...Serena Manfredy Probation & Parole Research Paper: Supervision of Sex Offenders Sex offenders are a highly diverse group of people, but all are individuals who have at least one of the following crimes in common: have committed violent sexual assault on a stranger, have had inappropriate sexual contact with a family member, have molested a child or any other inappropriate and criminal sexual behavior. What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and legal jurisdiction. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes of a sexual nature. Some of the crimes which usually result in a mandatory sex-offender classification are sexual assault, statutory rape, rape, sexual harassment, prostitution, and pedophilia. Currently, in the United States there are a total of 722, 499 individuals who are registered sex offenders, some of these individuals being juveniles. However, this number does not include offenses that have not been reported. Research shows that a lot of cases go unreported which can deem inaccurate numbers regarding the amount of sex offenders. Victims of sexual offenses often feel a plethora of negative feelings following the crime, including guilt, and this can account for some of the underreporting. There are subcategory designations sex offenders can fall into that classify them into levels depending on the severity of the crime. They are then registered and put under special conditions they must abide by for...
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...Triple Homicide of Michael Moore, Steve Branch and Christopher Byers: The Offender Profile Profile prepared for: West Memphis Police Department Profile prepared by: XXX Contact Details: Name: Address: Email address: Overview The following profile is based on the case of triple homicide of the victims identified as Steve Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers. The bodies were discovered less than 24h after their disappearance, in the wooded area of West Memphis, Arkansas, known as the Robin Hood Hills. Steve Branch and Michael Moore were discovered hogtied and drowned with extensive injuries to the body and the head, while Christopher Byers was discovered mutilated with the similar injuries displayed by the other two victims. Upon the review of the available forensic and investigative evidence, the following offender profile has been compiled, based on the known facts, for the use by the West Memphis police Department in further investigation, and ultimately, the offender apprehension. The Profile Limitations The profile, although put together to the best of the profiler’s knowledge and with presented evidence, does have limitations, which are noted below. The use of this profile should be done with its limitations in mind. The profile should be used as a framework in further investigation and not as means of naming the offender. * The State Crime Scene Laboratory reports did not have any concrete physical evidence that can be indicative of any of...
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...Sex Offender Policy Team C CJA/464 February 4, 2013 Paul Brouillette Sex Offender Policy While the rate of sexual offenders has risen to around 234,000 in the past decade, the debate in our society has noticed the rise. In many states, victims are violated, and due to mental health issues and continue to be repeat offenders. Children have become the most unreported victims of all. While it is important to have sex offender registers in every state, it is another issue that most do not register, or give changes of address in many towns. While the concerns are on the rise the public and law enforcement look for new ways in preventing such violent crimes and the policy that are in place provide some security but not enough. In the 1930’s the United States began the first sex offender registry requiring sex offenders to register with local state and federal agencies. Offenders were required to give their address and any other information used to identify them to the agencies. The early policies required only focused on high profile or repeat offenders. The attention given to the offenders are used to drive offenders or the “undesirable” persons out of the communities. Today’s policies give law enforcement so much easier method of identifying sex offenders, as they are required to register as a sex offender once convicted of a sex crime. Sex offender registration is open to view from the public and many review it on a regular basis when concerned...
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...females? I think the term "sex offender" is a very large term that makes a big deal of different types of crimes. For example, imagine a 18 year old college student while at a drunken party decides to have sexual relations with his 16 year old girlfriend who is also drunk, but "consented”, would be labelled a "sex offender" the next morning when her father finds out and the police press charges. That 18 year old is now a RAPIST and sex offender for life and on equal grounds with a 60 year old pedophile who spent 30 years in prison for actually raping a 9 year old girl! Are these two people "morally" equal? One is a sick pervert who raped a kid and the other is a kid who made a mistake in his youth and suffered the consequences from it. People don't consider these things when they see the term "sex offender". The common thinking is that if you've seen one sex offender, you've seen them all. Except when it comes to females. Going back to the party scenario, if boyfriend and girlfriend are both drunk and have sex, the male is always guilty of rape but the female for some reason isn't. After all, the male was drunk so technically he couldn't "consent" either right? So why is it that HE raped HER and not the other way around? Aren't they guilty of the same crime? The fact is, society doesn't take women seriously as sex offenders and we don't even label them sex offenders. If a female school teacher has consentual sexual...
