Sex Offender Rehabilitation Case Study

1. One of the most serious topics faced in criminal justice outlined by the authors are sexually motivated crimes, making sex offenders an important group to ensure are properly rehabilitated if possible. Most types of treatment for these types of offenders include ideas that revolve around deficits, disorders, and conditioning, but professionals for the most part believe in rehabilitation for such offenders. I believe that some sex offenders or any hardened criminal determined to carry out their desires without regard for others are not treatable. In class, we often discussed the implications of dangerous sexual predators, but some fall into a category that involves a more complex issue rather than simply a desire to harm society.

We have seen the positive effects that group therapy has had with parolees in the film shown in class, a sex offender that has been the victim of a traumatic event might need some support to rehabilitate them and become a functioning member of society. Rehabilitation should be strenuous, not the easier “punishment,” and for the most part, offenders who are not motivated often choose prison over treatment. Sexually based offenses do not leave room for recidivism, as it involves the victimization of one or multiple individuals, so professionals need to remain cautious. In the case of a sex offender, it would depend on factors such as, the initial evaluation by counselors, prior record, the actual crime committed, and a post interview of that individual’s intentions. Professionals must recognize the fact that treatment should look to manage urges and temptations, so in some cases there is not a cure for the explicit thoughts. The goal of rehabilitation is to reintroduce the offender back to society, for sex offenders, they must control urges, but might not be able to get rid of temptations. Not every sexual offense leads to an unamenable road, but certain character flaws make rehabilitation the least effective approach in certain situations. Additionally, my decision would be based on if a certain sex offender should be rehabilitated on the danger they could or would pose to the community. As previously stated, society cannot afford mistakenly release these type of criminals, so if that person has continuously victimized others, they have exemplified the severity of their crime and illness, thus making them ineligible for