When it comes to criminal behavior of any kind, whether we are talking about sex offenders or illegal tobacco sellers, society has an obligation to protect itself -- and to protect the rights of the accused. That’s the essence of what life in America is supposed to be all about. When it comes to sex offenders, however, we are failing shamefully and disgracefully on both counts – and it doesn’t have to be this way. I am neither a lawyer nor a criminologist. What I do know, however, is that
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Hello my name is Curtis. I live in Kentucky. I am a student at CTU online. I have a friend that is a sex offender. He was convicted when he was only 19 years old. I have researched his file and know that he is telling the truth. Because he was convicted of a sex case he has to be on the sex offender registry. His victim, as they put it, was 14 at the time. Although this was a consensual relationship at the time the law says that it was not. Now he is 25 years old and has to register for the rest
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to the police. Pedophilia is the sexual attraction to children and they desire children, they usually work very close with kids like at the YMCA, schools, and church. Pedophiles’ normally don’t have children or families. They are sexually violent offenders are the perpetrators who are most violent. My hypothesis is the children who are molested or raped grow up to become molesters and rapists who keep the cycle going, rather than getting help. Children are the main victims in today’s society to molestation
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The questions given are thus: should a convicted sexual offender be able to consent to surgical castration as a means of avoiding incarceration? Could a judge require this before a sexual offender is paroled? What are the ethics in these cases? The answer to the first question can be nothing but an outright no. While it has been the case before, we have no reason to allow criminals to trade body parts for the punishment and sentencing they have shown themselves to deserve. This is especially true
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Sex Offender Registries and Community Notification Laws: An Ethical Dilemma by Amy Thorson NW 62-OM OM 4803 - Organizational Ethics John Brown University June 2009 Situation Definition Introduction of the Facts Sex offenders in American society are often seen as repulsive, violent individuals that deserve to be feared and punished to the fullest extent of the law. Their crimes are deemed the worst kind of violation of another human being. In fact, “the vehemence of the hatred
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pessimistic today. From the droves of people living a lemming’s life in the ideas in which developed from the ancient Aztecs’ calendar, to the safeguarding of the wealthy with their stock markets, to my ordinary life making sure I research every sex offender in my surrounding areas to protect my children and self. I certainly would like to think that, seeing how so very many ridiculous ideas have faltered in the past, we would now, and over 2012 years after the only perfect specimen has proven God’s
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new phenomenon there has been a dramatic increase in the concern of this problem over the last two decades. As the number of juvenile sex offenders arrested increases, the recognition of it as a serious issue also increases. The anxiety over juvenile sex crimes has led to a wide variety of research being conducted to determine if there are antecedent traits in offenders. The tremendous data collected and analyzed to try to understand the factors leading a juvenile to sexually violate has piloted a wide
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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
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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
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bushes. "Megan had a big heart; she was a great, great little girl," says her mother, Maureen Kanka, her voice rising in anger. "And he discarded her like she was a piece of trash” (Jerome). If only they were aware of his previous record as a sex offender. If only they knew a child sexual predator was living across the street. When we think of these awful things, we always think of what could have been done differently. Being a parent myself, I always hope for the best for my child, but fear
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