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...information availability of the names sex offenders. Anyone can access the names of convicted sexual predators at any given time. They are able to look at these names via sex offender registries. These are online data bases which contain the names and risk levels of registered sex offenders. Some people have concerns with this, such as: does the punishment fit the crime? Should just anyone be able to access these names, or should they even continue with the sex offender registries? I personally believe that the convicted offender should to live with the consequences. This consequence, as well as others, are not even close to what the victims face. The victims, and their family members, deal with many challenges. The victims are not even able to carry on with simple, everyday activities without taking extreme caution and looking over their shoulders constantly. The families have to deal with the trauma and watch their loved one go through the long, hard time. There are many disputes as to whether or not the punishment is fitting of the crime. I believe that many people think it is not fitting because of the harassment that sex offenders face. When their names are put on the registries, they are there for the entire world to see. Many of them have to deal with the ridicule from those around them. However, the author who wrote the article “Protect Yourself, Family From Sexual Offenders,” states, “People feel sorry for the sex offenders we identified in 2002 should have heard the...
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...Sex Offender Minority in Criminal Justice February 6, 2012 Submitted by: Sherry Gadson Instructor Shawnna Williams Abstract Growing up never knowing the different cases of sex offenders, became astonishing to me. I was surprise when I heard about A person that I grew up with was on television for committing a sexual assault on a minor. This same person grew up with my nephew Tory. Throughout the years, growing up this person became a problem with the law from teenage to adult years. He has been charge with several crimes. You would think having to be incarcerated for more than five years at a time one will learn what is best for them. However, it is hard to know what one goes through in their mind. It could have been something he has witness or even went through as a child. One thing for sure is we know he has a problem with society A sex offender (also sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who committed a sex crime, although what constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and by legal jurisdiction. In most jurisdictions, offenses include child sexual abuse, downloading child pornography, rape, and statutory rape. In much of the United States, public urination, mooning, streaking, and the failure to prevent one's own teenage children from engaging in otherwise consensual sexual activity also, result being designated as a sex offender, requiring registration as such in publicly available, online lists. The term sexual predator is often used to...
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...Urbana-Champaign is the number of sexual offenders that live around the area and their proximity to campus. Sexual offender is someone who has been convicted of a sex crime. Crimes that are considered sex crime include but not limit: rape, sexual assault, child pornography, child molestation, and prostitution. The recidivism of sexual offenders is on average about 14% within the five years after the first time they commit a sex crime (Tillman). Recidivism is when a person repeats the same behavior after they have had negative consequences due to that behavior. Couple of days ago I received an e-mail that was titled “Assistance in Locating Registered Sex Offender”, which was followed by the description of this person, and what to do in case you see him. Also the e-mail contained a bunch of links that informed you what to do in case you were sexually assaulted and how to prevent it from happening. Right after reading the whole e-mail I got chills going down my spine, because it never really crossed my mind that I could be unsafe on campus of my own school. After receiving this e-mail I decided to investigate this issue a little further, but I wasn’t expecting what I discovered. According to crimereports.com there are around 20 registered sex offenders living around campus one mile or less (Crime Reports). The reason this is a problem is obvious, of course; safety is the main concern. Having your own baseball team which consists of sex offenders living on campus is far from ideal....
