Punishment Of Sex Offenders In The US

According to the Center for Sex Offender Management “It is estimated that one in every five girls and one in every seven boys are sexually abused by the time they reach adulthood”. The United States has many laws aimed to reduce sexual offenders but the annual percentages for sexual offenses have stayed the same ever since the laws were established. This research is not intended to lessen the gravity of sexual offenses but to understand that our laws against sex offenders are not preventing the sexual

Under the Wyoming state statute 6-3-314 (Sexual assault in the first degree,) the maximum punishment is up to 50 years and a statutory felony. I see why the juvenile courts do not agree with these punishments for a minor. That is a lot of time for someone that has not yet reached the legal age of adulthood. One should not spend the best years of their lives behind bars. The problem is, teens pull the short straw when these offenses are committed. Our founding fathers said it best “All men are created

of its use punitively. The biggest area of debate is the rate of success and if sex offender’s problem is physical or psychological. In addition, is the use of castration constitutional? Some people argue that compulsory castration is a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Eighth Amendment. However, does the unconstitutional nature change when castration is voluntary and the decision is made by the offender? Moreover, does labeling castration as a treatment make it constitutional? There

Should Sex Offenders Be Allowed Parole?   The US spends $80billion on incarceration per year and contributes to 25% of the worlds population of people in prison. Questions have recently arisen whether we should try to rehabilitate more prisoners in the form of parole. A main area of debate is the topic of parole for sex offenders. One side of the argument is that sex offenders should be given parole. This is due to the country being heavily influenced by religion and the Bible and the Qur’an both

Juvenile Sexual Offending Sex offenders are described as a person who commits a crime involving a sexual act. They are people convicted for sexual crime in a criminal court. Sex offenders make a high percentage of the offender population and are considered special circumstance offenders. Sex offenders typically use sex as a coping mechanism. Juvenile sex offenders are those age from adolescences to an adult, who committed a sexual act without consent both physically and verbally. The difference

Administration of Sex-Drive Reducing Medications of Sex Offenders: Treatment or Punishment? And Ethics, Prisoner Interrogation, National Security and The Media Force Administration of Sex-Drive Reducing Medications of Sex Offenders: Treatment or Punishment? The first article I chose was whether or not it is considered a treatment or a punishment to sex offenders if they are forced, by court order, to take medications that greatly reduce their sex drive.

religious services work differently for each offender. The author stated that “one possible explanation for small average effects are individual differences in deterrability: Individuals might differ in their reactivity to information they receive such that some offenders react strongly to their experiences, while others are less deferrable (Piquero et al.2011, p. 355). We as a society can understand the idea that general deterrence is an effect of punishment of people that offend on others that have

In 1994, twice-convicted sex offender Jesse Timmendequas raped and murdered Megan Kanka, a seven-year old girl who lived across the street. In reaction to this emotionally-charged crime, Megan's home state of New Jersey ratified a community notification bill - dubbed "Megan's Law" - just three months later. This fall, a national version of the law went into effect, mandating that all fifty states notify citizens in writing of the presence of convicted sex offenders within their communities. Certainly

Rapists in Arkansas Should Receive Harsher Punishment Many families of rapists or sexual offenders believe they are punished to harshly because they are never given the chance to attend services like counseling to better themselves before being punished as a major criminal. Many families of rape victims and other citizens believe a rapist goes nearly free compared to what the victim goes through, and believe it is unfair. Although it is true that offenders don’t get the chance to better themselves

their time in prison for their crimes, many sex offenders are sent to mental hospitals against their will, where they can be kept for undetermined amounts of time, even in some cases indefinitely. Some people see this as a grand solution to the problem of having sex offenders in the community. Other see it as unethical, and a violation of human rights. Sex offences committed against children are one of the most deplorable crimes one can commit, and sex offenders, especially child molesters are generally