Sex and the law

Sex offender laws need to be reevaluated and modified to reflect current factual data and not represent media induced panic and public misconception. In the United States, in the name of public safety, registries for sex offenders have increased to nearly three-quarters of a million registrants. The lists include some violent repeat offenders, which was the original intent of the laws, but some states now require the registration of exhibitionists, “peeping Toms,” first time offenders when there was neither violence, coersion, nor physical contact, consenting minor high school sweethearts, young schoolteachers who foolishly fell in love with their students, men who urinated in public, those caught having sex in their cars and/or remote areas…

family, with a mother and father and two perfect children? Or did you see a same-sex couple raising a child? Society and religion have put views on how a family is supposed to look, but should a family have to be the “perfect family” as society and religion wants? The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community tries to avoid adoption because there are many restrictions in some places, but years are going by and many adoption agencies are allowing and even encouraging fostering and…

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 to the public because they still have certain…

Wicomico County, Maryland. A convicted sex offender, Thomas Leggs Jr was the intruder who kidnapped Sarah. He brutally raped her, and then murdered her and then burned her lifeless body in a field near the Maryland- Delaware border. Sarah’s body was found on Christmas day, Leggs was registered as a “high risk” sex offender. After that situation Leggs was deemed to be “compliant” in Maryland. Some people think that sex offenders are prone to re-offending upon their release from some…

(Payne). However, given their nature of living arrangements, breaking the law out of necessity has long been recognized as a defense in America. The need to do this does not decriminalize the act, but it is considered public policy to not punish…

and we are held accountable by law when killing someone or assault is involved. However, our government (military forces) educates and train for killing in time of war. Many would consider killing in a time of war an act of honor not an act of defiance. We need to take into account the people around us, what we are doing, how it would be perceived and the consequences involved with our actions. Are All Sex Offenders Deviant A person who commits a sex crime is considered a sex offender.…

When it comes to crimes some criminals tends to serve long or short sentencing due to what kind of crime was committed. Also, it depends on how the person acts and what type of judge the criminal come across. However; when it comes to criminals like drug dealers and pedophiles ( sex offenders) their sentencing are different and very absurd. In the state of South Carolina, drug dealer should not serve long sentences than Pedophiles (sex offenders)? Due to the numerous crimes like the pedophiles…

How an Issue Becomes a Law July 30, 1994 would be the day that would change the Kanka family forever. Seven year old Megan Kanka was last seen playing and riding her bicycle the previous day in front of her home, her body would later be found in a Mercer County Park in New Jersey. Megan Kanka was raped and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas, a convicted sexual predator that unbeknownst to the Kanka family had pled guilty and served time for the sexual assault of two young girls…

mental disorder, included within the category of sexual deviants (Rotundo, Nguyen, & Sackett, 2001). Looking at this perspective it is clear that this was a grave error that favored the conceptualization of homosexuality and bisexuality as a disease when today we know clearly that it is not. We must understand that sexual behavior in humans not only for reproductive purposes and is not 100% instinctive. When we refer to sexuality we are referring to concepts such as physical attraction,…

Progress: Mr. Griffin current progress in sex offender specific treatment is improving and is now considered satisfactory. While Mr. Griffin continues to have challenges with denial, specifically, not having intent in committing his index sex offense. He has never denied giving the victim in this case an STD, but in his mind not having intent makes him guilty of bad judgment and not a sex offense. Mr. Griffin’s current challenge has been his inability to take action. He is currently 73…