"Women Who Commit Sexual Offenses"
When a woman commits a sexual offense, what should we do? Sexual offense committed by a female is as disgusting, repulsive and horrible as when committed by a man. When children are victims of sexual offense, it is the worst possible crime, because they cannot defend themselves. Female sex offenders should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and programs should be made to monitor and rehabilitate them.
What should we do when a woman commits a sexual offense? I think that depending on the type of offense she commits will depend on the punishment. Woman who commit rape, sodomy or abuse with an object, against anyone, should go to jail. If the woman committed these crimes against a child (0-18), the sentence for this crime should be for life, without the chance of parole. If the same crime is committed against an adult, the jail sentence should be 25 years to life.
When the woman are let out of prison they should be mandated to register with a program like Megan's Law, her name and address should be listed. I think the program should have people, who monitor these offenders to make sure that they do not commit these crimes again. The women, who commit the crimes, should also be listed in a Paper where we, the public are able to look in order to protect our children or men from abuse.
For lesser offenses than rape, the woman serve less time, and the time served should be in accordance to the severity of the crime they committed. They should be mandated to take classes and see a psychiatrist, in order to help them overcome or abstain from future abuse. These women should also receive some type of castration for the severest offenses or hormones to hinder their sexual drive.
Society needs to be made aware of the sexual offenses committed by women. As a society we need to make laws, programs and have people monitor these offenses. Society should treat woman sex offenders as outsiders, outcasts and the criminals that they are.
Educating society on the effects of rape can change the whole criminal justice system. People have to be willing to educate themselves and take a stance. If enough people fought for change, change could happen.
...aker, J. (2007). Public perceptions about sex offenders and community protection policies. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 7(1), 1-25.
In order to mediate everyone’s views I believe the current situation should be slightly altered. The first thing that should change is the punishment facing murderers and rapists. Currently, 1st and second degree murder charges are have a minimum sentence for life in prison if charged. But for sexual assault, it ranges from 6 months to a max 25 years in imprisonment. Sexual assault, especially aggravated sexual assault deserves to be punished with harsher sentences. There should be fines as well as to compensate the victim and pay for reparation charges. Victims will usually face severe trauma and will need to have counseling done in order to once again feel comfortable and safe. As people believe that the death penalty is most needed for crimes such as murder and rape, there should be harsher environments in where they go to jail. Now, I not advocating abuse or cruel and unusual punishment but a system where these types of criminals will be further punished in order to appease the public, deter future criminals and help society improve could be used effectively. This system would be heavily focused towards paying back society in terms of jobs and labour that could be performed by inmates in exchange for improved
Generally, the public views women as nurturers, motherly and incapable of harming a child. Research indicates that female sex offenders capable of committing such acts have serious psychiatric and psychological problems. In comparison, research indicates male sex offenders are more callous, more antisocial, and promiscuous, involved in the criminal justice system, and have more victims (Miccio-Fenseca, 2012, slide 7). The consensus is that men commit their acts for sexual pleasure while women commit their acts due to psychiatric and psychological problems. Law enforcement, juries, and judges tend to empathize more when there are additional mitigating factors, such as emotional or psychological problems.
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.
...scrimination against sex offenders. If people took the time to actually listen to their story and figure out what happened they would see that a vast majority of the registered sex offenders are far from dangerous. The government also needs to implement a ranking system that allows sex crimes to be rated from most severe to least harmful, this way people can differentiate between those who are bad and those who just made a bad decision.
A few years ago, the government tried to prevent women from getting abused, by just warning the men to not to do it again. Apparently, that solution did not work out very well. Up until now there are women that are still getting harassed and raped, yet the only thing that is being done, is that fact that the men are the one’s that are being told, “Don’t Do It Again!” This is all that they do. Only a simple warning, no punishment.
Sex offenders in the United States (U.S.) are considered to be the worst of the worst. They are at the bottom of the food chain in prison culture and are considered to be worse than murderers and rapists. This is very evident in Florida where they have the most restrictive sex offender registration and sentencing laws in the nation. No matter how minor the crime a sex offender in Florida is registered for life, and after release from prison must register in-person with local sheriff’s department (Do Florida sex offender registration requirements go too far?). Comparatively, after a rapist is released from prison, he or she is not required to register themselves as rapist. While sex offenders have committed atrocious crimes, they have served their time in prison and should be given the chance to reintegrate themselves back into the community. Observing how registered sex offenders live in Florida puts their problems into perspective.
