Young offender

In my opinion, sex offenses do receive special attention in the criminal justice system. I believe this because of laws that have been implemented in recent years that focus specifically on sex offenders, the way the public and larger community perceive them as a unique group, and the growing apprehension of the group due to the severe impact sex crimes have. The first reason I believe that sex offenses receive special attention is because of the strict laws and policies that have demonstrable…

Heritage dictionary a serial killer is " A person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series of incidents." Often, people don't take a deep look into what a serial killer is or does, and why America is struggling with so many of these offenders. If people looked at types of serial killers, their motives and their victims everyone could create shared meaning of the exact definition of a serial killer. The FBI's "Crime Classification Manual" breaks serial killers into two groups.…

another loop hole in the already complicated Criminal Justice system. Keywords: sex offenders; Adam…

Introduction Ian is an eighteen year old male, referred by the Juvenile Justice system for therapeutic counseling due to his conviction as a sexual offender. As a social worker reading Ian case file, Ian’s case history starts after his mother’s death when he was five-years old. Ian’s sister and her husband moved into the family home to assist Ian’s father with his care. While in the home, Ian’s brother-n-law murdered his 18-month old daughter, Ian’s niece. Ian mistakenly confessed to the…

society in general faces when dealing with the aftermath of child sexual abuse is: whether the victim is doomed to be maladjusted and grow up to be an adult sexual offender?, it is a fact that at least 30% of adult sex offenders were sexually abused as children and/or teens, (Myths and Facts about Sex Offenders). Most sexual offenders have no history of being sexually victimized as a child, which is good news, which means the prevalence for sexual deviancy does not originate solely from victims…

In today’s media, people love vigilante justice, actually we root for vigilante justice. We have movies like Taken, where a man takes the law into his own hands and goes after the men who took his daughter, and in the wake of this he kills over thirty men. In the show Dexter, the main character is a smart and likeable guy who decides who is a bad person and then kills them. We watch these things and don’t think twice about the aspect of the law. In real life, vigilante justice is and incredibly…

“Criminal Psychological Profile [is used as] an investigative technique … [utilized] to identify the major personality and behavioral characteristics of the offender based upon an analysis of the crime(s) he/she has committed.” Many believe “Criminal psychological profiling is one of the most innovative techniques available to the criminal investigator.” “Sherlock Holmes solved his cases by attention to detail, utilization of a wide range of knowledge, and a keen understanding of the workings of…

The Serial Shooter: Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman Beginning in 2005, Phoenix, Arizona was at the mercy of two serial killers. It was rare for Phoenix to have one serial killer, much less two. One of these killers was dubbed “The Serial Shooter”. The identity of the serial shooter is now known: Dale Hausner began committing the murders individually, and later added a partner, Samuel Dieteman, who was his roommate. Both men were in their 30s and single. The Serial Shooter terrorized the…

Bundy (36), John Wayne Gacy (33), Jeffery Dahmer (17), and Richard Ramirez (13) are known as some of the most notorious serial killers. Despite their horrendous and despicable actions these men are said to have a sort of charm to them. Bundy was the young, attractive, educated man that gave off the ‘boy next door’ persona and Gacy was a well-known man in the community that spent time as Pogo to entertain ill-children (Lust). No one could imagine at the time what these men were capable of doing…

theories and categories of different types of offenders. Most notably, though, is their idea of the organized versus disorganized offender that the main theory of profiling is based on. According to Douglas and Ressler, organized crimes are committed by those who show no remorse and have carefully planned their every move, which is why little evidence is found at the crime scene. In contrast, disorganized crimes are oftentimes committed by young offenders who are under the influence of drugs or…