...Research Paper When you look at the different states, the majority of them have the same laws for age of consent, but a few of them are different. The purpose of me researching this is because I have family members that is a Defendant of statutory rape, but in reality he is the victim. I believe he is the victim because he is the one having to sit in prison and waste his life away because of the laws in Washington State, while the Victim is out living her life and not being affected at all. The legal definition of statutory rape is: “Statutory rape generally refers to sex with a person who is under an age specified by statute. At this point, most state laws call it something else.” This particular case was reported on the twentieth day of the second month in the year of 2008. He was sentenced on the seventeenth day of the third month in the year of 2008, almost a month after sitting in the county jail. He was charged with Rape of a Child Second Degree, in Washington state this means, “A person is guilty of rape of a child in the second degree when the person has sexual intercourse with another who is at least twelve years old but less than fourteen years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least thirty-six months older than the victim.” If you look at both sides of the case (Victim vs. Defendant) you might ask your self, “How does this case affect both the victim and their (in this case a girl) family, and the defendant and their (in this case...
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...Name: Course: Lecturer: Date: Are Statutory Rape Laws Patronizing To Girls and Discriminatory To Boys Cover letter The purpose of the essay was to show that there is discrimination in the statutory laws where the boys are the ones who suffer. When there is sex between two teenagers below the age of 16, the girl I protected while the boy is charged. Charging the boy alone while they are both supposed to be protected by the same law is discriminatory. The essay seeks to show this using the case of a 14-year-old boy and three girls. From completing the topic, I learn more about statutory rape and the legal age of consent to sex. I learnt that statutory rape was initially meant for protecting girls from older male advances. However, with the advocacy of equal rights for both sexes, all children must be protected. During the research, I encountered several problems especially with finding relevant sources for information. Most scholarly articles addressed statutory laws without considering discrimination of boys. Therefore, finding the relation between statutory rape and discrimination of boys was challenging. Additionally it was hard to find materials relating to young boys since most statutory rape cases focused on older mature offenders with minors. I enjoyed learning about the statutory law and its consideration for boys in the current are. In addition, I enjoyed learning about the arguments posed by both sides, despite supporting the claim that it discriminated...
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...2 Cases Challenge Statutory Rape Law July 14, 1992|By Jim Runnels of The Sentinel Staff TAVARES — A circuit judge was asked Monday to strike down Florida's statutory rape law in two Lake County cases where the teens involved consented to sex. Circuit Judge Jerry Lockett said during a hearing Monday that he will rule in writing within 10 days and decide whether Florida's right-to-privacy law gives teens the right to have sex when they want and with whom they choose. Such a ruling would be a landmark decision in the state, because judges repeatedly - all the way back to a case heard by the Florida Supreme Court in 1901 - have ruled that consent is not a defense in statutory rape cases. Under current law, any person over the age of 18 who has sex with an unmarried person under the age of 16 can be charged with statutory rape. If the juvenile is over the age of 16 and is of ''previous chaste character'' - meaning a virgin - the same law applies. Statutory rape is a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. But in 1980, Florida voters approved Article 1, Section 23 of the Florida Constitution that says each person in the state ''has the right to be left alone and free from governmental intrusion into his private life.'' That didn't mean much until the case of a Lake County teen, identified publicly as T. W., reached the Florida Supreme Court in 1990. In that case, the teen wanted an abortion, and claimed that she alone - not her parents...
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...government, the peak has officially been reached when the laws of statutory rape came abroad. Statutory rape being the broad term of what society and the government consider a “legal sex age” and those who dare to disobey them will be punished and scared for the rest of their life. I personally see certain aspects Statutory Rape laws as an illogical and unethical way of the government trying to control what they consider to be right, I do in a great part agree with certain aspects of the so called Statutory Rape laws. The term “statutory rape” is used when the government considers people under a certain age to be unable to give consent to sex and therefore consider sexual contact with them to be a rape. The age at which individuals are considered to give consent is called the age of consent. The age of consent can range from thirteen to twenty-one, depending on the limits set by each state in accordance with local standards of morality. Even sex that violates the age-of-consent laws but is neither violent nor physically forced is described as statutory rape. In most jurisdictions, the expressions “under-age sex” or “sex with a minor” are more commonly used. After many years of prosecuting statutory rape laws, some people are being to question whether or not these laws when concerning non-violent “sex with a minor” are actually appropriate and effective in protecting the rights of minors. The people who support statutory rape laws would argue that in any relationship where one legal...
