Sexual abusers placed in group home environments vs. Prison?
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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?
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These pervs love to hide in the church.    They have easy access to trusting adults and kids, usually people that are ashamed to report things when they do happen.  \n\nBut since you have the adult novelties shop yourself, you don't have a lot of credibility, by your own admission, with these people.   \n\nThere was a molester in our community, who married the local horse ranch owner, deacon in the church, and so forth.  He also had a record stretching back years for crimes against women.   When he almost ruined the life of an adult woman, she fought back.   But it was also in a tight-knit community, where she didn't participate, and she had to go through a male friend at the church who was extremely protective of his young daughter.   It doesn't take long for word to spread.\n\nShe also contacted the Justice Coalition, in the county the guy lived in (he went to church in another county where his rep wasn't known), which is a local organization that publishes a small newspaper with Wanted photos, sex offender and sex predator photos, and ongoing news.   The JC people have all lost family members or been victims of violent crimes, and they don't play.   Perhaps you have someone you could speak to about that.\n\nI wouldn't put ANYthing in writing, tho.   Stick to conversations, and I think you can walk the line regarding slander, if you are just expressing concern about little girls in the neighborhood and at church, based on your own daughter with a pending case.  You're entitled to an opinion, but you don't want to antagonize the people you are trying to protect.\n\nGood luck to you.   Sexual predators are the lowest of the low, even in prison.   Hope you get to send this guy where HE can find out what it is to be a victim.
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I think if they did their time, then under supervision etc then no. However, for parole definitely-it is much fairer! \nIn some cases the victim is not even alerted when their attacker is released! In many cases the attacker has ruined the victims life or at least has ruined a big chunk of it. No matter what anybody says the victim will never forget, get over it, or have the same life as before. To some extent they will have ruined the victims life, so It is totally fair that the victim gets a say in it all! In so many sexual assault cases the victim is treated appallingly. The police are meant to make it easy to come to them, when they have just experienced something horrific. However, they don't bother to tell them anything that is happening a lot of the time and make the process for the victim so much harder.\nI also do not understand why the prosecution has to prove it, why can't the defence prove they did not. Also, the defence get to view all the evidence, so can create a false story around it, where as the victim is not allowed to see it. The justice system is not fair at all, and victims need more rights and help if we want more attackers locked up! \nI think it is a good idea.
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Who knows-im sure you will get a harsh sentance,1st time drug offenders are frowned upon and they want to lock you up for years. But SEX offenders-they got it made-here in norwalk california they move them into the best western motel-right across the street from chucky cheese and an elementary school around the corner. Everything is a** backwards here.And everywhere else.
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I spent 20 months in Prison in Oklahoma. All programs are faith based,(God) - at a lower level of incarceration- community level, if you are chosen - like 15 out of 150 to be helped, you will be put in a drug program, if your lucky. Even though church and state should be separated, in Prison it is not. Because God is all you have and not much else. This is the bible belt they say, but you know I learned not to break the law ever again and it was God that helped me through those 20 months of noise, fights, homosexual activity I could have lived witout seeing all of that. You have to sleep with all of the noise and the lights on. It is the worst thing you could ever imagine living through. It's been a year now - as of yesterday. My thoughts looking back. All of the children that don't have their Mothers and that is the saddest part.
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I think there does need to be some sort of way to keep track of sexual offenders, and they do need to be kept away from children.  Research shows that most sexual offenders who victimize children continue to victimize children over and over again.  Those people need to be on the registry, and they need to be kept away from children.\n\nI don't think sexual offenders should be let out of jail as easily as they get out. I'd prefer longer prison sentences for them, with mandatory counseling while they're in prison.  \n\nAt the same time, I think there needs to be distinctions made on the sexual offender registry.  There needs to be a registry for those who commit crimes against children.  Not for someone who is on the registry because, at age 18, they had sex with their 16 year old girlfriend or boyfriend.  That person is guilty of statutory rape, but that's not of the same level as someone who victimizes a child.
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I had the experience of working in a maximum security female prison for a year...I worked in a male maximum security facility for 9 years...\n\nAs an experienced officer...I would say that males are more violent than the females...but the females are more aggravating...\n\nThe women are more caring for each other than the males....they are concerned with the lively hood of each other..\n\nthe women set themselves up in environments that are called pseudofamilies...this mean they have a family structure inside the facility...., just as you would have with your family at home...there are grandparents, aunts, uncles, husbands, wifes, chidren. and cousins...there are no problems as long as no one bothers a member of the family....and yes...they are constructed just like real families...\n\nthe women are very touchy, feely with each other and a bull digger will fight real quick for her lover....most of the fights were about sleeping with someone's girlfriend or bulldigger!\n\nI can not really say that the women are really violent...I will say that some of them have committed some horrible crimes...the majority are mostly locked up for some crime that they committed while using drugs or alcohol....the majority are black females...most of the women have committed prior offnses before being locked up...\n\nIf you want to read all the statistics of the female inmates...check out the Bureau of Justice website...or visit the website...Women In Prison.....
