A History of Juvenile Sex Offender
In order to fully understand the current wave of sex offender legislation in the United States, it is important we take a look at the origin and evolution of these laws and examine the influences that created the current structure of sex offender legislation. The influences and forces driving current sex offender legislation is not merely a product of any single event in history or any single force in our culture. The current prominence of sex offender laws in our country is a result of numerous influences, both recent and ancient, and at times, of seemingly contradictory sources, such as religious and nonreligious influences like social Darwinism.
Juveniles commit a significant number of the sexual assaults …show more content…
As a result, policies have had to be developed for the handling of youth charged with current or prior sex offenses. The philosophy that guides policy and practice is that juveniles who commit sex offenses are somehow different from other delinquent offenders and need specialized services, especially offense-specific treatment in order to protect the public and prevent reoffending. Also consistent with this philosophy is the argument that juvenile sex offenders possess a .persistent tendency and should be singled out for more severe sanctions in order to control their offense behavior. Juvenile sex offenders should not be classified as specials offenders because the offenders are most likely aware of what they’re doing. Also they know their targets. I truly believe they should be charged as adults, but nowadays, most sex offenses are more likely to be committed by adults, not teenagers.
What age is too young for Juvenile Sex Offending?
We do know that nine of ten juvenile sex offenders are male, and that juvenile sex offenders often commit their first sexual offense before age 15 and even before age 12. We also know that juvenile sex offenders are found in every socioeconomic class and every racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural group. According to the Center for Sex Offender Management (1999) the following are other common traits among juvenile sex offenders.
• Difficulties with impulse control and
In order to fully understand the current wave of sex offender legislation in the United States, it is important we take a look at the origin and evolution of these laws and examine the influences that created the current structure of sex offender legislation. The influences and forces driving current sex offender legislation is not merely a product of any single event in history or any single force in our culture. The current prominence of sex offender laws in our country is a result of numerous influences, both recent and ancient, and at times, of seemingly contradictory sources, such as religious and nonreligious influences like social Darwinism.
Juveniles commit a significant number of the sexual assaults …show more content…
As a result, policies have had to be developed for the handling of youth charged with current or prior sex offenses. The philosophy that guides policy and practice is that juveniles who commit sex offenses are somehow different from other delinquent offenders and need specialized services, especially offense-specific treatment in order to protect the public and prevent reoffending. Also consistent with this philosophy is the argument that juvenile sex offenders possess a .persistent tendency and should be singled out for more severe sanctions in order to control their offense behavior. Juvenile sex offenders should not be classified as specials offenders because the offenders are most likely aware of what they’re doing. Also they know their targets. I truly believe they should be charged as adults, but nowadays, most sex offenses are more likely to be committed by adults, not teenagers.
What age is too young for Juvenile Sex Offending?
We do know that nine of ten juvenile sex offenders are male, and that juvenile sex offenders often commit their first sexual offense before age 15 and even before age 12. We also know that juvenile sex offenders are found in every socioeconomic class and every racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural group. According to the Center for Sex Offender Management (1999) the following are other common traits among juvenile sex offenders.
• Difficulties with impulse control and