A juvenile, who commits a sexual crime, may have to register as a sex offender no matter what age they are. When it comes to registering a young criminal as a sex offender, it has it’s pros and cons. The first reason why requiring a juvenile to become a sex offender is to keep the community wary about their neighbors (Reddington and Kreisel, 2009). Those who move into a new area would like to know whether or not there’s potential danger in the area. Even if the sex offender is 13 years of age, I believe there could still be a danger to the society, especially if there’s a newborn or a preschool student moving in the same area as well. The second benefit in forcing juveniles to register as a sexual offender is for deterrence purposes (Reddington
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It gives every young person the initiative to think twice before acting. If there was no penalty for a crime committed, people would be committing crimes to a greater extent. To others, however, juveniles sex offender registration is not a good idea. The first reason why juveniles sex offender registration is not a good idea is because of the risk of reoffending (Reddington and Kresiel, 2009). Even though it deters non-criminals, the truth is, it could have an opposite effect to the juvenile. The juvenile will feel as if there’s no good reason why he or she should not commit more crimes. There’s nothing worse for a juvenile then to be judged, criticized and talked about from everyone in the community. That, as time passes, will cause the self esteem of the juvenile to decrease, anger will set in and cause the juvenile to reoffend. The second reason why juvenile sex registration is not a good idea is because of the low chances that he or she will move on with life (Reddington and Kreisel, 2009). Juveniles who are forced to register as sex offenders will have a hard time looking for a job even if the juvenile chooses to return to school and get their degree. Degree or not, if the juvenile applies for a job, his registration will appear and therefore, they’ll be
It gives every young person the initiative to think twice before acting. If there was no penalty for a crime committed, people would be committing crimes to a greater extent. To others, however, juveniles sex offender registration is not a good idea. The first reason why juveniles sex offender registration is not a good idea is because of the risk of reoffending (Reddington and Kresiel, 2009). Even though it deters non-criminals, the truth is, it could have an opposite effect to the juvenile. The juvenile will feel as if there’s no good reason why he or she should not commit more crimes. There’s nothing worse for a juvenile then to be judged, criticized and talked about from everyone in the community. That, as time passes, will cause the self esteem of the juvenile to decrease, anger will set in and cause the juvenile to reoffend. The second reason why juvenile sex registration is not a good idea is because of the low chances that he or she will move on with life (Reddington and Kreisel, 2009). Juveniles who are forced to register as sex offenders will have a hard time looking for a job even if the juvenile chooses to return to school and get their degree. Degree or not, if the juvenile applies for a job, his registration will appear and therefore, they’ll be