Habitual offender

multi-faceted consequences for neighborhoods where sex offenders reside. Sex offender legislation set out to register and control the movement of convicted sex offenders. This principle of public protection resulted in the establishment of the sex offender registry, community notification, and residency restrictions laws. However, research has suggested that legislation has not worked as intended. Instead, legislative attempts to segregate sex offenders from vulnerable victims have created…

the sex offenders themselves may also feel that they are treated unjustly after they have been released. The offender not only looses his or her freedom for a period of time, they also lose their sense of self and self-esteem. Not only have they served their time but also they are labeled as soon as they are released from prison (Worthington, 2000). As a result of highly publicized sec offenses cases in the United States and in Canada there has been an increased focus on managing sex offenders…

protect adults and children from sex offenders. Some of these laws have required states to establish database of people who have been convicted of certain sex acts. One of these is the Jacob Wetterling Act. This was enacted back in 1994 which required states to implement a sex offender and crimes against children registry. Megan’s Law amends the Wetterling Act and requires states to establish a notification system notifying the citizens or community of the sex offender. These acts were…

Critique 7: The Sex Offender Next Door Summary: In the video, “The Sex Offender Next Door,” focuses on sex offenders and it's effect upon communities. Due to the actions of sex offenders, there are many laws that have been passed in order to notify the community, and restrict sex offenders liberties to encourage good behavior. While sex offenders committing crime compared to other criminal behavior is usually less, communities would request more restrictions on sex offenders and to severely…

of Sex Offender Registries: Do They Reduce Recidivism? Sex offenders are commonly perceived as the worst type of criminal offenders (Zimring, Piquero, & Jennings, 2007). Their heinous actions instill a sense of fear amongst their victims and society at large. Following an offender’s release, regardless of their crime, there is a high likelihood that the offender will recidivate if they are not successfully integrated back into society. Specifically, it is often assumed that sex offenders are…

as habitual offender laws, were enacted after a series of violent crimes occurred where defendants had multiple convictions but had attained parole despite those convictions. One such crime, according to pollyklaas.org (n.d.), was that of 12-year-old Polly Klaas who was kidnapped, molested, and murdered by known sex offender Richard Allen Davis who was out on parole at the time of this occurrence. Polly’s father, Marc, pushed for a change in the criminal laws that allowed this known offender out…

others are habitual offenders. The research that was conducted looks into our understanding of criminal behavior by discussing what the age crime curve is, explaining Wolfgang Birth Cohort study and Criminal Career Model, discussing the differences of habitual and chronic offenders, and addressing the issues revolving around predicting criminal behavior. The age crime curve tries…

on in this paper are Matt Delisi’s “Extreme Career Criminals” and Thomas J. Miceli and Catherine Bucci’s “A Simple Theory of Increasing Penalties for Repeat Offenders. Both articles speak on the issue of career criminals, however they diffidentate in that Mr. Delisi’s article talks more about what crimes are often committed by habitual offenders whereas Miceli and Catherine’s…

started to reduce repeat offenders of serious crime and it was passed in 1993. The policy was thought to have a great impact on society and reduce the crime rate. The crime rate was on the raise with offenders and the crimes that was being committed was violent and very serious. With the crime rate increasing, more offenders became felonies, something had to be done to try to reduce the crime rate. The policy is directed towards felony crimes and it is used to reduce an offender repeating…

This research analyzes the factors that impact the recidivism rates among female offenders (Herbst, Branscomb-Burgess, Gelaude, et all, 2016). They analyzed the differences between female offenders who had been incarcerated for the first time and those who had been incarcerated multiple times. This is of importance because the reasons as to why female offenders go to jail more than once can result in the discovery of what drove them to make their decisions. Herbst, Branscomb-Burgess, Gelaude, et…