Assignment 5

Running head: ANALYSING SEX OFFENDER LAWS 1

Analyzing Sex Offender Laws

Assignment 3

Andrea Washington

Professor Maryrose Kasraie

ENG 215 Research and Writing

12 November 2017

you paper is not analyzing the laws, but making an argument

ANALYSING SEX OFFENDER LAWS 2

Analyzing Sex Offender Laws

Introduction

Lawmakers have long in the past treated sex offenses as different crimes from others, but

in the recent history, they have changed the release of offenders from prison with the

introduction of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification. The law mainly requires the sex

offenders to report to the police to offer reliable details once released from prison. Which

includes their name, DNA test, marital status, place of living, and a list of contacts. The

registration laws also dictate the localities that the sex offenders should be and should avoid

mostly near schools and day care centers (Easterly, 2015). There is the debate that these laws

should be changed based on the impact they have on the offender putting into consideration they

have already served their terms in jail. Some may be from prison and change, but when subjected

to the laws, they may see themselves as culprits and unwanted in the society. Will make changes

to the rulings be of benefit to both the community and the sex offenders or will it cause such acts

typical?

History and status of the issue

The laws and the restrictions guided by the fact that the sex offenders even after being

released from prison are highly recidivistic and dangerous and specialize in sex offenses. They

assumed that even after being released the spirit of committing the sex offense may still be in

them and therefore, the need to register and monitor their movement. Sex offense causes the

emotional and physical disturbance on the party abused, and hence the law does not take chances

of letting the offenders free even after release from prison. They work every bit to ensure

everything is under control, and no other such incidences occur. What this means is that the sex

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offender registration system should serve as a deterrent for defining the would-be offenders. It

denotes we are already aware of the kind of people we expect to hear they committed a sex

crime. Is this a way of giving the sex offenders a motive to continue with the act, or does it

prevent them from such statutes? Looking at it in this perspective, once marked a thief, then

people expect him to steal, so do sex offenders. The sex offender laws, therefore, have not been

seen to have any impact on the change of how they behave considering a research done before

and after the rulings.

Social problem

Research has identified that there is a host of collateral consequences on the sex offenders

which is the registration after being released from prison. Among the many problems that these

sex offenders faced with include residence restrictions, housing instability, loss of interpersonal

relationships, and difficulty accessing social support mechanism. The laws may be said to

provide severe consequences to ensure that such characters in the community are avoided

(Levenson, 2014). However, does not put into consideration that the sex offender has already

served their terms in jail. Most people prefer that instead of the laws following the offender even

after being released, they should be charged with more years in prison and discharged as free

persons like other criminals.

Ethical/moral problem

The current practice of registering the sex offenders seems to be encouraging the offenses

the more. If the criminals are registered, they look like the society expects them to do such acts.

It may not be a wonder a sex offender repeating that practice since they feel they are licensed to

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do so. This system makes the society look like certification sex offenses. They are laws to

prevent such acts. The edict has marked them as likely committers of sexual offenses.

Inequity

Evidence demonstrates that the sex offense laws are fundamentally inaccurate. There is

the need to reconsider the registration based on them. However, does not mean that the acts

should be eliminated (Meloy, 2013). There are risk factors considered when dealing with the sex

offenders like prior offenses, victim age, personality disorders and having never been married.

The above considerations should be regarded as therefore when determining the sex offenders

that should and should not register. There is the need to avoid the inequity when subjecting the

offenders to appropriate sentencing.

Conclusion

Sex offense laws are good as they control the extent to which such acts are committed. The

offense, however, should be addressed based on the nature of the sex offense not to mark

everyone as a sex offender without proper basis. The above-stated considerations should be

analyzed when sentencing the lawbreakers to ensure fairness despite the wrongs done. Sex laws

categorized on the nature of the act and the victims involved. The sex offenders should not be

treated as a homogenous group or with the same degree of punitiveness.

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your topic is not sentencing, but sex offender registration laws

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Your conclusion moves off- topic. The conclusion is to summarize the problems identified above and promise a solution. We will discuss in class.You have a good understanding of the topic, Andrea,

and good ideas. However, please edit the writing for sentence clarity and grammar. It is at points very difficult to understand. Use tutor.com to help you master sentence structure and Grammarly to help you master grammar.

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References

Easterly, B. (2015). Playing politics with sex offender laws: An event history analysis of the

Initial Community Notification Laws across American states. Policy Studies

Journal, 43(3), 355-378.

Levenson, J. S., & Zgoba, K. M. (2014). Sex offender residence restrictions: the law of

unintended consequences. Sex offender laws: failed policies, new directions. Springer,

New York, 180-189.

Meloy, M., Boatwright, J., & Curtis, K. (2013).Views from the top and bottom: Lawmakers and

practitioners discuss sex offender laws. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(4),

616-638. Retrieved from https://www.link.springer.com/content/pdf

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