Essays Tagged: "Sex offender"

Sexual Abuse

The clearinghouse on child abuse and neglect information reports that "One in four girls will be sexually abused before they turn 14 and one in three will be sexually abused before they turn 18." B ... they turn 18." Boys aren't in the clear either. They also reported that "One in seven boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18." You ask "How could this be happening?" This is happening becau ...

(2 pages) 141 0 2.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Should there be restrictions on where level 3 sex offenders can live?

the population doubles and the rate quadruples, then there are eight times as many rapes. A level 3 sex offender lives a hop, skip, and a jump away from Highland Elementary School. Allowing that to ha ... o offend multiple times, and chances are that there will be a next time. For these reasons, level 3 sex offenders should not be allowed to live wherever they want.Some say sex offenders have served th ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

This essay was fro an assignment to write an argumentative essay about a current event/controversial issue. Thos essay discussed the legitimacy of Megan's Law in the U.S.- it is pro- Megan's Law

itimacy of Megan's Law is a heated debate that is current in our society today. This law forces all sex offenders to make themselves known to their neighborhoods. Many questions have been brought forw ... otect our innocent children. As a future mom in this country I choose the second view. The cycle of sex offenders needs to end somewhere and after committing such a heinous transgression it can be sai ...

(4 pages) 340 1 4.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Meghan's Law

m by Walter Pincus, presents a style of justice not all will comply with. This law forces convicted sex offenders to have their previous actions displayed to everyone they may come in contact to after ... old laws and values used before.This is the circumstance of Megan's Law. Before this law, convicted sex offenders went to prison, served their time, were released, and went on with their lives. Not an ...

(6 pages) 80 1 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Describe a situation in which someone might be ostracized

be ostracized simply as a result of the enormous number of people now populating the earth. Today, sexual offenders are the most likely casualty. A know sex offender is not allowed to blend into soci ... y will seek to distance themselves from the offender. Kobe Bryant is a recent example of the effect sexual offenses have the public. He has not yet been convicted of any crime, yet his sponsors, his e ...

(1 pages) 33 1 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Culminating assignment for civics which details how I would creat awareness to change the outdated law of the sex offenders act.

issue:In light of the recent murder of Holly Jones, it seems timely for this country to address its sex offender laws. Specific focus should be placed on the pattern and behaviors of repeat sex offend ... c focus should be placed on the pattern and behaviors of repeat sex offenders. Although currently a sex offender registry exists throughout Canada, it seems that this is not enough to protect the vuln ...

(2 pages) 66 1 3.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

War against Rape

fore we can begin to talk about rape, we must first clearly define what we are talking about. RAPE: Sexual intercourse that occurs without consent as a result of actual or threatened force, (Crooks an ... t, ranging from the violent assault by a stranger to a planned romantic date that ends with coerced sex. Unfortunately, even though this crime happens extremely often, it is less likely to be reported ...

(7 pages) 79 2 4.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Sex Offenders and their actions

's society there are wide range of deviant acts. Across the nation crime overall has decreased, but sex offenders have not. I am going to be discussion sex offenders and their actions, why they commit ... on sex offenders and their actions, why they commit these deviant acts, and statistical analysis of sex offenders. A sex offender is any person who lives or works in any community and who has been con ...

(5 pages) 103 1 3.6 Aug/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Living With Demons

r cultural? Do child molesters have any control over their desires? We all experience inappropriate sexual instincts, yet we have some cage that keeps our inner monsters locked away. Call it morality ... fficers have found about the pedophiles. Living With Demons - 3 - Molesters engage in sex with children for a variety of reasons and sometimes these have little to do with sexual desires ...

(6 pages) 54 0 4.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Castration: An Option for Sex Offenders

f society's most despised taboos. Perhaps the most apropos revenge against the child molester...the sex offender!Or is it?Castration as a punishment is clearly a violation of the U.S. Constitution tha ... usual punishment. This has already been upheld in several U.S. courts. Castration as a treatment of sex offenders may also be a constitutional violation if it is done as a condition for release or par ...

