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    It is important to generalise from a sample to unobserved population the sample in intended to represent. Therefore, when selecting a group of subjects for study, it is important to ensure that we represent some larger population. In 2016, youth offenders aged 10 to 17 years made up

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    Castration for Repeat Sexual Offenders by the state senate of Florida Prepared for The Florida state senate Tampa, Florida By Justin Masters Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Com 221 HYB April 10, 2016   ABSTRACT This article covers the castration of repeat sexual offenders. Many countries have started using castration as a treatment for sexual offenders to lower the rate of reoffending. The use of castration has sparked many debates and even started human rights groups. Covered within this

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    Introduction Most research on sexual offending focuses on adult offenders, however, juveniles also engage in such behaviors. Official records indicate that juveniles are responsible for 17 to 20 percent of all sexual crimes, except prostitution, and victim reports, as well as, youth self-reports suggest even higher rates of juvenile sexual offending (Letourneau & Borduin, 2008). Although it remains clear that there is no specific “cure” for sex offenders, various treatment programs and punishments

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    As the video states that today there are three times as many women in prison as there were just ten years ago, the sizable number of female offenders had serious drug problems, more than half were victims of physical abuse, over a third had been sexually abused, and about a quarter those offenders has attempted suicide. Many of the women offender are not married or they are single parents, or they may have run away from home and is without home fighting to survive. Women were less likely than men

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    Many etiological theories exist attempting to explain the root causes of sexual offending. Although few provide substantial evidence and no definitive conclusions have been made, the social learning theory has been proposed to account for sex offending behaviors. Specifically, the social learning theory, or victim-to-victimizer theory, suggests sexually abused children learn these behaviors and are much more likely to perpetrate abuse when they’re older (Seto & Lalumiere, 2010). The following studies

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    Male and Female Sex Offenders There are typologies specific to female sex offenders, because they are less likely to sexually reoffend in comparison with male offenders. Nevertheless, male offenders are less likely to commit sexual assaults with the co-offender or even a group (Williams & Bierie, 2015). Females taking an active role in the abuse are frequently engaged in direct sexual contact with the victim. The passive participation of women does not end with the direct sexual contact, but in this

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    Topic 1 Registration of sex offenders is mandatory under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). It provides the general qualifications of one to be registered as a sex offender. It requires registered sex offenders to give updated information on their addresses, place of work or school and to make physical appearances at legible offices to verify the updates. SORNA determines the information that a registered sex offender should submit and makes it available to the public (SMART)

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    Do you think it is difficult for a female sex offender to break old habits if they have a support system combined with a comprehensive treatment program? What are some obstacles? In order break old habits and be successful in treatment the offender needs to have positive support. Positive support involves surrounding yourself with people who will have a positive effect on your life. One example would be if your offense involved a partner than you would have to break that relationship because it is

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    Introduction Sexual offenders are subject to a particularly devastating stigma and, consequently, classified as their own particular form of criminal. The nature of the offence tends to elicit extreme emotional responses and stand out as being especially egregious due to the potential for extreme emotional and psychological suffering in victims and the harm being most often directed towards vulnerable members of the population. The portrayal of sex offenders in the media also tends to create distorted

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    Female Sex Offenders

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    Most people tend to overlook women sex offenders compared to men who are sex offenders. Women are just as likely to be a sex offender just as men are. Typically, women sex offenders tend to prey on their students if they happen to be a school teacher. This gives them the access to hundreds of under aged children every school year that they can prey on sometimes, be in an intimate relationship with them. When someone hears something regarding a sex offender, we typically automatically assume it is

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