Sex offender registration

Megan’s parents to demand a change within our judicial system. The Kanka family pushed legislatures to change the laws for sexual offenders, requiring all sex…

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…

Sociology Sex Offender Journal Sex offenders are described as the lowest of the lows and are looked down upon for their crimes. Questions are proposed, such as if the current registry for sex offenders makes the community safer, or if it gives a false sense of security. Another question that is proposed, is whether or not all sex offenders should be registered. One last critical question that is proposed is whether or not the sex offender registry reduces recidivism. These questions can be…

committed as not every situation is the same. Sexual offenders are not seen as a part of society after an offence is committed. Male, female, and juvenile offenders have many similarities and differences along with the way the offenders are treated and prosecuted. Many studies show that female sex offenders are distinctly different from male sex offenders. Researchers have advocated for the development of typologies specific to female sex offenders, as male offender’s typologies, the…

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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…

Video 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…

Introduction For several years now, sexual offences have often come to the fore in the media due to their heinous nature (ref), particularly child sex offences. As a result of this exposure, there have been several studies done in several contexts- whether it is to establish characteristics of a Child Sex offender (Xavier et al., 2008; Becerra-Garcia et al., 2013; Olivia, 2013). Or to establish what intervention or treatment programs work best to minimise these occurrences (Wilcox et al., 2014;…

Introduction To The Colorado Department of Corrections program SOTMP The Colorado Department of Corrections Sex Offender Treatment and Monitoring Program (SOTMP), was developed to reduce recidivism rate of sex offenders, as well as re-enter sex offenders back into the community. The program has been in place for over ten years (D'Orazio, D. M., Thornton, D., & Beech, A. R., 2013). As described by Beech et al. the program is meant to be a “relapse prevention oriented…