Pedophilia Until The 1900's

Pedophilia was not termed until the 1900’s, when psychiatrist Von Kraft Ebbing encountered it, and explained each meeting in writing. Pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder where an adult is solely sexually attracted to children under the age of eleven. In society pedophiles are seen to be among the lowest of degenerates. They are ostracized and incarcerated, where they most often encounter even more horrifying consequences at the hands of their criminal peers. Unfortunately, many rapes including both children and adults go unreported. The stigma that society places on all victims alike renders them powerless in most cases. The very sad and disturbing reality is that rape is a worldwide issue where victims are not given a voice and are left to …show more content…
For certain registered sex offenders that are freed from prisons, Antiandrogen medicine such as Depo-Provera is injected into the testicles and disables them to avoid recidivism. (Wikipedia contributors. "Antiandrogen." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 21 Sep. 2015. Web. 5 Dec. 2015). “According to the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, when treating child molesters, "anti-androgen treatment should be coupled with appropriate monitoring and counseling within a comprehensive treatment plan.”(Wikipedia contributors. "Pedophilia." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2 Nov. 2015. Web. 5 Dec. 2015). Historically, male gonads were detached to achieve a reduced libido. This process is called surgical castration, and is still used in some places. (Wikipedia contributors. "Chemical castration." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 Dec. 2015. Web. 6 Dec. 2015). With all the treatments I listed, Antiandrogens are the most reasonable, and less invasive. In all the articles I have read about Antiandrogens, or with most treatments for pedophilia none have been found to prevent recurrences, or prevent people acting on their …show more content…
The one however that relates to the assumption that the unregulated male hormone drives men to rape is the Control Theory. This theory is propositioned on the basis of losing control. The need to force their will on the victim is the causation. Their need to release their sexual desires whether consented too or not. Whether the rape is seen as violent or not, the consent is not given which causes the assailant to lose that control and in turn rape and act of control. (Module 4: The Guises of Rape). NO means NO is something that has now become part of teaching men to control those urges. Teaching them that it is not okay to will themselves into sex. That sex must be consensual and all other means of getting sex is rape. This has drawn a clear line. It has made rape a black and white issue where the gray now only exists in the mentality of the rapist and the legal