Non Sexual Violence

Domestic violence perpetrators that become involved in the criminal justice system are overwhelmingly male offenders between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. Data from studies conducted in the United States have revealed that a significant amount of male abusers have had some type of previous contact with the criminal justice system. It should be noted that this contact includes positive and negative encounters. Since abusers come from all walks of life, they can be respected law-abiding members of their communities or unpopular individuals with a criminal history. There are no set standards or explicit personality traits that wholly identify abusers. However, researchers have identified certain indicators and risk factors that may predispose one to become an abuser (U.S. Department of Justice, 2009).

Prior record(s) have a huge impact on the decisions to sentence and the duration of time served. The conclusions in the Criminal Behavior and Mental Health article showed, “There is a distinct advantage when attempting to predict recidivism to employing measures such as the LSI-R, which includes dynamic variables and intervention related criminogenic domains, over a measure purely of fixed characteristics, such as the GSIR; however, if there is discordance between the risk estimates, caution should be exercised and more reliance on the more static historically based instrument may be indicated.” (MILLS & KRONER, P. 155) Meaning that prior records cannot change, they are a static dynamic and will be looked with more emphasis than the risk assessment when determining to release the offender.

Burton, Miller, and Shill (2002) found that sex offenders were more likely to be sexually abused compared to nonsexual offenders. Specifically, they were more often related to their perpetrators, experienced longer durations of abuse, were manipulated through the use of force, and penetration occurred. Forcefulness, or the method of operation, and gender may identify individuals who are more susceptible to carrying out sexual crimes. For example, a victim who experiences the use of favors or games as a method of manipulation is less likely to commit sexual crimes. Whereas a victim that experiences threats or physical force is

Two of the scales are the Molester Comparison, and Rapist Comparison scales (Nichols & Molinder Assessments, Inc. 2010). These scales compare the current results against the scores of known child molesters and rapists, to identify any potentially alarming similarities (Nichols & Molinder Assessments, Inc., 2010). The Psychosexual Scales on the MSI-II assess for various areas such as emotional needs, social perceptions, and cognitive distortions. Additionally, the test attempts to quantify the existence of diagnoses or mental health traits consistent with conduct disorder, sociopathy, and substance abuse. (Nichols & Molinder Assessments, Inc., 2010). The test also assesses for paraphiliac interest in child molestation, rape, exhibitionism, voyeurism, and electronic means of sexual harassment or sexual behavior such as pornography, sex chats, or sexually explicit phone calls (Nichols & Molinder Assessments, Inc., 2010). The MSI-II also attempts to quantify a given offenders use of justifications for their offense, the level of accountability an offender takes for their sexually abusive behaviors, and the level of planning they are able to recognize as it relates to their planning of their offense (Nichols &

analyzed were age, race, prior criminal history, and severity of intimate partner violence committed. The types of data analyses used were Chi-squared and binary logistic regression.

There has been much level headed discussion concerning why individuals carry out sexual violations. To the extent to what causes individuals to wind up sex wrongdoers, there is no genuine response to this inquiry. No single component can completely decipher why somebody submits a sexual offense, however it is trusted that some blend of variables may join to increment sexual deviancy significantly. These components incorporate natural, fortuitous, ecological, and sociocultural parts of the individual, depicting the advancement of anomalous sexual expression through the same instruments by which traditional sexuality is likewise learned (Terry and Tallon). There are various sub-hypotheses which have been intended to clarify the onset of

On 09/02/2016, Julinda Gonzalez 18 year old female, reported she went on a movie date with the defendant, Robert Taylor 26 year old male. After the movies, he drove her to a secluded area near Fernwood Avenue Middle School in Egg Harbor Township, where he sexually assaulted her in the back of his SUV. The victim, Julinda Gonzalez, stated that they were making out and kissing in the back seat of his car, and she was okay with that. Eventually, the defendant, pushed the victim down unzipped his pants, and pulled down her underwear. She reported definite digital penetration of her vagina, but she was unsure if he penetrated her with his penis. In addition, she believed Robert performed oral sex on her but her legs went numb and she was unable

We understand the need for and are prepared to provide necessary transparency for members of the public who want to know more about pedophiles, sexual assault, sex offenders, and the role that you can play in keeping your community protected. Unfortunately, sex crimes are not the exception in our country. Statistics indicate that one in every five girls and one in every seven boys are sexually abused by the time they reach adulthood (CSOM, 2006). “One in six adult women and one in 33 adult men experience an attempted or completed sexual assault. 1 in 6 female children and 1 in 20 boys are victims of sexual abuse” (NCVC, 2015). Sex offenses represent under 1% of all arrests, with adults accounting for about 80% of arrests and juveniles 20% (FBI, 2005). Males account for approximately 95% of arrests (FBI, 2005).

