Sex and the law

The law, as constructed by the state, creates a system of rules that we recognise instinctively as regulating our behaviour and defining what is right and what is wrong. The law is not necessarily linked with equity, yet in general society tends to view what is legal as that which is moral, decent and legitimate. Law regulates individual behaviours and identities by encouraging us to manage ourselves and to live our lives in particular ways (Stychin 2003, 4). That which is not supported or…

Forest, where a law exists that prevents a sex offender, such as Pete, from using social media that a minor may access. This situation is about Pete’s use of social media in opposition to the law. The law prohibits registered sex offenders from using social media. The purpose of the law is to prevent communication between sex offenders and minors. This is to help preserve the safety of the minors. Pete File’s communication in this scenario is unrelated to the communication the law intended to…

create a system that protected the human rights if the sex workers and protects them from exploitation; promotes the welfare and occupational health and safety of the sex workers; conducive to public health; prohibits the use in prostitution of persons under the age of 18.[1] New Zealand stated that the purpose of the Prostitution Reform Act was not to endorse prostitution as a morally acceptable career option but instead to enable the sex workers to have the same protections offered to other…

Unusual Sex Ordinances Across America Laws and ordinances are enacted around the United States for many reasons, most often as a means of ensuring the safety of the general public. While laws pertaining to personal safety are very understandable, others leave us scratching our heads. While we have to abide by these laws, unless we wish to deal with the authorities, there are certain times when laws are blatantly broken and most all of those relate directly to sexual practices. Each state in the…

job properly. Catherine, a sex worker in New Zealand turned activist, recalls a time, “when a client didn’t pay and police arrived and escorted him to the ATM to withdraw the money,” (Smith, 2015, Para. 12) This is a rare occurrence in the sex work industry, being a sex worker in the modern world means that you put yourself at risk by doing your job in the shadows because of the stigma associated with that line of work and the lack of support from law enforcement. Sex work is defined as the…

of a sex offender living near them in their community. On account of the situation that took place involving Megan and a sex offender, it was a need for Megan’s Law to be created and implemented as a Law. This law makes the people aware of their safety, and being informed if a sex offender is in proximity of individuals that can become victims of repeated sex offender crime(s). Some individuals are in favor of the law, and then there are others who are against the law. However, Megan’s Law is…

Discuss how registration and community notification impact sex offenders and the community. Lasher and McGrath (2012) define registration as “the process of filing sex offenders’ identifying information with local law enforcement” whereas notification is defined as “how this information is released to the public” (p. 7). Identifying information includes such things as address, a current picture, and sexual offending history, whereas notification includes such things as having community meetings…

Sex Offenders Laws Fair or Unfair? Sex Offenders, Imprisoned or Hospitalized? Although some believe that the current laws for sex offenders are just, these laws should be more stringent. Some people believe current laws for sex offenders are fair. “He was also charged with violating sex offender work or residency restrictions, specifically accused of breaking a state law prohibiting a person convicted of sexually assaulting a minor from working where they will or might be in direct…

are heinous but sex crimes are especially horrendous. Acts of sex crimes can not only completely violate someone in a physical sense, but also mentally for the rest of their lives. Several laws have been passed within the last twenty years to deter sex offenders. Theses laws are called SORN ( Sex Offender Registration and Notification ) Three major SORN laws are the Jacob Wetterling Act, Megan 's Law, & The Adam Walsh Act. Some people tend to sympathize more for murders more than sex offenders.…

of the ways we as a nation try to decrease the occurrence of sexual assault or crimes involving sex, is have legislators pass laws in efforts of reducing recidivism among convicted sexual offenders and deterring would be offenders. Due to the laws passed by legislators, sex offenders living in the United States are required to participate in multiple policies and programs such as; registering as a sex offender, community notifications that are sent out, constraints on where they can live, being…