Chemical castration is an effective treatment to decrease sex offences for males with paraphilic tendencies, this is an important issue because with such high rates of sexual abuse with approximately 100,000 to 500,000 children who are sexually molested each year in the United States (Ariel Rosler & Eliezer Witztum 2003). The purpose of this essay is to provide scientific evidence and reasons to why chemical castration is an effective method to reduce the chance of repeat offence in sex offenders. Chemical castration is the most suitable method to be used for decreasing sexual tendencies in sex offenders.
Chemical castration is hormonotherapy to reduce circulating levels of testosterone using chemicals, Androgens testosterone and dihydrotestosterone …show more content…
The drugs used for chemical castration lowers testosterone levels in men, which leads to a decrease in sex drive and can decline their capability to become sexually stimulated. A decrease in testosterone can also diminish aggression in men, making them more submissive and less of a threat to others. A study that investigated the brain activation patterns in paedophilic sexual offenders who have gone through chemical castration using functional MRI in response to sexually arousing visual stimuli (images of nude women and girls) and to neutral visual stimuli (images of women and girls clothed ). The patients reported a 90% decrease of deviant sexual fantasies and masturbation occurrence after 9 months of treatment. ( Schiffer B, Gizewski E, Krueger T. J 2009). The study included 25 male participants who met the criteria for paedophilia however the study has limitations as it does not state the ages of the males used or their ethnicity .The report provides evidence of how chemical castration decreases the sexual urges in sex offenders, resulting in a lower risk of them repeating their offence. Another report by health research funding has found that there is a 37% chance of recidivism in sex offenders who have not gone through chemical castration, whereas there is only a 3% chance of repeat offence for sex offenders who have gone through chemical castration (health research funding 13.11.2014). This evidence shows that chemical castration is the most effective method of treatment for sex
Chemical castration is hormonotherapy to reduce circulating levels of testosterone using chemicals, Androgens testosterone and dihydrotestosterone …show more content…
The drugs used for chemical castration lowers testosterone levels in men, which leads to a decrease in sex drive and can decline their capability to become sexually stimulated. A decrease in testosterone can also diminish aggression in men, making them more submissive and less of a threat to others. A study that investigated the brain activation patterns in paedophilic sexual offenders who have gone through chemical castration using functional MRI in response to sexually arousing visual stimuli (images of nude women and girls) and to neutral visual stimuli (images of women and girls clothed ). The patients reported a 90% decrease of deviant sexual fantasies and masturbation occurrence after 9 months of treatment. ( Schiffer B, Gizewski E, Krueger T. J 2009). The study included 25 male participants who met the criteria for paedophilia however the study has limitations as it does not state the ages of the males used or their ethnicity .The report provides evidence of how chemical castration decreases the sexual urges in sex offenders, resulting in a lower risk of them repeating their offence. Another report by health research funding has found that there is a 37% chance of recidivism in sex offenders who have not gone through chemical castration, whereas there is only a 3% chance of repeat offence for sex offenders who have gone through chemical castration (health research funding 13.11.2014). This evidence shows that chemical castration is the most effective method of treatment for sex