If it happened more than 10-20 or more years ago?? I work for Dept of Corrections and I see a LOT of ticked off clients who have to do this and their crime for that particular reason (sex offense) was YEARS ago. They have come back in due to drugs or robbery, etc.
2007-01-19 09:05:43 · 12 answers · asked by curiousgeorgette 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
As a retired mental health professional with 20+ years experience, and having worked with sex offenders and chemically dependent or chemically abusive individuals, among others, in and out of prison, I can see your point, but I would make damnn sure of the situations in the particular case and whatever follow-up they were required to do in the area of treatment, and if they didn't follow through with it, REGARDLESS OF REASON, I'd slam them right back in the cell so fast they wouldn't know which way was up. I've worked too close with those individuals I've named above, and THE WORST THING you can do is be sympathetic / lenient with them. Would you be sympathetic or lenient with Adolf Hitler, or Jack the Ripper, or Saddam Hussein??!! Well, then, don't think any different when it comes to pathological individuals just because they give you some sob story. If you do that, then we'd do better if you found another job, and another career!! God Bless you.
2007-01-19 09:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If they're a life time registrant of the sex offender list, then yes I say they should have to do the therapy. I mean they were twisted enough to do it the first time, who's to say that they haven't done it again, or won't do it again?
I don't care if some guy molested a young child 50 years ago, he's still a sex offender today.
2007-01-19 17:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by photogrl262000 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I believe that sex offenders are never "fixed." Once a sex offender, always a sex offender. They may be in custody on a different charge this time, but have no doubt that they are either committing new sex crimes or they want to. I don't care if there sex offense convictions was one year ago or fifty years ago, they should have to register, be GPS'd and go to sex offender counseling. We can never go overboard when it comes to protecting our children.
2007-01-19 20:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by James P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From what I've seen (I read too much actually)...it's more likely for people who commit crimes of a sexual nature are likely to reoffend (for example, pedophiles are never really 'cured' of their sickness and should never be around children. Granted there are some people who may have been 'falsely' accused. But seems the majority. One last comment though...therapy really doesn't have much effect on hard core sex criminals, so it's really kind of a waste!
2007-01-19 17:25:17 · answer #4 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How typical. As if THEY had a reason to complain. I'd tell 'em that, if they're so ticked off about the required counseling, then they ought to do themselves a favor and clean up their act and fly straight.
There's a certain "surrendering" of certain rights when you break the law.
2007-01-20 00:15:53 · answer #5 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's CYA. No one wants to be the one on the news trying to explain how they knew this guy had a prior sex offense and didn't make him go to treatment and now he has __________ (fill in the blank) a little boy or girl.
2007-01-19 23:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by msquitacat 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What's not fair about that is the molester wasn't caught 20 yr.s ago. Or 20 molestings ago! Don't have ANY sympathy for those lowest of scumbags.
2007-01-19 17:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I'm crying myself to sleep over the sex offenders having to inconvenience themselves by getting treatment.
2007-01-19 17:13:16 · answer #8 · answered by rinkrat 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I think that if some one gets parole they should shut up and do what they are told. I strongly feel that parole should not be an option in the first place.
2007-01-19 17:10:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
The system obviously failed. Lock 'em up and throw away the key the first time around.
2007-01-19 17:15:55 · answer #10 · answered by Mighty C 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