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    and the effects of the types of sex education that they received. She published a medical journal that found that those who were in programs that failed to provide accurate information such as abstinence-only programs, or who were not enrolled in a sex education course at all, reported higher teen pregnancy rates than those who had attended comprehensive sex education classes (Kohler 1). Kohler’s 2002 research also showed that teens who had completed a comprehensive sex education course were 60% less

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    Bringing Sex Education in Schools The US teen pregnancy rate is at 72.2%, which is larger than any rate in Western European countries. Sex education can solve the problem that we see, and possibly lower that rate. It can benefit kids by informing them about everything involving sex instead of sheltering them from the truth. Abstinence-only education is the other option that is typically used, but creating a program to cover everything and not exclude some children who have different beliefs is the

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    Additionaly, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is seen as a positive as well by law enforcement, “…believing it leads to improved community surveillance of sex offenders and deters them from reoffending” (Lasher & McGrath 9). The downside to this concept is the cost of implementing the notifications. It is a concern for law enforcement that the public could overreact, which would result in the need to allocate funds due to harassment (Lasher & McGrath 9). It has an impact on the

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    Same Sex Marriage

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    Same-sex marriage has continuously been contradicted throughout our nation and so the arguments never seem to cease. Some argue the legality of same-sex marriage while others suggest that it compromises the sacredness of marriage. Various religious groups and their supporters in the U.S. tend to either support same-sex marriage or greatly oppose it, depending on their viewpoints and beliefs. Thus, the constant, bitter arguments between these parties. These two groups constantly argue over the validity

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    Gay Sex Rights

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    Regardless of someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, freedom from discrimination and equality are primary human rights that belong to everyone. The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 was amended on the 1st of August 2013 to make discrimination towards lesbian and gay people against the law (Australian Human Rights Commission , 2017). Despite the fact the laws have moved forward, the lesbian and gay community in Australia still face discrimination and harassment in their everyday lives in public

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    TOPIC- LEGISLATION FOR COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER’S Introduction There is a huge debate on legislation for commercial sex workers; the ways in which other forms of law and practice contribute to shaping the working environments of sex workers in different places is less understood. The consequences of the lack of detection of the sex worker as a person before the law in this country are barely discussed. Due to the absence of recognized legal status always restricted to sex workers to get a birth certificate

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    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

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    Convicted sex offenders are stigmatized even by those convicted of other crimes. Regardless of the particular offense, those who have been convicted of sex crimes find it difficult to transition back to normalcy. But there are strategies you may use to cope with the stigma and try to reestablish a sense of self. Over 10,000 convicted sex offenders are released from jail or prison every year. When they’re released, they have served the penalty for their offenses. In an ideal world, they would be

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    Wood Ruth). This means out of 98,271 public schools in America, only 37,835 schools, or 38.5%, teach sexual education (“Educational Institutes”). There are many adults who believe children in middle school and high school are too young to know about sex, and therefore do not want their child to be educated about it, thus being the cause for the low rate of sexual education. Because of this low education rate, teenagers contract half of all new STIs and girls are dropping out of high school to raise

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    The number of registered sex offenders have increasingly grew over the years. Every day you see a man or women added to the registry for crimes against women and mostly children. The sex offender registries biggest and main focus is to keep the people in the community in each city and state informed and protected. ”Sex offenders and sex crimes provoke a great deal of anxiety in our society.” Baker, J, Brannon, Y, N., Fortney. , Levenson, J.S. (“Public Perceptions about Sex Offenders and Community

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