Myths Of Sex Offenders Essay

On Chapter 11 of the book, The Myth That Sex Offenders Are Beyond Redemption, the chapter begins off how people and the media subscribes myths about sex offenders, (SOs) that are often misinformed and misguided. Some of the popular myths about SOs that people often get misinformed are: often prey on unsuspecting strangers, high recidivism rates, SO treatment does not work, and they must be monitored closely. However, not all sex offenders do. The majority of sex offenders do not prey to unknown victims but are known to their victims, “sexual perpetrators victimized strangers in about 27 percent of rapes and 15 percent in sexual assaults” (Bureau of Justice Statistic 1997). The myth about sex offenders have high recidivism rates, “Sex offenders with past arrests are more likely …show more content…
Some of the things I would do is use social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit; and share the right information that sex offenders. I would also remind people that the term sex offender comprise a vast range of risk. Not all are pedophiles that focuses on ages under 18 or younger. I would also sit back and understand why people are spreading misinformation. For example, a lot of people would share and start a rant how officers are racist and use excessive force on a black man which makes me think they don’t understand the whole situation that led up to the shooting. There’s always a reason that cause an officer to shoot his firearm. I sometimes don’t understand why people don’t sit back and read or watch and listen the video when a such thing that seems unethical to today’s society before going on a rant and start believing all cops are racist. A part of me thinks that some people are just doing this for fun and a part of me thinks some may have serious issues to spew hateful, threatening words towards law