the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). My solution will potentially strengthen the safety of children nationwide. The solution is simple and the technology is already available and just has to be simply modified. The technology I am referring to is microchips and it is already being used to track pets. What I propose is setting up a system to track pedophiles and monitor their movements. I believe this system can be set up and used as a deterrent to prevent them from being in places where they are not allowed. This would also save money in the long run by reducing recidivism. History The purpose of the Department of Corrections is to protect the public from criminal offenders. This is done through a system of incarceration and supervision which securely segregates offenders from society and its...
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...of the inmates are sooner or later released from prison.’ Another reason for the rehabilitant programs and other treatment is because, “The department screens inmates entering the system, and has determined that over two- thirds (68%) have less than ninth grade literacy proficiency and most were unemployed before incarceration; over 60% of the inmates also have a history of substance abuse, and 16% have been diagnosed with some form of mental illness” (Corrections Rehabilitative Programs Effective, But Serve Only a Portion of the Eligible Population at a glance). These rehabilitating programs are meant to prepare the inmates before they are released back into the society. These programs are being set up and operating at different prison across the nation. One must unquestionably ask how much money is being spent on these programs. According to OPPAGA’s report, “In Fiscal Year 2006-07, the Legislature appropriated over $2.1 billion to the Department of Corrections; of this, $36.4 million or 1.7% of the agency budget, was allocated to correctional education and substance abuse programs. The department was unable to identify the level of funds allocated to sex offender treatment within the department’s health services budget”(Corrections Rehabilitative Programs Effective, But Serve Only a Portion of the Eligible Population at a glance). Money being spent may seem a lot but the reports also say that there isn’t enough funding for these kinds of programs across America. There are...
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...cannot come back from. The juvenile sex offender’s registry and notification laws are controversial and proponents of these laws feel they act as deterrents to future offending even though there is no evidence to support this claim. In many cases recidivism has decreased with the proper assessment and treatment. Our country has an overzealous sex crime legislation dating back to the 1880s. In the United States there are three types of legislation dealing with sex crimes. The first was pre-World War II when offenders were subjected to indefinite institutionalization and sterilization. These policies were jointly influenced by the fields of sexology and eugenics (Ordover, 2003). Sexologists promoted the view that minor forms of sexual misbehavior would predict future sexual violence and homicide (Jenkins, 1998), whereas eugenicists promoted the view that criminal behavior was genetically determined (Ordover, 2003). Both of these fields developed the view that sexual offending was considered intractable, resistant to change and escalating, therefore, new legislation was established to enact extreme interventions by institutionalization offenders. In order to keep society safe from future exposure and danger from an offender’s offspring thus forced sterilization (Letourneau, 2013). This method has large economic costs to our government in funding for the physical care and procedure costs, which outweigh the benefits for this treatment. The offender and his family had to endure his...
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...Prison: Parole and Mandatory Release Name Class April 8, 2013 Teacher Checkpoint: What is parole? How does parole differ from mandatory release? Describe current parole and mandatory release policies. Is there a better solution to the process? Parole is a system of release for prisoners within the prison system and was “created as a reaction against the penitentiary and the determinate sentence” (Foster, 2006). There are three specific methods of release under the parole system – discretionary, mandatory, and medical. These parole methods provide early for inmates through parole board review (discretionary), good time credits (mandatory), or due to a severe medical condition (medical). Originally, the most common form of parole was discretionary parole which was conducted under individual inmate review conducted by a parole board. The decision for release was contingent upon board approval and was a conditional release in which a parolee must follow certain guidelines upon release or be returned to prison to serve his/her full term through parole revocation. This method was replaced by a system of mandatory release due to perceptions of bias by parole board members, ineffectual reformation through parole, and social outcry for early release based on discretion and not court mandate. Mandatory release requires that an inmate serves eighty-five percent of his/her sentence prior to release eligibility. The inmate earns ‘good time’ credits through...
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...Sex Offender Policy Team C CJA/464 February 4, 2013 Paul Brouillette Sex Offender Policy While the rate of sexual offenders has risen to around 234,000 in the past decade, the debate in our society has noticed the rise. In many states, victims are violated, and due to mental health issues and continue to be repeat offenders. Children have become the most unreported victims of all. While it is important to have sex offender registers in every state, it is another issue that most do not register, or give changes of address in many towns. While the concerns are on the rise the public and law enforcement look for new ways in preventing such violent crimes and the policy that are in place provide some security but not enough. In the 1930’s the United States began the first sex offender registry requiring sex offenders to register with local state and federal agencies. Offenders were required to give their address and any other information used to identify them to the agencies. The early policies required only focused on high profile or repeat offenders. The attention given to the offenders are used to drive offenders or the “undesirable” persons out of the communities. Today’s policies give law enforcement so much easier method of identifying sex offenders, as they are required to register as a sex offender once convicted of a sex crime. Sex offender registration is open to view from the public and many review it on a regular basis when concerned...
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...Sex Offenders and Substances Abusers CJHS/420 Sandra James 10/20/2014 Micheal Jones Introduction In the case of sex offenders, we are going to look at how they are similar in their actions and various other areas. This is also going to cover how they are different, from sentencing, types of sex offenders and how and what they do. What is also important is how they proposed solutions will aid in the prevention and control of what they have done. Finding the similarities and differences can at times confuse people and cause them to have an opinion on every type that they all are of the same level. When the truth is there are differences, for the young man who dates an underage girl, to the rapist. Just as they are different so are their sentences. Characteristics and treatment similarities between sex offenders and substance abusers. There are characteristics and treatment that are similar to both sex offenders and substance abusers. There is no age group that defines either one they both come in a wide range of ages. Another similarity is that neither of these offenses can is linked specifically to one social class. A sex offender just like a substance abuser can be the next door neighbor in a high-class area or lower class area. These offenses have no boundaries as to where one may find either. Also one my assume that sex offenders and substance abusers must have some form of mental illness to do the things they do, this is not the case. They...
