Under the law, those who are found guilty are not supposed to experience cruel or unusual punishment. Despite the issue that seeking revenge is probably a perfectly natural response, it has to be taken into consideration that eyewitnesses may identify the wrong person with enough confidence to sway the jurors into finding them guilty. The law is just too messy to go through with something that will undoubtedly mess someone up. Even in the case that they have the right person, changing the hormones in a person isn't the solution. Most of the time, sexual predators are in charge of their bodies and are using their acts of violence as something to make them feel powerful; rather than this being an issue of desire, it is a problem with the person
Perpetrators of sex crimes committed against children often start by gaining the trust of potential victims and the adults in their lives’ by using a tactic called “grooming.” The purpose of this memo is to give the court a baseline understanding of what sex offender victim grooming is, its purpose, and techniques. Because of the extensive amount of research and information on this topic, this paper does not detail all of the grooming techniques used by child sex offenders to groom potential victims.
The most important factor or factors when comes to determining the sentence for a sex offender, these would have to be 1. to consider their criminal background or any related convictions that are similar to sex offending, 2. their background as far as their personal relationships were and have been all across the board to know what kind of danger they pose to society. 3. consider in exact detail the type of offenses that had committed in the past and to whom they were exactly committed against at best. 4. look at the mental, physical, and emotional state of mind when they were using whatever motives to commit the said sexual offenses toward the victim, and along consider the ages of both the victim and the criminal who has gone through with
The term "statutory rape" is defined as “sexual relations between an underage minor female and an adult male or vice versa” (Criminology: The Core). Individuals that engage in sexual activity should be at the age of consent. The age of consent varies by state laws and the legal ramifications for breaking this law is set in accordance with their ethical standards. The age of consent law even considers sexual relation between a minor and adult that is non-violent or unforced to be statutory rape.
The Sex Offender Register is the common appearance for the records held by the police rising from the statutory requirement that sex offenders should notify the police of their address details and change of conditions. The register is providing greater knowledge of the whereabouts of such offenders in the interests of public protection (Stone, 2008). The Sex Offenders Act of 1997 provides that offenders convicted of cautioned, warned or reprimanded for a relevant offence are subject to notification requirements commonly known as registration requirements in respect of specified personal details, recorded and retained by the police.
Nothing drives emotions out the window more than hearing about innocent children being used for sex. In Cambodia, sex trafficking has grown into a troublesome issue. Sex trafficking has become one of the fastest growing crimes occurring internationally. It is the third largest crime-business in the world, after drugs and arms trafficking. Women, girls, and even men and boys are victims of the billion-dollar sex trafficking industry. Sex trafficking occurs everywhere, and it is not culturally specific, but a gender specific issue. There are numerous cases of sex trafficking within Cambodia, however child sex trafficking is extremely captivating and distressing to learn about.
The accusation of statutory rape can insult both parties involved when the case is of a completely consensual & committed relationship. Since the year 2003 the legality is expected to be easily understood, if one person isn’t giving consent, with the capacity to do so, and the other involved does not think there’s consent, that is an offence. So when two people in a committed relationship are being punished for something that any other normal couple could do without such extreme consequences, is the statutory rape law really just?
28% of sexual abuse cases are committed by strangers (Perpetrators of Sexual Violence:Statistics). A list that could help eliminate that statistic is the national sex offender registry. These registries are a very controversial topic. Many people feel that the original purpose of this registry has been lost throughout the years. People argue that these registries are too long and that offenders are unnecessarily put on the registry.
Statutory law in particular is discriminating to boys and very patronizing to girls, throughout my research I have found many studies where women have cried in front of the judge and the judge will let them off with a minimum of three months probation, or a few hours of community service. Albert Einstein once said that, “The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything.”
Human Trafficking is the illegal buying and selling of people to either become domestic workers or forced into illegal prostitution. It is also a violation of basic human rights, because the individual has no personal freedom. Women and children are the primary targets for this industry and typically the victims are forced into illegal slave trade. Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and it is among one of the most horrendous crimes against humanity, forced labor and forced prostitution is the common uses for these people that were lured in by traffickers.
Hello, I am writing this letter regarding the sex offender database as well as possible checkups to both high and low risk sex offenders. I believe the sex offender's database should be open to the public under certain circumstances. This issue is a concern to our community in view of the fact that a charged sex offender could be living in any neighbourhood without society's knowledge. I would like to address the issue that without the public being able to access this information, society could be unaware of a possible threat/danger to them.
"Sex Offender Registry Laws have been established as one part of the supervision of individuals who have moved back into communities after being convicted of sex crimes against adults or children. The level of information available varies by state and is posted to the internet".
Seven-year-old Megan Kanka was sexually assaulted and killed by Jesse Tim Medequas a released sex offender along with two other ex-offenders (Winick and La Fond, 213). Megan's parents and the community were extremely angry at the fact that they did not receive any type of notification that a released sex offender especially a violent one was living amongst them. In 1996 in New Jersey, Megan's Law implemented guidelines for sex offender registration and nationally mandated notification systems be implemented across the states to notify communities of sex offenders living among them. The registry requires all sex offenders to register their personal information such as their name, address, and crime. The notification system requires police
Female and Male Sex Offenders: Society’s Biased Outlook Background A sex offender is a person who has committed a sexual crime, whether it be rape, sexual assault, or exposing yourself in public, also known as exhibitionism. Many people when they hear the word “sex offender”, they automatically expect it to be a male. People tend to overlook the idea of a female sex offender. According to Keesee (2014), people make this assumption because research shows that men have a higher percentage of being sexual abusers than they are the victim. A sex offender is not limited to a male, it can be a female as well.
Sex offenders have always been a great problem within communities because of the fear they incur among residence. The term sex offender applies to individuals who have committed a sex crime, which includes either genital exposure on school premises, raped and molested. Law Enforcement requires the minimum sentences for people who commit sexual offenses but I think it should be harsher. Sex offenders should be given a longer sentences for sex crimes so that they can actually learn to curb sexual offenses at future
As mentioned earlier as much as the offender wants to change that is not enough. “Wanting to change is usually not enough to be able to change the patterns that lead to sexual offenses. To create the motivation to change, some offenders need a variety of treatment and corrective interventions, and for others learning how to make the change in their own behavioral cycle of abuse is more effective,” (Office of the Attorney General State of California). Historically it was ok to marry a twelve-year-old child and start reproducing around fourteen years of age. This was because life expectancy was not that long and at around the age of fourteen individuals was considered to be adults and thus it was acceptable. Thus there being no need for treatment because there was no sex offender cases. While in today’s society this is no longer acceptable while in some places the age of consent is as young as sixteen years (The Age of Consent). With the history of sex offender management came treatment which was castration which is the altogether removal of genitals, and imprisonment. While according the Bureau of Justice Assistance there are three forms of treatment for sex offenders. There is the cognitive-behavioral approach, which focuses on changing the thinking patterns of an offender. The psycho-educational approach focuses on increasing the offender’s