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No matter what prison system your brother is in...he can ask to be placed in protective custody. During protective custody your brother will be placed in a single room cell, no other person is allowed to live in that cell with him. The only downfall of protective custody is that the person is on lockdown generally for 23 hours a day. They come out of the cell for only 1 hour a day. \n\nYour brother's roommate is probably playing what inmates call the sex game with your brother....with this other inmates touch on the new guys to see what their reaction will be....generally if the new guy does not react negatively to being touched...that person ends up becoming a girl instead of a man...he will give up his manhood or be raped.... \n\nYour family can get in touch with your brother's counselor at the facility where he is now to speack about the circumstances...if this does not help....someone need to get in touch with the warden or deputy warden of security at the institute.\n\nLet your brother know that if he plans on keeping his manhood...he must fight for it....whatever it takes to come home the man he went in as.....\n\nEven though this is a sad situation, it is life on the inside of the gate...I hope your brother will not be doing a lot of time....\n\nLet your brother know....do not ask any other inmate for anything...the price he has to pay back will be much higher .... your family should send him money orders to cover what expense he need inside to  keep him from asking others for items...\n\nGet luck and do not worry......he has to keep his chin up and be a survivor....
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Good for you! Thank you for not signing that petition. Yes, there are many rehabilitated former sex offenders. The recidivism rate of sex offenders is the lowest for all crimes, with the exception of murder. A child has a higher chance of being harmed by a drug dealer/user, drunk driver, playground accident, drowning and parental neglect than they do by a rehabilitated former sex offender. \n\nAll parents need to realize that their children are a gift from God. They are to be vigilant in supervising them and teaching them. If you teach your children good touch/bad touch and what to do if a bad touch happens, make them aware of people around them and don't take your eyes off them they will be fine. I have raised three children and I am not raising two grandchildren. I do not utilize the registry. There is no need for me to as they are always under my watchful eye. \n\nGet to know your neighbor. Discuss his offense with him. It may be that it was a Romeo/Juiliet case or any other number of things. \n\nGod forgives all our sins. We need to learn to walk in the light of God. God forgives all sins, including sex offenses.
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1. They don't get caught.\n2. Not all child abuse is equal.  Most of your respondents assume it is all severe.\n3. It's the Man!  It's all his fault!\n4. Some are rich enough to hire expensive lawyers\n5. Some ARE expensive lawyers\n6. some are judges\n7. Some flee the country\n8. They successfully blackmail the judge, lawyer, or victim\n9. The victim doesn't realize it's abuse (ever/ until the statute of limitations passes)\n10. The victim decides a legal battle is worse than just letting it go.\n11. The victim decides they want revenge, not legal consequences\n12. The victim is still being victimized and nobody knows because they can't speak (or are tied up in the abuser's basement).\n13. The victim buys into the cycle of abuse and decides to live the same lifestyle\n14. The abuser is in another country that doesn't define the abuse as illegal (ex: slavery in Kuwait)\n15. The legal system is one that easily accepts bribes (Ex: Ukraine and Russia)\n16. People are embarrassed and don't want to think about it, let alone strive to eradicate it.\n\nLast, but not least, prison is not necessarily the most effective way of dealing with this problem.  What do you learn in prison?  Does it really reform people or make more hardened criminals to be dumped right back into jail after they get out (repeat "customers" is great for the prison business).\n\nChildren are seperated from the abusive parent or parents (one abuser plus one enabler = parents) and counseling and probation ensues.  For severe abuse (sexual and other severe trauma), yes, prison.  For things like neglect, psychological, emotional, and non-injurious physical abuse, it may be enough to remove the child from the home (into foster care?).\n\nMany children act out and are removed from the home not because the parent(s) were caught, but because the child acted out either in copying the modeled parental behavior (example: raping a younger sibling) or committing crimes as a way of being removed from home.  Sometimes foster care placement lasts until they are 18, effectively removing the child from their parents.\n\nThere is no simple answer to your question.  If you need to know more or would like to discuss your essay, that's cool, but you should cite me [ex: "(personal communication, {my name},[date])"if you use APA style] .
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I don't agree with kids being housed in adult prisons; however I am concerned with young violent criminals being housed with kids. If you have a kid which killed for any reason how can you justify putting him in a cell or housing unit with a kid in for tagging. The system has to protect the wrong doers even from themselves.
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uh about all of them .to the answer about them being real hard on them watch out Georgia is sending them YOUR way! the laws r so tuff it is forcing them to be homeless(how do u find them?) or move somewhere there is No kids (which is where?) or move OUT OF STATE. sex offender does not mean petafile .that is what they need to do -redefine sex offender . i am not scared of the now 20 something girl or boy who had consentual sex w/ a minor when they were in highschool.how can some one find aplace to live in 2 wks? much less not near a bus stop or school or church daycare -i say keep the PETAFILES  in prison then this wouldnt be up 4 discussion. oh by the way if you ever in your life had sex w/ someone under 18-you are a sex offender,so dont be afraid to ask 4 I D
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There are a lot of resources that track sex offenders and where they live.  look around on the Internet.
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yeah, my dad is an electrician who worked there. he said the only ppl he saw there were shackled and accompanied by guards. i dont know what constitutes a "prison" technically, but i'm pretty damn sure that if you're there, you're not having a good time. for a LONG time.
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I have known a couple that have been sent to prision,  they are determikned as to male or female by thier birth certificate and how they are determined.\n\nBut even in prison, they are keep in lock down, protective custody and will not be ever in general population.\n\nThe one "gentlemen" I knew was in there for a simple drug crime but was doing his 5 years in complete lock down.
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Many straight people have resorted to homosexuality while in prison. It has always been observed. That is one reason why it didn't make sense to lock up homosexuals like we did in the old days; the homosexuality usually got reinforced. Therapy would have been a better route.
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Sexual Predators, Child Molesters, Sexual Deviants...\n\nand Sociopaths who have no conscience for the destruction they put upon their innocent victims!\n\n*You know who they are, the ones they must separate from the general population even in the prison systems because they are so filthy they cannot be put in with even the harshest of criminals.  Instead they are protected in their own little cells...*