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I. Sex-Offenders: History & There Significance in our Community
Angelica Quiroz
The criminal justice system manages most convicted sex offenders with some combination of incarceration, community supervision, and specialized treatment. While the likelihood and length of incarceration for sex offenders has increased in recent years the level sexual assault is ascending in the hierarchy. The problem in regard to sex offenders has received widespread public, media, and political attention. Realistically we are facing a noticeable increase on crimes related to rape and sexual assaults. Yet, the media's involvement has significantly influence the image that there is a theatrical increase in sexual attacks and it has inflicted exaggerative panic among the community. We must be informed of the real statistics and about the history behind sexual acts. Moreover, we must, as a community, protect out children and educate ourselves about all the possible laws that protect us. The purpose of this sex offender group report is to exam and to find what preventive measures and programs are significantly effective in reducing sexual violence, specifically towards children and defenseless victims.
The realization of the need for sex offender's supervision and community protection came after the tragic murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka by a released sex offender living on her same street (Harris, 2006). The public discomfort created a call for programs to provide the public with information regarding released sex offenders. In 1996 Congress passed a federal law mandating state community notification programs, and Megan's Law requires all states to conduct community notification but does not set out specific forms and methods, other than requiring the creation of internet sites containing state sex-offender information...
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