When the two words, criminal and violent, come to mind, it’s hard to find a difference between each other, especially when it’s referring to the topic of Sexual Offenders. There is no single typology that can fit as criminal but not violent, they should both be considered criminal and violent. Criminal because it is illegal to think of such an offense as forcing others to please your needs when they are not consenting to their commands. Violent because you are hurting the other individual and most importantly creating an episode for them in their life that they will never forget. This will affect them in every way possible, physically, psychologically, socially, and emotionally. These four sub-topics will affect their mental health at some …show more content…
In a recent case study that was run in 2006, it was mentioned that sex offenders are simply more dangerous than other types of offenders in that they inevitably re-offend (Sample & Bray). The findings in this journal have significant findings targeted sex offenders to be more threatening than any other offenders such as violent, drug, habitual offenders, etc. It is important to keep in mind that sex offenders are very much related to serial killers and they commit their acts for their pleasure even though whenever a sex offender perpetrates a crime they don’t take someone's life away, like a serial killer. With their offense, it can be considered that their actions scare another person for life. Leaving them with that memory forever, which can be just as bad as taking someone's life away. Another case study that helped me understand more in-depth into these typologies was conducted in 2007. It was concluded that these typologies are important because sex offenders with certain characteristics are more likely than others to recidivate (Robertiello & Terry, …show more content…
In a study that was conducted in 2010, it was stated that individuals with deviant sexuality may be tempted to use the internet to fulfill their desires, believing it to be risk-free and that there are no victims (Niveau, 2010). If someone were to make an argument about a typology that can be considered sexually violent but not criminal, up to a certain extent, cybersex offenders may land on this list. The information the case study is showing us is how cybersex offenders do most of their actions online, they need to fulfill the need of seeing children through a screen and eventually touch themselves through the screen or demand the children to do the same. It was talked about that they are not criminals up to a certain extent only if they are not seeing the minor in person, if they are through a screen, sexually violent is better categorized for these types of offenders. It was also said in the case study that five offenders exhibited questionable past behaviors: repeated travel to countries known for sex tourism (Niveau, 2010). When this is the case and they have to change their residence often, in no doubt they should be considered
Based on the definitions of sexual crimes and sexual violence mentioned above, there could be typologies that are considered violent but do not reach the criminal level. However, none of the typologies for child molesters, rapists, juvenile sex offenders, female sex offenders, or cybersex offenders fall under this classification. All of these typologies engage in sexual crimes as defined above, and many of them are violent. Since they meet the definition of sexual crime, they can not be considered
There is much lacking in sex offender research, however female sex offenders have been overlooked and often research on female offenders is almost nonexistent. The biggest concerns of current research are why they offend and how can we treat them. There are many characteristics of female offenders that distinguish them from their male counterparts. For example female sex offenders are more likely to have previous sexual victimization, they are less likely to have drug or alcohol abuse, and are more
researching theft, assaults, sex offenses, and even domestic violence; the research overwhelmingly focuses on male perpetrators and leaves women out of the research almost entirely. Society, it would appear, seems to believe women incapable of being aggressors or perpetrators to such a filthy thing as criminal activity. However, by ignoring women’s capability of aggression and criminal behavior, society is doing a gross disservice to the victims of female-perpetrated crime. Sex offenses, in particular
for students, educators, and scholars alike. Crucial to safeguarding communities, studying and analyzing sexual violence, the offenders, and the creation of offender typologies have become essential components of the criminal justice system. When examining the inconsistencies between sexual violence and sexual crimes, it is necessary to explore whether specific typologies can be deemed criminal yet not violent. On the
Sexual Violence versus Sexual Crimes: Typologies and Theoretical Framework. Mackenzie Graf, Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University, CRJ 532: Sex Crimes. Joshua Adams, Ph.D., CFE. September 2, 2024. Sexual Violence versus Sexual Crimes: Typologies and Theoretical Framework Abstract Typologies are designed as an attempt to categorize criminals in a way of understanding motives, recidivism rates, and risk factors that lead to the decision on how
are deemed violent. With sex crimes, they tend to be non-contact type crimes, for example, cyber sex crimes. No physical harm comes to the victim, however, they have the potential to be left mentally scarred. Offenders who are sexually violent towards their victims leave physical scars, often which take a long time to heal. Examples of sexually violent
Temple Terrace, Florida. She made headline news when she crossed the line of teacher to sex offender after it came to light that she was having a sexual relationship with one of her students who was fourteen-years-old. At the time this occurred, Debra was twenty-four and married. She was charged with lewd or lascivious battery on a minor. Now why would a teacher cross over from being a role model to being a sex offender? That may be something we will never really know. Lafave, was this beautiful blond
sexual intercourse, incest, fondling, attempted rape and more (Justice.gov. 2017). People often become victims of sexual assault by someone they know and trust (Mason & Lodrick, 2013) which is conflicting to the public’s perception and beliefs that offenders are strangers. Women are the main victims for sexual assault and are 5 times more likely to have been a victim of sexual assault from a male (Wright, 2017, p. 93). Men are victims of sexual assault however only 0.7% of men, compared to 3.2% of women
515: Sex Crimes October 16th 2014 Female Sex Offenders When you think of the term sex offender, the first image that is thought of typically is a male. While it is statistically proven that men commit the majority of sexual offenses, there is number of women who commit these offenses as well. Many researchers have put away the thought that women are capable of being sex offenders due to the sparse statistics available. Several analysts in the past have concluded that female sexual offenders were
company (Levey, 2003). Jared not only lost weight but he gained wealth and notoriety. Gaining all of these things in a short time could have led to his demise at the same time. Today his friendly face of Subway is overshadowed by the fact he is a sex offender. He will be required to register as one until the day he dies. Not all individuals can handle drastic life-style changes, especially when these changes are both physical and mental. The forensic psychologist, John Bradford testified in Fogle’s
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
itself, the offender and the victim. Everyday we read or hear about one crime or another from various forms of news. Often times, we get a very vague idea of what happened; in some cases we find out more as time passes and in other cases the crimes go left unspoken about. These news articles also take different approaches on what is emphasized; whether the focus is about the crime, offender or victim. Researchers have also developed methods for categorizing victims, using typology. These classifications
Thousands of sex abuse cases with children are disclosed in the U.S. every year. The actual amount of young people that are raped and molested is even higher. But as laws change frequently, it’s still a mystery on how to treat sex offenders to prevent such crimes. “Sex offender programs/strategies represent various approaches used to prevent convicted sex offenders from committing future sex offenses. These approaches include different types of therapy, community notification, and standardized assessments
situation. The first issue to discuss is determining the motive of the stalker. There is not one type of stalker; this is reflected by the numerous categories created pertaining to a stalker’s motive. Typologies have been created to illustrate these varying types of stalkers. One typology, developed by Zona, Palarea and Lane (1998), used information gathered from ...
As discussed in the article, “Female Sexual Offenders” by Witt & Pirelli (2016) women sexual offending typically occurs due to a combination of major risk factors such as: current emotional state, especially in the context of depressive symptoms; Low self-esteem; Lack of assertiveness and associated exaggerated need for intimacy (especially if a male confederate coerced the woman into committing the offense); Antisocial attitudes; Presence of psychiatric symptoms; Unsupervised access to minors,