...society, and they need to carry with them heavy punishments A sexual offender is a person who has been found guilty on a charge relating to a sexual offence. A sexual predator is a person who engages in sexually exploitative behavior, including such actions as stalking, grooming, voyeurism, or sexual harassment. Many of them have been known to premeditate and use deceptive techniques to get what they want. A sexual offense consists of many different kinds of acts that fall within the State of Indiana Code 11-8-8. Under the Indiana Code if convicted of any of the following offenses rape, child molesting, child exploitation, incest, sexual battery, sexually violent predators, sexual predators, an individual is seen as a sex offender, and in the state of Indiana these acts are listed as felonies. Chapter 4 of the Indiana Code (IC 35-42-4-3) defines child molestation as performing or submitting to sexual intercourse or deviant sexual behavior with a person 14 years of age or younger. Under Indiana Law Child Molesting is considered a Class A felony. There also is no statute of limitations in Indiana for a Class a felony. This crime can be punishable for up to 20 years. “That means that any act of child molestation that involves a significantly older person, weapons or threats, serious injury, or drugging a child (without their knowledge) can always be prosecuted in Indiana” (Alexander, 2013, par.4). Sex offenders are known to repeat their offense after getting out of prison. ...
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...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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...cannot come back from. The juvenile sex offender’s registry and notification laws are controversial and proponents of these laws feel they act as deterrents to future offending even though there is no evidence to support this claim. In many cases recidivism has decreased with the proper assessment and treatment. Our country has an overzealous sex crime legislation dating back to the 1880s. In the United States there are three types of legislation dealing with sex crimes. The first was pre-World War II when offenders were subjected to indefinite institutionalization and sterilization. These policies were jointly influenced by the fields of sexology and eugenics (Ordover, 2003). Sexologists promoted the view that minor forms of sexual misbehavior would predict future sexual violence and homicide (Jenkins, 1998), whereas eugenicists promoted the view that criminal behavior was genetically determined (Ordover, 2003). Both of these fields developed the view that sexual offending was considered intractable, resistant to change and escalating, therefore, new legislation was established to enact extreme interventions by institutionalization offenders. In order to keep society safe from future exposure and danger from an offender’s offspring thus forced sterilization (Letourneau, 2013). This method has large economic costs to our government in funding for the physical care and procedure costs, which outweigh the benefits for this treatment. The offender and his family had to endure his...
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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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...15 year old boy (computer hacker) caused a 21 days shutdown of NASA computers that support the international space station, and he invaded Theoeutagons database compute stealing details. Because he was the youngest hacker of all time he was only given 6 months in jail. He caused a criminal offence of theft, data breach, privacy act and hacking. The public was very aware of this crime and now they take a lot caution and there are lots of people who inform people and teach them how to prevent hacking. It was well publicised because the newspapers thought that it would sell and get the people talking about the crime and make people argue whether the sentence was right or wrong because he is only a kid. Another type of e crime is Theft, this is occurs when a person violates copyrights and downloads games, music and software’s illegally. A specific example of e crime theft is when Maccapayad, a former payable account worker for North Bay health care group. She accessed the software without authorisation and issued checks to herself and others. Altogether she stole around a million dollars. This is a criminal offence and Sabitia breached the privacy act and was doing computer fraud. She was sentenced to a maximum of 5 year imprisonment and fined 250,000 dollars. This...
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...#2 Handling Sex Crimes/Offenders I have learned a lot about sex crimes and sex offenders that I had no recent knowledge of or even knew was possible. I have been informed of different ways that these offenders are handled and how people have looked at sex crimes, whether it was Frank Weber telling us about his new way of rehabilitation or when we were told about what these offenders are supposed to oblige by when they are on probation. We also heard about some of the most famous sexual abductions and crimes when someone from the Jacob Wetterling foundation came in and gave her presentation. These gave me a different outlook on sex offenders and whether locking them up or rehabbing them is the best choice. I think that the most appropriate response to sex crimes and offenders is the exact way Frank Weber does it. Sure he has to go to court and sort through all the lawsuits but I think he is starting a new trend in sex offender rehabilitation since he has such a high success rate. When I was listening to him speak about the way he handles these offenders in his program I couldn’t help but agree with every technique he uses. Whether it’s the polygraph test, the journals, and speaking to the families. I believe that probation is a good choice but not as life changing as rehab. I mean the offenders are being looked upon all the time and being watched so they don’t act out on their impulses. The officers keep pornography and all other triggers away from offenders but I feel like...
