Do most sex offenders reoffend?
962721
Depends on what they did.  If it is sex with a young child, you bet.  Remember all of those high profile kidnappings and murders were repeat offenders.
1131555
probably not, especially if it is the type of sexual offense that is required to be on the Sexual Offender Registry.
716299
The justice system is so royally screwed up that I sometimes wonder if we might even be better off without one at all.\n\nAs someone who was abused by a sexual offender in the past, I would love to know why the accused offenders are getting more sympathy than the victims? That's no different than how the system currently works. Some officials won't believe a kid no matter what they say so the offender is never tried for their crimes and continues to do it.
296911
I am amazed that even though a sex offender pleaded down that they still do not have to register as a sex offender.  Any thing that is public record is not slander.  If he was arrested and it was in the paper then you can let people know.  Was the original offense against a child?  There are different classifications of sex offenders as well. Every state has their own laws.  There are federal laws in place for sex offenders as well. You can also go to Oprah's website they is alot of information on sex offenders there.  Recently on her show she has been pushing for stiffer penalties for sex offenders. That might be a good jumping board for you.
983104
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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The Myths and Truths about sexual offenders---The Myth::We can relax a bit now that we have sex offender registration.….The Truth Despite Megan's Law, the overall number of sex offenses occurring have actually increased, the websites can only do so much; we need GPS and lifetime probation to control this population. Currently we are failing to control them    The Myth::Some Sex Offenders are not violent.….The Truth Non “Violent” Crimes such as molestation are just as traumatizing, and calling them “non-violent” is not in any way accurate.    The Myth::Most sex offenders don’t have a lot of victims …The Truth Although 75% of sexual offenders were convicted of one offense, that just means they were only caught once, almost 100% of them have multiple victims. Many have been found to have hundreds when they were polygraphed on this question.  The Myth::Most Sex Offenders were at one time abused as a child themselves, that’s why they do it.…The Truth Most "sex offenders" has never been sexually abused. In fact, offenders say this to appear less culpable for their crimes. When they are polygraph on this question their rates of being molested go way, way down, their rates are in fact close to the rest of us who are not molesting The Myth: :Sex.Offenders get serious punishment, and we don’t have to worry about them for years….The Truth They get revolving door sentences, if they even go to jail, and the vast majority do not, Offenders usually get probation, and even then sex offenders do not get   GPS and lifetime probation(as they need to). Offenders quickly get back to a normal life while victims have lifetime consequences.The Myth::Sex Offenders are very controlled on probation or parole and cannot look for more victims. The Truth Offenders without GPS are on part time supervision, they are “good” while in the Probation officers eyesight for the weekly office visit. Offenders  have all week to create more victims. Lifetime supervision with GPS would put society in charge. Currently offenders run the show, and this means more victims. The Myth:: Sex Offenders will grow old and out of this behavior.The Truth There is no “aging out” of offending. An offender has these desires and intentions for life. If they change it is to prevent being caught again. The Myth::Sex Offenders are all on the registry ….The Truth Sadly it’s very narrow and limited as to what crimes can be registered. Many offenders are given plea deals for non registerable crimes even though their actual behaviors were sexual offences. Laws must be changed so these “endangering the welfare of a minor” and other charges are registerable   The Myth::Offenders friends and family support their recovery …..The Truth In realty the offender’s friends and family have denial regarding the offender’s full responsibility for his offense (they like to blame victims, police, DA ect).  Offenders friends and family usually minimize the crime (he only touched her breast), and offenders friends and family often belittle rather than support the goals of supervision and treatment. Overall friends and family help the disorder rather than the offender who has it. Almost all of the time friends and family are working against the good of the community, although they may not know this.  The Myth::The community is the main concern during the supervision process ….The Truth Actually, the current situation is budgets and offender rights are more important than community safety. The Myth::Offenders have to register immediately with local law enforcement. …..The Truth Sex offenders are often given up to 10 days to register upon moving in, or being employed within a state. Some states don’t require sex offenders visiting their state to register. Most states do not require sex offenders to register in advance of a move, they can move in and then inform. Getting a violation on a manipulative offender trying to beat the system is far too d
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Yes sex offenders, in fact all ofenders, are catergorised according to risk. The risk factors include the seriousness of the crime and takes into account any previous similar offences. The risk is always visible on Police and Probation records and while they are on Probation they are under supervision of the Public Protection Team and are on a high intensity supervision and they have to report several times a week including loads of home visits. If they commit a further crime or fail to report to Probation they are sent back to prison.\nIn regards to the register it depends. If the court have ordered that they be on the Sex Offenders Register for life then they will stay on there for life regardless of whether they are rehabilitated or not.