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...When it comes to criminal behavior of any kind, whether we are talking about sex offenders or illegal tobacco sellers, society has an obligation to protect itself -- and to protect the rights of the accused. That’s the essence of what life in America is supposed to be all about. When it comes to sex offenders, however, we are failing shamefully and disgracefully on both counts – and it doesn’t have to be this way. I am neither a lawyer nor a criminologist. What I do know, however, is that before you can craft a solution for any problem, you have to know what you are trying to do. Job one should be to protect people from predators – and especially to protect children from pederasts. A sex offender registry won’t do that. Matter of fact, I can think of few things more stupid and un-American. What such lists do is lump child rapists with teenage boys who had consensual sex with their slightly younger girlfriends. What these lists are is an invitation to vigilante violence and an invitation to treat people as subhumans. Besides, countless cases of wrong addresses appear. What if I buy a house from someone on the list? I will be instantly classified as a pervert by the neighbors, who have heard that a sex offender lives at my address. Here’s what we need to do. Bring back the concept of criminal insanity. People who are a danger to children should be locked up, in a mental institution, for as long as they are a danger. You don’t see society rushing to...
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...Meghan Larkin Sociolgy November 19, 2013 Sex Offender Registration The general definition for sex offender is that any person conviced of involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. In most states convicted sex offenders are supposed to report to local police authorities, but many do not. Sex offenders are restricted on where they can live and where they can work. Many must stay in the state that they where caught in for over 8 years. Once they are out on probabtion they must write where they have been and report back to a half house by 9. They are also restricted to not using the internet and where they can use it. The sex offender registration policy and community notification can promote public safety by facilitating effective law enforcement, enabling members of the public to take direct measures of a lawful nature for the protection of themselves and their families, and by reducing the opportunities for registered offenders to re-offend.( According with there SORA, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency also known as CSOSA is responsible for maintaining and operating the Registry for the District of Columbia. These responsibilities also include the calculation of a sex offender’s registration period and any adjustments to that period resulting from registration in another jurisdiction, detention, incarceration, civil commitment, or violation of registration requirements which suspends...
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...Running head: FEMALE SEX 1 Female Sex Offenders FEMALE SEX 2 Without a doubt it is statistically proven that women commit fewer crimes as a whole than men. In 2010, there were one million five hundred thousand men incarcerated compare to the number of female offenders, which was one hundred thirteen thousand. When it comes to sex offenders we often think of the male gender than females. We see females as nonviolent nurtures rather than violent human beings who are capable of committing crimes of sexual nature. This false ideology is due to the lack of reporting of sexual offenses committed by females as well as clinicians and other agencies not recognizing the fact the term sexual offenders can be used for females as well as males. In the case study done by Stuckman-Johnson 28.5 percent of females reported to forcing men to partake in sexual intercourse and between the years of 1994 to 1998 there was a slight increase of seven percent that were reported. Of that 28 percent one to seven percent admitted to using physical force to restrain their victims, thirty-six percent admitted to getting their victims intoxicated before engaging in sexual acts, and another nine percent admitted to using a weapon. As of 2006, it was reported that female sex offenders that were convicted for rape made up for 3 percent of the population and other sexual offense were 5 percent of the population. Throughout the years researchers directed...
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...What makes an individual a sex offender? By definition, a sex offender is anyone who commits a sex crime. A sex crime is when someone knowingly forces another person to engage in a sexual act against his/her will. In many cases, violence, or force is used. Should members of a community know the whereabouts of any nearby, convicted, sex offenders? Once a sex offender is release from prison and into society, he tends to tries to live as normal of a life as possible. Should all who are charged with committing a sex crime be registered? If someone is convicted of soliciting a prostitute, should he be put onto the same list as someone who was convicted of aggravated sexual assault? There are at least fifty different ways for an individual to be labeled as a sex offender (New York Sex Offender Registry Registerable Offenses). Even though all are registered as “sex offenders,” once released from prison, there are different ways one can be treated. Most people do not agree with having different levels because they believe that all convicted sex offenders should be treated the same. Society may not even consider some “sex crimes” as a reason for one to go to jail and be registered as a “sex offender.” In New Jersey, Megan’s Law requires convicted sex offenders to register with local law enforcement upon their conviction and/or release from prison. The law was named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka who resided in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. In July of 1994, an across-the-street neighbor...
