I am a little familiar with the FDLE Sex Offender site so I was not too surprised with the findings. There are 75 registered sex offenders within a 2-mile radius from my apartment complex. Out of the 75 offenders, three of them are females, including a former high school teacher who engaged in sexual relationships with one student. The age of the offender’s range from their late 20’s to their early 80’s. Thirteen of those are sexual predators and four are multiple offenders. The map shows that most offenders are located to the west side of the University of South Florida, surrounding the low-income areas near our campus. It is very frightening to know how many sex offenders are just within a 2-mile radius, it makes me very uncomfortable. Every …show more content…
A few occasions the daughter of my friend was being called by an old man offering her candy on her way to school when she notified her parents, they located the man in the FDLE Sex Offender Database and were able to inform the police. It is an easier way to monitor these people and to reduce their chances of committing these types of crimes again. It is very hard to determine if a sexual offense took place when there is no forensic evidence that justifies the act. In the trial of professor Polikoff I would have voted not guilty because even though there is circumstantial evidence, it does not prove anything beyond a reasonable doubt. The fact that the victim was dating a different man and admitted to voluntarily kissing the professor raises suspicions that will make most people question her credibility. The case was tough because there was evidence that supported both the victim and suspect arguments, but rape was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt which would make me vote for not …show more content…
Almost an entire country judged the Duke Lacrosse team based on the testimony of someone who presented herself as a victim in this case. Since her accusations became public, the three Duke Lacrosse players were guilty in most people’s eyes. The fact that she was acting accordingly to a “victim” made her accusations credible. The social class of the Duke players made most people believe that because of their economic status, those young men believed they were above the law and above people of a lower economic status. The film also proves the power of news media and how it can impact the view of people. The news media all around the country were constantly targeting the players. People tend to rely on the media and sometimes we get sucked in to believe everything they say. Lastly, the film demonstrates the immense power that prosecutors have in the United States. Mike Nifong knowing that the accused players were innocent, he still went after them and was determined to ruin their life for personal gain. It may not be common, but there is a chance that we have more lawyers like Nifong in the United States, lawyers with no integrity that have no respect for liberty and justice. Prosecutors have the power to ruin the life of anyone, whether they are guilty or not. In the Duke lacrosse case, the accused players were fortuned to have the economic resources to defend themselves because if they
This essay begins with the introduction of the Risk-Needs-Responsivitiy Model which was developed to assess offending and offer effective rehabilitation and treatment (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The R-N-R model “remains the only empirically validated guide for criminal justice interventions that aim to help offenders” (Polashek, 2012, p.1) consisting of three principles which are associated with reductions in recidivism of up to 35% (Andrew & Bonta, 2010); risk, need and responsivity. Firstly, the risk principle predicts the offenders risk level of reoffending based on static and dynamic factors, and then matched to the degree of intervention needed. Secondly, the R-N-R targets individual’s criminogenic needs, in relation to dynamic factors. Lastly, the responsivity principle responds to specific responsivity e.g. individual needs and general responsivity; rehabilitation provided on evidence-based programming (Vitopoulous et al, 2012).
The following research will display an overview of the process in Texas on how sex offenders are registered along with the notifications that are followed after registration. Texas, as many other states, has a procedure which requires sex offenders to register with the local law enforcement agencies at the time of their discharge. In addition to registration, they must also comply with further probation regulations. Research has concluded that there are four basic phases of registration and notification. Beginning with offender notified, following the offender registration and community notified and ending with public notification
Introduction The United States of America has always supported freedom and privacy for its citizens. More importantly, the United States values the safety of its citizens at a much higher level. Every year, more laws are implemented in an attempt to deter general or specific criminal behaviors or prevent recidivism among those who have already committed crimes. One of the most heinous crimes that still occurs very often in the United States is sexual offenses against children. Currently, there are over 700,000 registered sex offenders and 265,000 sex offenders who are under correctional supervision.
Wijkman, M., Bijleveld, C., & Hendriks, J. (2010). Women don't do such things! characteristics of female sex offenders and offender types. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22(2), 135-156.
Sex offender legislation has been encouraged and written to protect the community and the people at large against recidivism and or to help with the reintegration of those released from prison. Nevertheless, a big question has occurred as to if the tough laws created help the community especially to prevent recidivism or make the situation even worse than it already is. Sex offenders are categorized into three levels for example in the case of the state of Massachusetts; in level one the person is not considered dangerous, and chances of him repeating a sexual offense are low thus his details are not made available to the public (Robbers, 2009). In level two chances of reoccurrence are average thus public have access to this level offenders through local police departments in level three risk of reoffense is high, and a substantial public safety interest is served to protect the public from such individuals.
