I work in group homes with many types of clients - those who have been diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Autism, the developmentally disabled, disabilities due to head trauma, etc. We also have clients placed in our homes because they have been convicted of sexual crimes. One of my clients that is a sex offender is moderately mentally challenged (and it is somewhat visable), and the other was in an accident where he received severe head trauma (Was charged with sexual abuse years AFTER the accident occured.) but seems to be 'normal' to the naked eye and has been in jail before on a few occasions. How do the courts decide that these sexual abusers can live in this group home environment vs. being locked up in prison? What key things do they look for when making this decision? What kinds of information do psychiatrists/doctors have to provide to prove that a group home would be a more suitable living environment vs. their getting time in prison?
2006-11-12 05:45:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, you make sense, but it happens. Interesting that it's allowed to happen, but I guess that's part of my question. How is it decided that this would be a suitable living environment for a sex offender?
2006-11-12 05:50:14 · update #1
I don't know, but I would think it's extremely dangerous to put convicted sex offenders in a group home with mentally challenged people. Sounds like it'd be just too easy in that environment for a sex offender to re-offend. Does that make sense?
2006-11-12 05:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by shojo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am by far NOT an expert. But I do comprehend and understand things well. According to what you had written, it seems to me that the law determines who goes to a home and who goes to prison depends on the mental status of the patient and or prisioner. In the cases that you had mentioned the ones in the home have mental distress and or head injury. Versus an average joe guy who know right from wrong mentally deserves to go to prison. This is my honest opinion.
2006-11-12 05:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by ♪♫♪justpassingby♪♫♪ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you are dealing with brain trauma there are no cut and dried answers. Their cases are as complex as they come. Nobody really truly knows. Not even the offender knows. You can try to get answers from brain docs like psychiatrists and psychologists, but I'm sure you will get opposing answers from all of them.
2016-05-22 07:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because of their disability they would be prey in prison...
2006-11-12 05:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