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...(Samaha, 2011).” Due to strict liability you can be found guilty of a crime when you did not purposely participate in any criminal act. The problem with strict liability is that due to others actions you can be guilty of something you would have never voluntarily participated in. According to Cornell, “crimes related to possession of property and statutory rape charges are big areas of concern in criminal law strict liability charges (Strict Liability).” Can you imagine if you were a guy that was 25 and you met a girl that told you she was 19 and you started dating her? During your relationship you had consensual sexual relations with the girl on multiple occasions, and then the police show up at your door with a warrant for your arrest. It seems the girl’s parents have found out about your relationship with their daughter and they are having you charged with statutory rape because their daughter is only 16 years old. In the state of Florida, “someone that is at least the age of 16 but is not yet 18 years old can in no way consent to participating in any type of sexual activity if the other participate is aged 24 or older (Statutory Rape).” In today’s world it is not uncommon for children, especially girls, to appear much older than they actually are. I am in no way condoning sexual relations with a minor, but I have seen instances where there were charges filed and as a law enforcement officer I would have never guessed the child was a juvenile because of their appearance...
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...RESEARCH TOPICS Abstinence programs Do they work? Advertising Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality/annoyance – alcohol, cigarettes, prescription meds, etc…? Africa Why so many wars? What’s the solution? Airplane accidents Who is responsible? Should families of victims be entitled to compensation? Airport security Should the government use invasive pat-downs and body scans to ensure passenger safety or are there better methods? Al Qaida Has U.S. policy actually spread terrorism rather than contain it? Will it get better or worse? Why and how? Alcohol Should the U.S. lower the drinking age to 18? Animal rights Should it be illegal to use animals for sports and entertainment? Arming pilots Good idea? Art A few years ago, an artist was criticized for depicting the Virgin Mary with elephant dung. When is art not really art? Athletes in high schools Should shoe companies be able to give away free shoes and equipment to high school athletes? Beauty contests Do they serve any purpose in society? Bridges, roads, waterways Why the government gets a bad report card on America’s infrastructure. Bullying laws Should the state or federal government put laws into place to prevent bullying? Cell phones How have they changed us socially? Censorship Should parents censor textbooks and other literature for children in schools? Cheap labor U.S. companies that move factories to undeveloped nations barely pay employees enough to...
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...Statutory rape In society we are currently controlled by the government, Statutory rape being the broad term of what the government calls legal sex age and those of you who disobeys these laws as an unethical way the government will try to controll what they may think is right. I agree and also disagree in the parts of what they would call statutory rape laws. Statutory rape is know to be considered when the government consides the certain age of a young adult who is unable to give consent to sex and consider to involve in sexual contact to be another thing to rape, the age at whick individuals are considered to give ig the age of consent meaning usually in the range from thirteen to twenty-one and certain limits set along on each state, sex also violate the age of consent laws but is neither violent nor physically forced to do sex is statutory rape in court underage sex or sex with a minor are the most common used terms Years of statutory rape being prosecruting some people are starting to question weather or not these laws concerning non-violent sex with a minor are actually appropiat and effective in protecting the minors rights, the main people who sipports statutory rape are the ones who would agree that any relationship where a once legal age partner is significantly older that the other. The one that is also younger than the youngest and would take advantage of the younger one, even if the person underage agrees to the sexual activity is still considered unlawful...