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...When you imagine a sex offender, who do you see? Do you picture an unkempt man with balding hair, dirty clothes, and a grin that gives you chills? You’d be incorrect. This is just a popular stereotype, and unfortunately, sex offenders, more likely than not, look just like your postman, or the business man who lives two doors down. In fact, usually they are intelligent, charming, likeable, and successful individuals. These predators can be from any economic group, any ethnicity, and religious background. And most unsettling, they can be someone your child doesn’t know or, quite often, someone your child knows very well. The common myths of sex offenders are too familiar; This article will dispel these common myths about the sexual offenders...
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...types of sexual offenders Sexual offenders are a major problem in today’s society. There has been an increasingly amount of research done in order to fully understand, and identify the types of sexual offenders. Researchers are trying to focus on finding types of treatments that could help sexual offenders. Since there are a lot of different types of offenders, building a treatment program is seen as a difficult task. Sexual offenders vary in terms of their characteristics, and their reasoning behind their acts. They are viewed as a heterogeneous group; which means that their types vary according to their characteristics. In order to help keep our society safe, it is important for us to understand the reason as to why sexual offenders commit the acts that they do. It is also important to understand the different types of treatments offered to sexual offenders, and if it reduces any risks of recidivism. This research paper will demonstrate ten different articles with ten very different analysis as to why sexual offenders offend, and what kind of treatment can be offered in order to reduce the chance of recidivism. Types of sexual offenders In order to fully understand this paper we first have to identify, and explain each typology of sexual offenders. What is a sexual offender? A basic definition of a sexual offender is someone who commits a sexual crime against someone. According to the encyclopedia of social and behavioural sciences “Sex offenders force another...
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...Sex Offenders and Substances Abusers CJHS/420 Sandra James 10/20/2014 Micheal Jones Introduction In the case of sex offenders, we are going to look at how they are similar in their actions and various other areas. This is also going to cover how they are different, from sentencing, types of sex offenders and how and what they do. What is also important is how they proposed solutions will aid in the prevention and control of what they have done. Finding the similarities and differences can at times confuse people and cause them to have an opinion on every type that they all are of the same level. When the truth is there are differences, for the young man who dates an underage girl, to the rapist. Just as they are different so are their sentences. Characteristics and treatment similarities between sex offenders and substance abusers. There are characteristics and treatment that are similar to both sex offenders and substance abusers. There is no age group that defines either one they both come in a wide range of ages. Another similarity is that neither of these offenses can is linked specifically to one social class. A sex offender just like a substance abuser can be the next door neighbor in a high-class area or lower class area. These offenses have no boundaries as to where one may find either. Also one my assume that sex offenders and substance abusers must have some form of mental illness to do the things they do, this is not the case. They...
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... Sex Offenders Tracking Sex Offenders 2/17/2013 2/17/2013 Steve Alexander Steve Alexander Table of Contents 1. Abstract - page 2 2. Brief Company History - page 2 3. Discussion of Business Problem - page 3 4. High Level Solution - page 4 5. Benefits of Solving the Problem - page 5 6. Business/technical approach - page 6 7. Technology - page 7 8. Conclusion summary - page 9 References - page 11 Abstract The base for this paper combines my Criminal Justice knowledge with what I am learning in Information Systems. The problem is simple and it the recidivism of sex offenders and this would be effective within the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). My solution will potentially strengthen the safety of children nationwide. The solution is simple and the technology is already available and just has to be simply modified. The technology I am referring to is microchips and it is already being used to track pets. What I propose is setting up a system to track pedophiles and monitor their movements. I believe this system can be set up and used as a deterrent to prevent them from being in places where they are not allowed. This would also save money in the long run by reducing recidivism. History The purpose of the Department of Corrections is to protect the public from criminal offenders. This is done through a system of incarceration and supervision which securely segregates offenders from society and its...
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