847697
The term sex offenders is really much too wide of a definition for me.  There are so many variables here.  However, to your question, only the unsophisticated offenders are the ones that get caught.  The 19 yr old that has sex with the 16 yr old type.  The ones that run around molesting family members or little kids for generations don't get caught near as often.
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.
774795
I don't think so, unless the prior conviction has you on probation or on a sex offendor register.
520238
The original intent of the Registries were for Sexually Violent Predators. Not the Romeo/Juliets, not the children who are exploring as children will sometimes do. There are states that have children on their internet registries as young as 11. There are states that will convict two 16 year olds of sexual assault against each other if they are caught having sex. That makes them both offender and victim. But it does not matter. If they are 16 and the age of consent is 17, then they are not old enough to consent. I wonder, how many of our esteemed politicians had teen consensual sex many years ago?\n\nRehabilitated former sex offenders are the least likely of all criminals to recidivate, with the exceptoin of murderers. Your child has a higher chance of being molested by someone known to the child and the parent. \n\nDo your research. Learn. That is what I have done. These registries are wrong, they are causing vigilante acts and one day, the rehabilitated offender is going to have a family member murdered by a vigilante. Perhaps if it is his/her child something will then be done about the registries. After all, the Government likes to make you think it is all for the children. It is actually all for the votes.
1034197
Please check the FBI web-site.  They list all sex offenders by state.  The site includes current address and a picture of the person.
128095
if they register with the proper authorities, I am sure they could.  Most cities require that a sex offender require register with the local law enforcement authority where they plan to live, and require that law enforecement notify the neighbors.
512663
No. Politicians tend to parrot what the media feeds them and they ignore the facts in the study from the US Department of Justice, that state the recidivism rate for former sex offenders for another sex crime is around 3.5%. Out of approximately 600,000 registered sex offenders in this country, that comes to about 21000 that are likely to re-offend with another sex crime. I realize that even one sex crime against a child is one too many, however, most child sex offenses occur within the child's home by someone who is related to them or someone who is considered a close family friend. The "Stranger Danger" spouted by the media and politicians is a scare tactic to keep the public terrified of going out their front door. The registry does little to protect anyone. The death penalty has never deterred a murder from happening and I would dare say that the sex offender registries will never save anyone from a  sex crime. If the government were to banish all 600,000 Registered Sex Offenders to an island in the middle of the ocean, within 24 hours there would be just as many arrests in the country for sex offenses as there are now. Politicians want votes and the sex offender band wagon gets votes. Most Reformed Offenders just want to get on with their lives. They have family, wives, children, and friends that are affected daily by the stigma placed on them. If a Reformed Sex Offender ends up back in jail, it is usually for another type of crime because the laws are restricting where they can live, where they can work. The system sets a person up to fail and then the recidivism rates increase. It is a shame that a Reformed Sex Offender can perform a heroic act in saving someone from a burning building, but the first thing the media publishes is the fact that he/she was a registered sex offender. No one reads any further than that label. Politicians lie and the media feeds them the lies that they tell.
424333
People believe what they hear from the media...  95% of sex offences are committed by family or close friends of the victim and less than 5% of sex offenders re-offend.  The media likes to rely on poster children to get viewers and the politicians rely on pointless laws to get votes.  It's really sick what our government has become.
1128612
Our society likes to believe we practice what we preach but we don't.  If you have served your sentence then you have paid your debt and your past should be forgiven.  However, what you did and your chances of re-offending are fair considerations to potential employers.  I am an active advocate for survivors of sexual assault and child rape/sexual assault.  Pedophiles and rapists are very low on my list of who to help next, but, with sex offenders mandatory registration, I can't help but think we are creating more problems.  Sex offenders need to support themselves but I don't want them around vulnerable populations.  So it is a very difficult situation to solve.
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Castration does not work. Sex Offenses are about power and control. They are not only about sex. Sex Offenders also have the lowest recidivism rate of any crime, with the exception of murder. \n\nA child has a much higher chance of being harmed by a drug dealer/user, drunk driver, gang related drive by shooting, drowning, playground accident and parental neglect than they do of being harmed by rehabilitated former sex offender. The U.S. Dept. of Justice released a study in 2003 stating these FACTS.\n\nThey should be given therapy and be watched/probation for a few years. The therapy should also include the victim if possible. \n\nI was molested twice as a child. I am NOT a victim. I am a survivor. I work with rehabilitated sex offenders everyday.