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...definition, statutory rape is characterized as non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than the statutory age of consent. The actual ages for these laws vary greatly from state-to-state, as do the punishments for offenders. Many states do not use the actual term "statutory rape," simply calling it rape or unlawful sexual penetration among a variety of other titles. These laws rarely apply only to intercourse, but rather to any type of sexual contact. Dating someone without sexual contact cannot be considered a form of statutory rape, and is almost never illegal. All states have an "age of consent," or an age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity and can then no longer be a victim of statutory rape. Some states also have laws that take into consideration the "age difference" between both people involved. In many states, the more years there are between the adult and the minor, the more serious the offense. All states have laws with special consideration and age restrictions where a relationship involves a person of authority over a minor; this includes but is not limited to, teachers, coaches, assistant coaches, or tutors. Generally, the age of consent is 18 in these situations and the penalties for violation of these laws are more severe. These laws change, and can vary depending on other circumstances. For more information on how these laws apply in your state, visit the Answer Board Statutory rape charges can be...
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...pay child support. Thirty-four year-old, Linda Kazinsky, repeatedly raped the now 19 year-old Jeremy Steen on a weekly basis for 3 years. After Steen alerted police, Linda Kazinsky was arrested and charged with statutory rape and false imprisonment. After Kazinsky was released for serving her time in the Nebraska’s state prison system she was able to regain custody of her child that had been a ward of the state for the first thirteen months of it’s life until Kazinky’s sister was able to gain custody. Soon after Kazinky filed for government assistance which later granted Jeremy Steen with a subpoena to appear in court for child support. During the child support hearing Jeremy was ordered to pay $475 a month as well as to having to pay $23,000 in back child support. I decided to dispute this article because it seems so injustice to charge someone to pay for a child that was conceived through sexual assault. It seems unreal to me that this poor teenage boy was seduced by this women that is twice his age. The women could have done it to get pregnant in the first place. Maybe that was her intention. The poor boy didn’t even get a say in weather he approved of her having the baby since it wasn’t consensual in the first place. For women who becoming pregnant through rape have a choice on weather or not they get to choose to have that child or not. Weather people agree or disagree women still have the right to choose to have the child or not and that is the biggest debate with abortion...
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...currently require pregnant minors either to notify their parents or get their consent before having a legal abortion” (p. 35). I facilitate a sex offender class so we are constantly discussing laws when in pertains to age of consent. Many are afraid of getting involved with a minor with fake ID and looks older. How do these laws affect your role as a human service provider? These laws affects my role as a human service provider in more ways than one. I will have to counsel the pregnant female, parents, and father of the child. This will be an issue because if she is a minor and the male is an adult I will have to report it to child services and the police. Even though 16 is the legal age of consent, the father can be charged with statutory rape. Personal Beliefs My personal beliefs are if a if a 9th grader wants to date a 12th grader it’s okay because they are both in HS. I disagree with state (D.A.) taking on the case even after both parents, and children agree that the relationship was consensual....
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...Background on the killer Rex Allan Krebs had a shady past many years before he committed the murders of Rachel Newhouse and Aundria Crawford. Rex was from an abusive family. His childhood was very unstable. He suffered abuse from his real father, and then again from his step dad. One instance of clear abuse was when Rex was sent to school wearing a diaper when he was nearly six years old for wetting the bed the night before. In 1987 there was two brutal rapes. The victims had been attacked at night while they slept. Rex had crawled through a window at night to get to his prey. He was sent to prison in 1987 for these two rapes. He was released 10 years early for good behavior. It was found that he did not seek attention for his psycho impulses for fear the other imates would kill him. Krebs should never have been released from his sentence early, or possibly ever. Many residents of San Luis Obispo California were angered by the fact that two more ladies died at the hands of a repeat sex offender. How profiling helped in this case Profiling helped find Rex Allan Krebs guilty of the murder of the too young women. The man behind the profiling was an experienced FBI profiler by the name Marc Savard. Frist he retraced the first girls steps. Which led him to the bridge where blood was found. The investigation team found out that it was in fact the girl’s blood. Then at the bridge Mr. Savard toke a closer look at the blood splatter and came to the indication that Rachel had been...