On March 14th, 2016 at approximately 3:40PM, it was reported to the Department of Human Services and the Muskogee Police Department that the above listed defendant, Jacob Deckard, from January 2015 through March 2016, had performed sexual intercourse on a 7 year old family member on at least two separate occasions and exposed himself to her on another occasion. The juvenile victim, K.S. was forensically interviewed and a well-child examination was performed.

Sex offenders tend to blend in to society virtually unnoticed until they offend or reoffend (Polizzi, MacKenzie, & Hickman, 1999). Currently, there is a large group of mental health professionals representing a variety of disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry clinical social work, counseling, and medicine, that continue to believe in the potential efficacy of treating sex offenders. Over the past decade, the sex offender treatment field has grown rapidly and the treatment of juvenile sex offenders is on the rise (Parks & Bard, 2006). The rationale for treating juvenile offenders is based on research which indicates that inappropriate sexual behavior patterns develop early and a failure to intervene and change behavior early often means that the offender will continue to escalate his/her inappropriate behavior, which could present an even greater danger to society (Ayland & West, 2006). Vivian-Bryne, (2004) suggests that professionals who treat adult sex offenders report that offenders who are incarcerated will eventually return to the community and therefore, therapeutic measures should be taken to reduce the likelihood that they will reoffend even if those measures have not conclusively been identified as effective. Sexual offenders may find therapy valuable because it can allow them to retrace their upbringing to help them identify and understand the roots of their

Stories of sex offenders have been increasingly a focus of attention by the criminal justice system over the past years. By legal definition, a sex offender “is a person who is convicted of a sexual offense (Sex Offender Law & Legal Definition),” an act which is prohibited by the jurisdiction. What constitutes as a sex offense or normal/abnormal sexual behavior varies over time and place, meaning that it also varies by legal jurisdiction and culture. In the United States of America, for example, a person can be convicted of wide range of sexual behavior that includes prostitution, incest, sex with a minor, rape, and other sex offenses (Sex Offender Law & Legal Definition). As the nature of sex crimes have long held the

Much research has been done regarding the positive effect employment has on lowering recidivism. However, little research has been done to determine the effect a criminal record, including registration as a sex offender, has on finding gainful employment. Holzer’s 1996 study (as cited by Johnson, 2006) found that two-thirds of employers in major cities would avoid hiring known ex-offenders, indicating that regardless of public policies that may make finding employment difficult, ex-offenders ultimately still have to overcome the social stigma of their criminal histories. Negative community attitudes towards criminal history are even worse for those who are registered sex offenders (Willis, Levenson, & Ward, 2010). With the addition of

When working with this specific population mental health professionals are often called on to evaluate and manage sex offender’s behavior. There are also times when individuals may be asked to give an opinion as to if the offender will repeat the behavior. Often times people that work with this population are referred to as (SOSs) Sex Offender Specialists. They have a specific group of diverse training and background. Some of these trainings incIude but are not limited to cognitive-behavioral, psychopharmacological, and therapeutic orientations.

In order to investigate this phenomenon and address the gap in adolescent sexual offenders having a higher possibility of conduct disorder, the following research study is proposed. The study focuses on the research question: if adolescent sex offenders are more likely to have childhood diagnosis of conduct disorder than that of adult sexual offenders. It is a hypothesis that adolescent sexual offenders have a much lower chance of re-offending if they are not into more types of crimes (Davidson, 2015, p.555). It is also a hypothesis that adolescent sex offenders may have a higher possibility of a childhood diagnosis of a conduct disorder (Morrell & Burton, 2014, p.39).

The treatment for sexual offenders is done in a three principal approach which is cognitive behavioral approach, psycho-educational approach, and pharmacological approach. The cognitive behavioral approach gives emphasis on altering the habits of the offended relating toward sexual offending and “deviant patterns of arousal”. (CSOM) This means altering the daily habits of the offender which may be everything they had known previously to incarceration. The second principal of psycho-educational focuses on altering the offender’s state of mind toward their victims and attempts to instill the understanding of how they inflicted harm with their actions. With psychology there is never a set time on how long a set goal will be reached. Times vary between individuals and can sometime never reach their desired outcome. In conjunction with those previous principals the offenders are also treated under the pharmacological