Essay On Sex Offenders

I Introduction A. Megan’s Law requires law enforcement communities in the United States to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders and notification of offenders living in close proximity. B. As a result of sex offender’s actions, society brands offenders with scarlet letters for life even after serving jail time, making the issues at hand the unconstitutional laws of living and restrictions for the branded offenders. II Literature Review A. It has been proven more beneficial to both the offender and society to counsel the offender rather than public humiliation or continually confining the so called problem. Instead of reintegrating with society, becoming productive and hardworking working citizens,

In at least ten states, you can earn the sex offender title from fairly harmless forms of public indecency or urinating in public. None of the registries provide actual details of what the offense was. So it is hard to narrow down to high risk when you can get the title of a sex offender for minor crimes.

V Discussion (How results contribute to knowledge in the field, e.g. compare results to literature) A. “….The overall goal of treatment is one of management or control, not cure. This rejects the notion that sex offending is an illness from which one will recover and that successful interventions are those that train offenders to reduce exposure to situations that place them at risk for re-offense.” (87 The Sex Offender Treatment and Evaluation Project). B. The Florida Romeo & Juliet Law was passed in 2007. But the saving grace has built loopholes to fall under this category; the offense has to be the only sexually related crime on the offender's record. i. This law does not make it legal to have sexual relations with minors, but simply puts a stop to accused from being a registered sex offender. C. “I have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders.” (Foley) i. Even with the available information on sex offenders it is still hard to keep track of their where abouts.

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