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...hear the term, “sex offender?” Do you picture a scary looking male stranger? Is your first emotion, anger or maybe fear? Now, what is your initial reaction when someone says that the post-sentencing laws for these offenders may be doing more harm then good in regard to current legislation passed after high profile cases. Are sexual crimes all equally heinous, justifying opinions that the offender did the crime so they should accept the consequences? I believe that these laws were created with the best of intentions. Yet, these laws are now creating alternate paths to dangerous alternatives and roadblocks to the goals they seek to achieve. Legistation On October 22, 1989, an 11-year-old boy named Jacob Wetterling was abducted from a small town in Minnesota (Hawkins, 2009). Jacob and his two friends rode their bikes into town to a convenience store to rent movies (Hawkins, 2009). On the way back home, a gunman stepped out of the woods, and told Jacob’s two friends to run into the woods and not look back (Yoder, 2011). Jacob, who stayed behind, has never been seen since (Yoder, 2011). A massive manhunt ensued with law enforcement from all over, however their exhausting efforts never led them to finding Jacob or his abductor. This case captured headlines all over the United States and in 1994 it prompted legislation called the Jacob Wetterling Act 42 U.S.C. §§14071, et seq. to be passed by Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton (Hawkins, 2009). This act required states...
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...recidivism is the sex registry. There are now websites available that contains the sex offenders’ name, address, and photograph. These registries main purpose is to prevent future sex crimes and to reduce recidivism. The purpose of the registry is good because the public has the right to know about sex offenders who live nearby them. However, the registry is not meeting its goals and may be encouraging recidivism. The sex offender registry should be changed to make it fair and effective. Sex offender registries are not effective because...
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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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...Annotated Bibliography: What the Literature Says About Juvenile Sex Offenders The following articles, factsheets, and studies have been compiled to assist attorneys and individuals working on behalf of youth charged with sexual offending. The information contained in these resources aim to help others realize the fundamental differences between adult sex offenders and juvenile sex offenders, which include positive responses of juveniles to treatment, low recidivism rates of juveniles and negative impact of registries on youth development. It is our hope that this information will be used to improve legal outcomes for juvenile sex offenders, and uphold the purpose of the juvenile justice system as a rehabilitative, not punitive, system. PUBLICATIONS BY TOPIC Recidivism Rates/Amenability to Treatment Judith V. Becker, What We Know About the Characteristics and Treatment of Adolescents Who have Committed Sexual Offenses, 3 CHILD MALTREATMENT 317, (1998). The author states that comprehensive data does not exist to support the notion that if adolescents commit one sexual offense, they will go on to develop a pattern of sexual-offending behaviors or develop a psychosocial disorder. Michael F. Caldwell et al., An Examination of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act as Applied to Juveniles: Evaluating the Ability to Predict Sexual Recidivism, 14 PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW 89, (2008). This study compared 91 juvenile males who had been treated in a secure correctional...
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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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...writing Warning: Sex offenders need to be supervised in the community, Payne and DeMichele wrote: The role of probation and parole officers in the collaborative response to sex offenders (Payne & DeMichele, 2010). This article talks about the various roles of how law enforcement and the community see sex offenders. For example law enforcement role is to teach violence prevention programs. The prosecution can use their role by getting a strong sentence to ease the victim’s pain, while sentencing the sex offender for treatment during their incarceration. The probation and parole officers have one of the hardest jobs when dealing with sex offenders. These officers need to be the conscience of the offender. They have to work with...
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...Surfing the web is the most common hobby among young Americans. There are many things you can do on the web. Some of the more notable things that you can do on the web are watch videos, e-mail, research and social networking. Social networking sites are is more popular among children and teens. (C. Hansen, MSNBC). Social networking sites are mainly used for dating and chatting, with family and friends also with people you don’t know. One of the more common questions, asked by many parents are, “Is the social networking and chatting sites your using safe?” Many people believe that online chat rooms and social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, Tagged and Downlink are hunting grounds for many sex offenders and predators. The fact that you can meet sexual predators and sex offenders anywhere at any time of the day slips through people minds. A lot of children and teens interact with predators on websites due to the way that they conduct themselves in chat rooms, the people they socialize with and the amount of personal information that they put on the sites. Promoting online safety has become proiorty with recent explosive popularity of social networking websites. A quick word of advice for parents of young children or teena is to use parental guidance and keep locks on websites. The Internet has become a popular place for adolescents especially when they have a difficult time making friends where they live and at school. (‘K. Ramsland, TruTv’). Every family should be concerned...
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...law enforcement to make data, like location of sex offenders accessible to public. Authorities will alert and notify residents of an incoming sexual offender when they move nearby. After the death of Megan, New Jersey residents were horrified and shocked as to how this could have happened. Assemblyman, Paul Kramer, took action and proposed Megan's Law to the New Jersey General Assembly which would be approved for a sex offender registry. Looking at this from society's point a view, this is a really beneficial step towards safety. However, current sexual offenders endure many hardships because of Megan’s Law. Megan Kanka...
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