Paper: Supervision of Sex Offenders Sex offenders are a highly diverse group of people, but all are individuals who have at least one of the following crimes in common: have committed violent sexual assault on a stranger, have had inappropriate sexual contact with a family member, have molested a child or any other inappropriate and criminal sexual behavior. What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and legal jurisdiction. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for
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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
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information availability of the names sex offenders. Anyone can access the names of convicted sexual predators at any given time. They are able to look at these names via sex offender registries. These are online data bases which contain the names and risk levels of registered sex offenders. Some people have concerns with this, such as: does the punishment fit the crime? Should just anyone be able to access these names, or should they even continue with the sex offender registries? I personally believe
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Sex Offender Minority in Criminal Justice February 6, 2012 Submitted by: Sherry Gadson Instructor Shawnna Williams Abstract Growing up never knowing the different cases of sex offenders, became astonishing to me. I was surprise when I heard about A person that I grew up with was on television for committing a sexual assault on a minor. This same person grew up with my nephew Tory. Throughout the years, growing up this person became a problem with the law from teenage to adult years. He
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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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Meghan Larkin Sociolgy November 19, 2013 Sex Offender Registration The general definition for sex offender is that any person conviced of involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. In most states convicted sex offenders are supposed to report to local police authorities, but many do not. Sex offenders are restricted on where they can live and where they can work. Many must stay in the state that they where caught in for
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When you imagine a sex offender, who do you see? Do you picture an unkempt man with balding hair, dirty clothes, and a grin that gives you chills? You’d be incorrect. This is just a popular stereotype, and unfortunately, sex offenders, more likely than not, look just like your postman, or the business man who lives two doors down. In fact, usually they are intelligent, charming, likeable, and successful individuals. These predators can be from any economic group, any ethnicity, and religious background
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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
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Tracking 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
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I think the term "sex offender" is a very large term that makes a big deal of different types of crimes. For example, imagine a 18 year old college student while at a drunken party decides to have sexual relations with his 16 year old girlfriend who is also drunk, but "consented”, would be labelled a "sex offender" the next morning when her father finds out and the police press charges. That 18 year old is now a RAPIST and sex offender for life and on equal grounds with
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