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
According to a statement addressing the sexual victimization of college women The Crime and Victimization in America states that, “ One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.” This disturbing fact has not minimized throughout the years, instead it is continuing to worsen throughout college campuses. Sexual assault is not an act to be taken lightly. Society must stop pinpointing the individuals who commit these crimes one by one, but rather look at the problem as a whole and begin to understand the main cause of sexual assault and possible methods to reduce these acts of sexual coercion.
It doesn’t seem to matter if the crime was the first and only time or if it was continuous. What usually matters is the fact that a child was involved and harmed in the process. According to O’ Grady, Ron (2001), “Even hardened criminals accept an unwritten code of relativity by which some crimes are more acceptable than others” (p.123). What could a child possible do to deserve the nature of the crime against them and how much of a coward the offender must be to truly believe it is fine to have sexual intercourse with a child is disgusting. Many people go through extra measures to report people that are sex offenders in their area or try their best to let it be known that they are not welcomes. Even in the prison system, the most hardened criminals will frown upon a child molester. O’Grady states, “Once in prison, the child abuser is the most despised of all and is often persecuted to the point where he has to be kept in solitary confinement for his own protection” (p.123). I personally understand why these criminals need to be away from general population for their safety; however I do not agree with that motion. The offenders should be just as scared and as tortured as their victims. Depending on the crime that was committed and how many victims were harmed and the totality of the circumstances, it should be required they be released in the general
Sex Crimes Against Women Did you know that around 19,000 sexual assaults are happening a year? (Torregrosa).Not only in the U.S. but globally. Any sex crime against a woman is a violation of human rights.
A sex offender could be such a danger to society by allowing them to continue to repeat the same situation with multiple of victims, various and numerous of time. They are not only traumatizing the victim's life, yet others. “The new statute permits the commitment of “sexually dangerous persons” who have a history of past harmful sexual conduct, are likely to repeat the conduct in tuhe future and have a personality disorder” was a law passed in August 1999. (Glazer). If we keep these hideous minded monster in jail for a life time, people won't be afraid of taking a step out in the world and worry about whether their life is over due to something that they had no choice of. The number of victims being affected is less likely to get higher “Rather be sent to prison, where “there is still hope.” Says Craig. (Davey). Hope of still living but realizing rape is not okay, knowing you do not deserve the same rights that everyone else has.Keeping them in jail will cause the amount of sex offenders worldwide to decrease, and the world will become a better place for the kids and people in the
There are standards in place, but states are able to make choices on the outcomes. Cases are sent to judges for sentencing, but depending on their state’s laws, the judge is given guidelines. Federal laws are in place, but they are quite vague, allowing the judge to determine the rest. They first examine the rapist’s criminal history and responsibility, allowing the judge to decide fines along with the amount of time the felon will spend in prison with a maximum set at 20 years. Another law in place requires the abuser to cover expenses of anything related to the crime. It is then up to the states to make them more specific. For example, California allows judges to decide between 24, 36, or 48 months in prison with a possible $10,000 fine, while New York classifies it as a class D felony, leaving the final verdict on the time span (between 1 and 7 years) to the judge (Findlaw). A case left an emotional impact on many, and the judge was able fairly sentences this man. Larry Nassar was a famous sports physician who treated women gymnasts for the US Olympic team. He was later sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison after 150 women and girls said in court that he sexually abused them over the past two decades, using his medical position as an excuse. He then pleaded guilty, charged with seven counts of criminal sexual conduct (Levenson). This situation proves that these women are
Sexual abuse is not a topic that we are unfamiliar with, but a subject that is usually not openly discussed. Many of these victims of sexual abuse have no voice and no justice. It has taken years for people in society to finally open their eyes and realize that this crime deserves to be noticed and the abusers punished. The laws are not made for the victims but for the predator. It is hard to believe that most abusers get away with this crime everyday. Before any laws came into effect society usually blamed the victim and the victim was sent away so they would not cause anymore problems. In the last twenty years through the laws changing and technology, but more importantly the public finally talking about it and wanting to do something.