Shouldn't there be different catagories for sex offenders?
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In many states they DO separate out the kinds of sex offenses to deal with the issue you are raising. They also have age ranges so that a 16 year old having sex with a 17 isn't treated the same way as a 15 year old having sex with a 40 year old.\n\nPlus, if the girl admits to lying and it seems plausible, charges can be dropped. \n\nWhen lists of offenders are available, some states only give names and information for level 3 offenders---scary guys likely to re-commit and most likely child molesters. \n\nGuys who slept with a girl a little too young are not always identified directly. If you look at a database on line it might just say there are 3 types of this kind of offender in a certain town and not list their names.\n \nThis is a tough situation as there are many girls out there who look older than they are and they lie about their age. There should be a punishment for a girl who (knowing she is a few months or a year shy of consent) lies---maybe criminal solicitation???
964543
Way too much, especially on sex offenders.  We label people like this as sex offenders, but we give female teachers probation in FL.\n\nAnyone who has sex with a prepubescent child goes away for life.  Period.
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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've never felt the sex offender registry protected anyone. Many people believe there is a high rate of re-offending among sex offenders. This belief is caused by the misinformation portrayed by the media looking for ratings and politicians looking for votes.\n\nThe facts are, according to the US Dept. of Justice that only 3.5% of sex offenders will be reconvicted of another sex crime. The same US Dept. of Justice report states that it is far more likely someone with a previous drug conviction will be convicted of a sex offence than a sex offender. Current and pending legislation ignores these facts. Another fact is there have been more sex offenders murdered by vigilantes in the past year than children murdered by properly registered sex offenders. Those few sex offenders who went on to commit the heinous crime of murder were also drug abusers, they were not registered as required by law and no law would have stopped them.  Addresses and Pictures on the internet did not save one single child.\n\nWhile it is true there are some high risk offenders it is also true that most on the registries are not high risk. The majority of people on the registries go on to live a crime free life and reunite with, or build a new, family. These families do in fact include children. Are we to wait until one of these children are killed before changes are made? How many more murders must happen? \n\nThe only real way to protect our children is parental supervision. The vast majority of these highly publicized cases the past few years could have been prevented if the child's parent/guardian were present. In this day and age anyone who allows a 10 or 11 year old to walk the streets alone should be charged with child endangerment. Let's not forget that less than 10% of all sex crimes are reported. This means that for every sex offender in your neighborhood there are at least 9 who are not on the registry because they have not been reported or caught yet. \n\nIt is time for community groups, professionals and lawmakers to come up with solutions that will help stop the cycle of child sex abuse, and all sex crimes. The time for continuing to punish offenders who completed their court ordered sentences and their families for a crime someone else MIGHT commit needs to end. 80% of all sex offenders report being a childhood victim of sex abuse. Most never reported this and therefore never received victim treatment. With these facts in mind let's remember that today's victims are tomorrow’s offenders. Will the registries prevent this? NO
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This will differ based on where you live.  As far as I know there is no federal statute stating where a sex offender can or can not reside.  Go to your County's website for starters.  Usually, sex offenders have to live a certain distance from schools and public parks, but it all depends on your state and local laws.
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I really don't get what you are saying...\n\nOh, you mean CONVICTED rapists murderers and child molesters...\n\nI don't disagree, necessarily,  with your premise, but it took me 10 minutes to track back through your questions to figure out  your point:  No equal treatment for convicted criminals.  \n\nThe really good questions stand alone.
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Do you mean pedophiles? \n\nThere are people on the sex offender list that were caught masturbating on a boat. There are men on there in which a 16 year old girl tried to seduce them. \n\nPeople constantly get the terms mixed up and the media's brainwashing doesn't help. It just makes people paranoid. \n\nSure, I agree pedophiles that sexually molest a child should have harsh penalties. But not all sex offenders fall in that category.
