Offender profiling

ensure the safety of their families. They also feel it will help keep these offenders in line since they know the police are aware of their presence at all times. The other side of the spectrum says that first time offenders, especially if they are younger, should not have to register for life. The recidivism rates for sex offenders are glaringly high, which could potentially be dangerous and lead to crimes against the offenders. Being on that list will also affect the offender’s chance of…

Wilson Professor Karen Vaughan English 101 5 October 2016 Sex offenders Sex crimes are a serious issue in our society today and they should be handled accordingly. For a while, we have had trouble coming up with an appropriate way to manage sex offenders. There are extensive laws in place to protect the people from sex offenders. (“Sex Offenders”). Sex offenders have committed crimes that result in a need for punishment. Sex offenders, however, should not have their names made available…

Social networking has grown tremendously over the past few years, with this increase in popularity, many could argue that it has a detrimental effect to our society. But is this true? “There are more devices connected to the internet than there are people on the earth” (Bennett). In addition to that, the majority of the world is connected through some sort of mass media object, whether it be a smartphone, tablet, or computer. The internet can be a dangerous place, for it creates a huge concern…

1. Introduction The intervention observed was a newly qualified social worker chairing a core group at a health centre. The family were involved in a child protection process due to the father being prosecuted and placed on the sexual offenders register for having indecent images of children on his computer. He was alleged to have been grooming other children however no charges had been brought. The child who was the subject of child protection procedures was 3 months old. I had been asked to…

previous years, civil commitment pertaining to high-risk sex offenders has been a question of concern. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Kansas v. Hendricks (1997), the civil commitment (correspondingly referred to as civil management) of dangerous sex offenders after their criminal punishment developed into all-purpose implemented proposal in the United States. The current study within the article, Predictors of the sex offender civil commitment trial outcomes in New York, accentuated the…

rehabilitate those who have wronged. Treating offenders with humanity and giving them the opportunities to right their wrongs will help their futures as reentered civilians. Some highly influential programs are work release programs, sex offender management programs, and shock incarceration programs. Work release programs are great ways for offenders to slowly reenter into society and be reminded how to be a responsible and independent employee. Sex offender management programs, also…

many types of sex offenders and these may include those who commit offences against children, adults or even offenders who commit sexual murders. According to Palermo and Farkas, “sexual offenders belong to the group of paraphilias which is comprised of various types such as pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, frotteurism, sexual masochism, transvestic fetishism, sexual sadism, fetishism, and zoophilia” (42). This paper will focus on Pedophilia, managing high-risk sex offenders in the…

Incarceration rates within the United States are among the highest in the world, but when sentences come to an end, offenders are released back into the community. As hundreds of thousands of offenders are released from prison each year, the stigma of being an ex-prisoner results in a multitude of obstacles, such as housing, employment, and relationships (Plante, 2015). Because reintegration back into the community can be such a difficult process, attention needs to be given to reentry barriers…

physical control over sex offenders, both by means of significantly enhanced prison terms, and the resurrection of dormant provision allowing involuntary civil commitment” (Wall, 1997; Brackel & Cavanaugh, 2000 in Wayne). These institution-based approaches were unsuccessful in fully addressing the public’s concerns and safety.…

Is Deviance Okay Understanding the meaning of the word “deviance” allows me an opportunity to put the word into a different light. Like most people when I hear the word deviance I immediately associate this with something of negative value and or negative behavior. We never once take into account that we ourselves can be view and labeled as deviant. We seem to believe because we follow the social norms that society has implemented, we are not “deviant”. Needless to say it, but we all engage…