... offend, the results show that knowing where an offender lives does not reveal much about where sex crimes, or other crimes, will take place, that result calls into question the rationale for creating registries in the first place.” The researcher concludes by stating registries do little to increase public safety.(Agan)
Although they may be out of jail, they cannot be considered free. They are unable to make their own decisions: where they can work, where they can live, and how they can live their lives are all under control of the government. These people look the same as everyone else, but underneath the mask, lay a title they cannot shake. These people are sex offenders. A sex offender is defined as anyone who has committed a sexual crime. These crimes range from serious crimes, like rape, to minor offenses, such as urinating in public, or under age consensual sex. All sex offenders are placed on the registry and are required to follow a careful protocol. Registered sex offenders are paired with a Community Corrections Officer (CCO) who oversees and supervises the offender's actions. Many restrictions are placed on the offender, and although the laws can vary from state to state, there are some basic restrictions that apply to every offender. Some of these restrictions include: a sex offender cannot move without the permission and approval of their CCO, they can only live and work in certain areas, they cannot own any firearms, their personal computers are monitored and controlled by their CCO (many websites are blocked, including pornographic content), they are not allowed to take or consume any mind altering substances such as drugs or even alcohol, and they are required to get regular counseling (“Rules”). Currently there are 747,408 registered sex offenders in the United States. Some states such as Delaware and Oregon have a higher concentration of sex offenders (500 per 100,000) where as Pennsylvania has the lowest concentration of sex offenders (94 per 100,000) (“Sex Offender Statistics”). Due to the inefficiencies ...
In today’s society, juveniles that commit a sexual assault have become the subject of society. It’s become a problem in the United States due to the rise of sexual offenses committed by juveniles. The general public attitude towards sex offenders appears to be highly negative (Valliant, Furac, & Antonowicz, 1994). The public reactions in the past years have shaped policy on legal approaches to managing sexual offenses. The policies have included severe sentencing laws, sex offender registry, and civil commitment as a sexually violent predator (Quinn, Forsyth, & Mullen-Quinn, 2004). This is despite recidivism data suggesting that a relatively small group of juvenile offenders commit repeat sexual assaults after a response to their sexual offending (Righthand &Welch, 2004).
This case was publicized way too much on national television. Just like the rape case for the Kobe Bryant trial, there was way too much media involvement, resulting in the leak of the victim’s name which started the case to downhill from there. If the media was not heavily involved which led to the victim being pressured by scrutiny and threats, Kobe Bryant probably would have been convicted of rape with the victim being a witness on the stand with her testimony.
Cashwell, C. S. and Caruso, M. 2014. Adolescent Sex Offenders: Identification and Intervention Strategies. [e-book] Sage Publications. 1. http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/C_Cashwell_Adolescent_1997.pdf [Accessed: 14 Mar 2014].
Sex offenders have been a serious problem for our legal system at all levels, not to mention those who have been their victims. There are 43,000 inmates in prison for sexual offenses while each year in this country over 510,000 children are sexually assaulted(Oakes 99). The latter statistic, in its context, does not convey the severity of the situation. Each year 510,000 children have their childhood's destroyed, possibly on more than one occasion, and are faced with dealing with the assault for the rest of their lives. Sadly, many of those assaults are perpetrated by people who have already been through the correctional system only to victimize again. Sex offenders, as a class of criminals, are nine times more likely to repeat their crimes(Oakes 99). This presents a
In the interest of public safety, cities should be able to impose reasonable restrictions on where registered sex offenders may live, especially those deemed sexually violent predators. But when regulations rule out 99 percent of a jurisdiction for sex offenders, as they do in Englewood, they become the equivalent of an outright ban. If one city can ban sex offenders, of course, then any city can — and many will. That’s simply not tenable, as it would force an entire class of former offenders into an illegal and perhaps semi-nomadic existence. At its logical extreme, it would force many to leave the region, which no doubt would provoke its own chain
The Miami-Dade County sexual offender and predator search website helps users find sexual offenders and predators near their home or school. I live close to an elementary school. I searched my address on the Miami-Dade County sexual offender website and I was surprised to see how many sexual predators are living close by! I remember when I was in elementary and middle school when we would get a list of sexual predators with pictures and addresses to give to our parents, that was scary to
Bedarf (1995) has cited that there has been a vast surge in popularity for this technique of dealing with known sex offenders. This would be reasonable as society's opinions of sexual offence is very negatively perceived. Furthermore, suggesting that a strength for this method is that society, to some extent, has the upper hand. Therefore, it is correct to believe that if community notification is protecting the public, such as detecting offenders earlier, then it must be beneficial to recidivism rates. (Washington State Institute for Public Policy, 2005.)
Child sex offenders are real world issues,