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...Stats PaperCara Robertson September 19, 2013 Elements of Statistics MAT121.M2 Jenny Fiedeldey Chatfield College Statistics Paper #1 “It Ain't Necessarily So” Being as interested in news and politics as I am, I was already aware of the fact that statistics are extremely inaccurate. Statistics falsely portray their sample or population to be over exaggerated or under exaggerated. Either way, statistics are basically lies, whether that is the intention or not. Reading “It Ain't Necessarily So” has only further confirmed by beliefs about statistics and their falseness. I had never taken into consideration all of those who are involved in the inaccuracy of said statistics, though. I had always just blamed the news sources for that. However, reading this paper has taught me that the news sources are probably the only people not involved in what is basically a lie; they are just given the information and told to report it. I now know that the victim (or in some cases, so-called “victim”), investigator, and the person collecting the data are the ones who are to blame for the misrepresentation. These false studies are being presented to the public every day, concerning a very wide range of topics. Extreme confusion is caused when the public hears drastically varying numbers and reports concerning things such as presidential approval rates, unemployment rates, and any other topic one might think of. When each news source is reporting entirely different information on...
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...Even though the term rape has has been revised countless times and is still in debate today. It is in general defined as to force someone to engage in sexual intercourse by using threats or violence. More specifically and legally the definition of rape can be defined as “the commission of unlawful sexual intercourse or unlawful sexual intrusion.” Not only is it’s definition ever changing but it also varies from state to state. This of course causes some problems in the grey areas as to what constitutes as rape. Most states have decided to label rape as sexual assault and sexual assault is split up into categories known as degrees. Defined by the California penal code (261) rape is an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a person not the spouse of the perpetrator, under any of the listed circumstances. When a person is not capable of giving legal consent due to a mental disorder, developmental disability, or a physical disability. And when sexual intercourse is accomplished against someone's will by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of bodily damage on the person or another....
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...Personal Crimes Analysis November 6, 2011 Mr. Stolker Personal crimes cover a wide range of crimes in the criminal justice system. Personal crimes are crimes that affect a person on a personal level. I will go through crimes such as homicide, assault, battery, mayhem, rape and statutory rape. I will show the link on how these crimes can affect a person on a personal level. Homicide is the unlawful killing of one human being by another human being. There are three different crimes of homicides defined in the text. The first being Justifiable homicides that are permitted by law. The second is Excusable homicides, this type of homicide involves fault of a person killing another, but not enough fault the person is charged with criminal homicide. An example of this type of homicide is if a person driving a car is involved in an accident because of road conditions being icy. The person who lost control of the vehicle because of road conditions killed another person in the car they had hit. They caused an accident, but had no intentions of causing the accident or killing another person. The third is Criminal homicide, with criminal homicide the person who committed the act did so intentionally. Criminal homicide is when justifiable homicide and excusable homicide can be ruled out. Criminal homicide is a personal attack on another human being. (Schmalleger, 2010 Chapter 7 page 192) Assault is a personal attack on another person by either a physical act or verbal attack. Assault...
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...Criminal law Name: Institution: An assault is the act of unlawfully attacking people verbally by abusing or threatening them or forcing them to do things against their will. Assault does not involve contact. Examples of assaults are, threatening to kill or take by word of mouth, through a text or mail or pointing a gun, a knife or any other dangerous object to someone to show the strength of the message. It is sometimes difficult to pursue a case against someone who has abused another verbally, since the terms could meant for protective purposes. Sexual assault involves contact. This is when a person is forced, against her will, to have sex with another person. It is only fair to get a refraining order for a person who has committed assault so that when the persons violate it by hurting the people he threatened, charges of assault and battery are on him (Husak, 2007). Battery, on the other hand, involves contact. This is the unlawful torturing of a person by physically abusing them. The injury must be evident for it to be battery. For example, presence of a burn, a cut or a bullet wound that shows that the battery took place. Unintentional damage to someone is not battery. However, there are instances where battery is justified. If you hurt someone while defending yourself, you will only need enough evidence and proof for the rulings to favor you. In defending...
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