(10 pages) 180 6 4.9 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Rational Choice vs Labeling Theory

families from them. One indication that society agrees with this point, can be seen by the national sex offenders' registry and Megan's law which requires sex offender to register when they come into ... icy implications of this theory.The registry is way for the community to protect themselves against sex offenders; however, once a person is labeled a sex offender their lives are ruined. Once labeled ...

(5 pages) 119 0 4.3 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

A friendly foe: child sexual abuse

Not surprisingly, most of us find the thought of childhood sexual abuse extremely disturbing. Sadly, that aversion has caused generations of Americans to skirt ... r than address it head-on. To avoid this infringement, neighborhoods should make notifications of a sex offender because we need to educate our kids about the madness that a sex offender has, child se ... ses are of those they personally know, and child molestation is known as an uncontrollable sickness.Sex offenders are ruthless on who they victimize. Our children aren't attentive of their putrid acti ...

(1 pages) 32 0 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse

Arrested Development

y of Casey Price, though perverted and twisted, provides an interesting look inside the human mind. Sexual pedophiles such as Rodreick, especially repeated pedophiles, pose the stumping question: Can ... that he possessed such disorders. These questions are the exact questions asked about the repeated sex offender Neil Rodreick.Rodreick, a 29-year-old man from Oklahoma, posed as a 12-year-old student ...

(6 pages) 21 0 5.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Time to put sexual abuse in pe

It is time for the topic of child sex abuse to be brought into the world of everyday reality. People need to take their heads out of t ... in the past few years, a visitor from outer space might be excused for assuming that all the child sexual abuse in this country had been perpetrated by Catholic clergymen - and by no one else. In fac ... and brothers in Ireland (North and South), 27 priests and 11 brothers have been convicted of child sexual abuse since the 1980s, this representing a ratio of four per 1,000. Of the 38 total, 33 have ...

(4 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Pedophiles Should Not Be Delcared Dangerous Offend

or be put into a rehabilitation centre however it depends on how mentally unstable the offender is.Sex offenders, including developmentally delayed sex offenders, who are held accountable for their b ... countable for their behaviours and received appropriate intervention are less likely to re-commit a sexual offence . After they are released back into society from long period of time in prison, a les ...

(8 pages) 33 1 1.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Understanding Sexual Addiction and Possible Treatments

Men and women who have or exhibit excessive or unusual sexual urges or behaviors can be considered sex addicts. An example would be a man who sits at his c ... rital affairs, knowing this could end her marriage and possibly result in her being infected with a sexually transmitted disease. These are just two examples of possible compulsive sexual behaviors.To ... disease. These are just two examples of possible compulsive sexual behaviors.To complicate things, sex addicts frequently exhibit other indulgent or addictive behaviors such as drug abuse, gambling a ...

(7 pages) 64 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Management Planning and Ethics Paper

ria for classifying an offender as an RM-A is based on the conviction of a violent crime; level III sex offenders; offenders who have been designated as dangerously mentally ill; or offenders who do n ...

(4 pages) 85 0 5.0 May/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Justice in Megan Law

m by Walter Pincus, presents a style of justice not all will comply with. This law forces convicted sex offenders to have their previous actions displayed to everyone they may come in contact to after ... old laws and values used before.This is the circumstance of Megan's Law. Before this law, convicted sex offenders went to prison, served their time, were released, and went on with their lives. Not an ...

(6 pages) 2 0 0.0 Apr/2012

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Comparing Various Treatment Options for Sexual Offenders and Their Efficacy Rates

Treatment for Sexual OffendersComparing Various Treatment Options for Sexual Offenders and Their Efficacy RatesDen ... ual Offenders and Their Efficacy RatesDenay TaylorAmerican Public University SystemCMRJ205 Rape and Sexual AssaultDr. Cassandra EmeryJune 22, 2014AbstractThe assessment and treatment of sexual offendi ... and treatment of sexual offending has varied greatly within the last 40 years. The establishment of sexual offender treatment began in the 1970's where medical officials focused on reducing criminal p ...

(8 pages) 5 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Law & Government Essays