Physical Castration on the Recidivism Rates of Sex Offenders Introduction This paper examines the effects of chemical castration and physical castration on the recidivism rates of sex offenders. Using theory integration or the multifactor approach‚ the findings reveal there are several factors influencing sex offender recidivism. Both chemical castration and physical castration have the potential to reduce the recidivism rates of sex offenders by lowering testosterone levels‚ diminishing
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I believe that all offenders should have to be chemically castrated. Although chemical castration is presented as a humane alternative to lifelong imprisonment or surgical castration‚ the American Civil Liberties Union opposes the coerced administration of any drug‚ including antiandrogen drugs for sex offenders. They argue that forced chemical castration is a "cruel and unusual punishment"‚ and therefore should be constitutionally prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. They also stated that it interfered
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(1987) and Patton (1987)‚ report on a study of 16 female sexual offenders who were in the Genesis II treatment project in Minnesota. All but one of the women studied were victims of childhood sexual abuse and many were also victims of physical abuse. There were strong and consistent patterns of childhood social isolation‚ alienation‚ and lack of development of interpersonal skills in the women studied. Three categories of female sex offenders were described; the “Teacher/Lover‚” “Predisposed” and “Male-Coerced”
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While in the past castration was only in the physical for‚ in today’s society there are two types of castration‚ chemical and physical. Both physical castration and chemical castration have the prospective to decrease the recidivism rates of sex offenders by lowering testosterone hormone levels‚ weaken sexual impulses‚ and making erotic urges more manageable if the sexual urges are encouraged by amplified testosterone hormone levels. Chemical castration is intended to be less invasive and a temporary
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SMARTER NOT HARDER HIGH SECURITY OFFENDERS BUREAU OF PRISONS HIGH SECURITY OFFENDERS DAILY LIFE IN A USP • Daily schedule is highly structured • Personal needs are met with minimal effort • Television is a favorite form of recreation • Interactions with staff mainly involve requests for something (which are often denied) • Most purchases are indulgence items • Most of what they want has to be given to them by staff HIGH SECURITY OFFENDER USP INMATE CODE OF VALUES • The
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answers above as a guide. (No more than a paragraph for each comparison). 1) Closed court proceedings. Cases involving juveniles are held in a closed court room‚ and a judge decides the sentence for the offender. This is called a bench trial. Also‚ juvenile cases are more informal‚ the offender waits his/her turn to speak before the judge. Adult cases are open to the public and press and details of the case can be provided to the media. Most cases in the adult system are jury trials‚ occasionally
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Formal profiling is said to be started in 1956 when the New York City police asked help from psychiatrist James Brussel to study crime scene photos and notes of the “mad bomber” George Metesky‚ who was able to elude the police for 16 years (Winerman‚ 2004). According to the same article‚ some of the psychiatrist’s judgments were based on psychological ideas and since then‚ the police has started to confer with the experts in the field to construct profiles of difficult- to- catch lawbreakers. Much
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Legal issues inherent in treatment of sex offenders with the right to refuse mental health treatment is the Fifth Amendment (Adams‚ 1997). The Fifth Amendment give right against self-incrimination and the Fourteen Amendment is regarding the preservation of family integrity (Adams‚ 1997). Some believe mandatory participating is punishment in disguise (Adams‚ 1997). Some mental health treatments can include psychotopic drugs‚ psychosurgery and aversive therapy that could potentially cause irreversible
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2009 Problem Formulation Research and Theory Analysis This paper will cover GPS Monitoring in Pinellas County for sex offenders. During the summer of 2006 election was heating up in reference to sex offenders and monitoring GPS devices. Proposition 83‚ called for Jessica’s Law was on the California ballot. The reason for this proposition was to have all sex offenders wear this device and be monitored at all times. Other states wanted this proposition to pass so it could be enforce in their
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to a law enforcement figure’s vision of people‚ they may use their sight to single someone out just because of the way they look and the color of their skin‚ which is known as racial profiling. Racial profiling is the suspicion of certain races or ethnicities for committing or being involved
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