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...Canadian prisons have always been lacking the needs of offenders and programs to help them. Till now they have the same problem; however, they have been improving and meeting the needs of the offender’s population in a slow manner. Many incidents have occurred during prison time as well as after inmates have been released from prisons. Due to that Canadian corrections have slowly taken more time into their programs and treatments to help the inmates rehabilitate themselves and be able to get back into society in a better state than what they had arrived in. Overtime there have been many facilities available in order to help inmates with certain behavior issues and severe issues. In this paper I will be covering the different types of inmates and how each of them is treated with different programs. Incarceration rate has slowly been going down and there have been more treatment programs to help the offenders rather than just punishing them. Once again, in this paper, I will thoroughly explain how this is done with different types of offenders including; Women in gangs, impaired offenders, offenders who have been diagnosed with HCV (hepatitis C or AIDS), and sexual offenders. Not everyone will be getting treatments or put into programs in prison. Majority of the people are the ones who have a higher risk of danger when being put back into society; however, to prevent this, programs have been available in Canadian prisons. As you read on in this paper you will find out the different...
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...specialized probation supervision and pretrial and pre-sentence services. It operates out of 18 office locations and has approximately 670 employees. Each year the probations complete approximately 120,000 hours of community service. The Adult Probation Department receives nearly 18,000 new probation supervision cases annually and has an active caseload of more than 25,000 probationers, 90% of whom have been sentenced for felony offenses. Eighty-eight percent of probationers are assigned to standard caseload supervision, while 12% are supervised in specialized programs designed for specific offender populations. Probation is a criminal sentence which allows defendants to remain in the community in lieu of incarceration. It is the most frequently used sentencing option. Nearly two-thirds of all convicted offenders are sentenced to probation. While on probation, offenders must comply with strict conditions that create opportunities and encourages them to become responsible, productive and law-abiding members of the community. The probation departments serves the courts, community, and probations in many ways. The probation department serves by first, providing the court with pertinent information at the different stages of the criminal justice process. The department also serves the...
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...counseling works or not, something has to be done to assist prisoners in order for them to lead a normal life upon their release. I will discuss some of the many programs offered by various states ranging from “Pets in Prison” to obtaining college degrees. I will explain the various types of counseling offered to sex offenders, pedophiles and murderers. Those are a few topics I feel should have special interest in the counseling/rehabilitation area. I am sure most would agree that prisoners should receive some type of counseling and rehabilitation, but where do you draw the line on the rehabilitation services offered? Should the money from taxpayers be used to fund certain types of programs, how does the prison system decide who gets to participate in which programs, and how can counselors and judicial boards ensure there will be no regression? Those are just a couple of questions that will be answered throughout my report. Structural Outline 1. Educational Services Offered 1a. Prison Entrepreneurship 2a. Prison Labor/computer repair program 2. Drug Rehabilitation 2a. Program Steps in detail for the Second Chance Program 3. Sex Offender Therapy 4. Alternative Programs to Prison Abstract This research paper will enlighten the readers of the many...
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...Effects of Prison Sentence on Inmate’s Society Reintegration Patha Wells UNV-104 12-13-15 Daw Effects of Prison Sentence on Inmate’s Society Reintegration The primary objective of incarceration is to ensure that an offender does not repeat the crime committed previously. This purpose it can still be achieved through other programs such as probation, which aims at rehabilitating prisoners from reoffending. In spite of the efforts fronted to ensure prisoners are not rearrested, recidivism continues to be the main challenge in this approach. However, strategizing probation can help it become successful in molding inmates’ behaviors. Also, certain principles can be adopted to ensure arrest objectives are still obtained through probation. An inmate reintegration into the society can seem difficult due to reasons such as sex offenses, poor work performance, and drug abuse. First, a large number of long-serving offenders have committed sexually related offenses and therefore, they should join the armed service. There is a high percentage of inmates under probation are linked to sexual offenses. Since these are serious crimes, for these offenders to be released so that they can join the program, there must be regular and close supervision of their conduct. They should also provide valuable accommodations and people who can sponsor for their release. These restrictions force the inmates to become responsible once they are released because they know if they do not comply...
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...specialized probation supervision and pretrial and pre-sentence services. It operates out of 18 office locations and has approximately 670 employees. Each year the probations complete approximately 120,000 hours of community service. The Adult Probation Department receives nearly 18,000 new probation supervision cases annually and has an active caseload of more than 25,000 probationers, 90% of whom have been sentenced for felony offenses. Eighty-eight percent of probationers are assigned to standard caseload supervision, while 12% are supervised in specialized programs designed for specific offender populations. Probation is a criminal sentence which allows defendants to remain in the community in lieu of incarceration. It is the most frequently used sentencing option. Nearly two-thirds of all convicted offenders are sentenced to probation. While on probation, offenders must comply with strict conditions that create opportunities and encourages them to become responsible, productive and law-abiding members of the community. The probation departments serves the courts, community, and probations in many ways. The probation department serves by first, providing the court with pertinent information at the different stages of the criminal justice process. The department also serves the courts by conducting social investigations, which enable the judges to make more informed sentencing decisions. The department...
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