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Well, this is a tough question. And there is NO easy answer. First of all, it really does not matter whether we would like them to be released or not as the legal authority has made the rules. It does however seem that many of the released sexual convicts do seem to congregate in areas near schools and young families (which is well defined in all states) although it may just be that it SEEMS that way because we only notice that. In addition, there are many types of 'sexual abuse' lumped into one legal definition. I agree that the pervert 25 to 65 year old molesting a young girl or the 20-something female schoolteacher molesting a male student has a serious problem. But what about the 18 year old boy and his 17 year old girlfriend? Or the two 15 year old lovers? (Apart from the 'rape' issue) In most states they are legally equated and must be on the offender's list. That being said, this is a major issue we are currently dealing with as my district (I am my district's representative to my state's Children's Abuse Prevention Board) is home to a very sick predator who killed a family, abducted 2 children and later killed one of them. The remaining child was rescued and the predator awaits trial. I can't imagine what goes through his sick brain to commit such an act. He was released from another state by a judge who apparently did not understand how sick this guy really is. \nWhat can you do? Know your state's laws and abide by them. Find out who these people are and avoid them. If they illegally live too close to a school or playground, report them to authorities. Be aware that you may not harrass them in most states and they have legal recourse against you if you do. Above all, know where your children are, who they are with, and that they are informed of what to do in a bad situation. Practice with your kids if necessary. AND REMEMBER, IF YOUR KIDS HAVE TO 'JUST SAY NO' IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE. A SITUATION EXISTS AND THEY MUST BE PREPARED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.
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As you may have gathered from the two brilliant answers above me, you're not going to get a very good answer to this question.\n\nPart of the problem is that you're asking for current statistics that have come into being as recently as five days ago.  That kind of information is almost certainly not collected as of yet.\n\nAdditionally, you'd probably have to define what you mean by a sex offender.\n\nFinally, I'm not sure there's anyway to get this information anyway.  The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not collect information on these kinds of crimes, much less the conviction rates.  I'm not aware that the courts of this state create any kind of report like this, either.  \n\nI have no idea if the information you're seeking will be here:\n\nhttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/\n\nBut you can certainly check for yourself.
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No not at all as I said on the other question you can be a "sex offender" for mooning someone its really stupid there should be different offenses that aren't included
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I'm not sure, I know they are required to register but whether this is public information or not, I cant be sure, ring your local garda station, they will be able to give you any information. I do think though that if there is a sex offender in the area, they are required by law to make the local public area of this, but then again I'm not 100% sure
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Not sure I'd do a search if i were you. I know they have a list of child molesters for every state why not all kinds of criminals or you could try writing that guy from America's Most Wanted. Maybe you could post the question if he has a website.
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Why, it's almost impossible to actually prosecute the offenders that way.  It's a waste of time, it's not going to save anyone.  I would dedicate my life to that cause if I felt it would do any good.  So you get someone's face in the paper when they get caught... most sex offenders do jail time and that does not stop them.  The charges brought against them in civilian stings can almost never be brought to fruition...
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Search on the Internet! They list several sites for sex offenders! Try to focus on the .gov sites!
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I'm a bigger proponent of mandatory chemical castration.  Sex offenders are generally people with a mental defect (which is driven my a hormonal imbalance) that causes them to want to control the people they victimize.  The only way to completely eradicate their urge to do wrong (because they could alway drug their victims and then not have to grab them) is to take away the cause of the urge.
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Because it gives parents a false sense of security. I hope they make registries for arsonists, drug dealers (especially dealers that sell to kids), people with violent tempers, corrupt politicians and cops, and murderers (they can even list those convicted of manslaughter in with the murderers so people will assume the worse, like they do with the sex offenders.)\n\nJust keep in mind that not all sex offenders are pedophiles. Most people tend to lump them all together.
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Here in lies the delimma.......what IS the sex OF that sex offender?? In these times..I see a growing percentage of sex offenders being female....should this law also mean death to females as well??\n\nDouble-standards dont work in a democracy.\n\nNo..I think its an illness..and unless you want to start killing Downs Syndrome folks...retarded folks....and other mentally challenged folks..then no...I say it is wrong to fault a subconcious illness. What next...death to all Sickle cell patients?? The disease IS transferrable from mother to child ya know??