The fact that officers know that illegally obtained (but true) evidence will quite possibly be thrown out, and therefore dangerous criminals will be freed, will encourage them to follow the proper procedures. (Woodfin, 2009) In addition, there are already several exceptions to requiring a warrant, such as “stop-and-frisk”, airport and school searches, voluntary searches, and emergency situations (Scheb, 2008) While these arguments supported the continued use of the exclusionary rule, there are also many argue against its value to our criminal justice system. One of the most
There is not a specific race or ethnicity that donates what a sex offender should be. There is no way to profile a person as a sex offender. Although we may have a mindset that may to depict an offender as a stranger or a physiologically deranged person this is not the case. In this paper we will examine who and what sex offenders are. We will also look at laws that are set in place to deter offenders from committing further sex crimes.
This essay will describe the benefits and limits of psychoanalytical and cognitive therapy while contrasting the use of these theories in treating sex offenders. Clinical interest in issues of denial and accountability in sexual offenders can be traced back to the 1960s and 1970s (Cowden & Morse, 1970). The origin of cognitive behavioral therapy dates back to the late 1970’s as the dominant approach to the treatment of sexual offenders (Marshall & Barbaree, 1990). The overall aim of cognitive behavioral treatment is to strengthen sex offenders with the self-management skills necessary to manage or avoid situations that increase their risk of recidivism in society. To successfully accomplish this, offenders are trained to alter their views in a pro-social direction, realize the negative consequences of their actions both for themselves and others, establish a less distorted view of their deviant behavior, develop more acceptable responses to meet their needs, and learn strategies to control deviant sexual arousal (Marshall, & Barbaree, 1990).
Objectives of Punishment within the U.S. Corrections System CJA492 January 28, 2013 Melissa Andrewjeski The state and federal objectives of punishment are the consequence or penalty for a crime that was committed. The punishment is to ensure that the offender is adequately punished for the offence. The punishment is to prevent the crime by deterring the offender and other persons from committing similar offences. In other words the punishment needs to be severe enough to make the offender not want to reoffend. The punishment is to protect the community from the offender by keeping them off the street, and trying to reconcile if this person wants to change for the better, in essence to also promote the rehabilitation option to the offender which could help denounce the conduct of the offender, but ultimately for the offender to recognize the harm done to the victim of the crime and the community.
Assuming that young, petty lawbreakers may be deterred from braking laws, simply by introducing the possibility of a public flogging, has some flaws to it. Jacoby neglected to bring up, what I would call the perfect argument to this topic. People who already intentionally commit crimes in today’s American society are fully aware of the possible repercussions for their actions. Despite this knowledge they continue to commit crimes that could land them in jail. I could argue that even more crime could result in effect to fewer prisonable offences and more humane forms of corporal punishment.
Offender profiling is the collection of empirical data in order to compile a picture of the characteristics of those involved (Howitt 2002). Offender profiles aim to narrow down the range of possible suspects rather than solve the actual crime (Dwyer 2001). Holmes suggests that profiling is most useful when the crime scene reflects psychopathology e.g. sadistic assaults, and 90% of profiling attempts involve murder or rape. Holmes and Holmes 1996 suggested that there are three goals to offender profiling; social and psychological assessments of the offender, psychological evaluation of their belongings, and interviewing suggestions and strategies.
In “Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Network of Underground Players in the Midwest,” by Celia Williamsom and Michael Prior, organizations that are already formed in the Unites States are proven to have a positive influence on eliminating the crime. Many of these organizations such as “Polaris Project, founded in 2002, Shared Hope International, founded in 1998, and End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT), founded in 1991, have chronicled the abuse of children through both labor and sex trafficking worldwide.”(Williamsom and Prior 3). These organizations are committed to stopping sex trafficking. They understand the workings of how and why the crime functions and the common characteristics of the victims and the criminals. These organizations have surfaced some of the recent reports of sex trafficking in the United States.
is Criminal Legislation Karen Elzy, Blake Edwards, Shawanda Dixon, Florencio Ocampo University of Phoenix Criminal Law CJA354 David Harrison September 19, 2011 Criminal Legislation As laws are created, society views them and abides by these laws no matter how harsh or lenient they may seem. Through the creation of two new laws our team will explain how these new laws will not only save lives but also highlight how these actions promote a reckless behavior. Such actions should not be considered tolerable within community standards because these acts will not only result in the death of a person but also destruction of private property. Laws such as the three-strike law and medical marijuana are considered abusive or ineffective because one law contributes to an overcrowded prison population whereas the other law contributes to the misuse of medical marijuana. As society continues to evolve several acts have become an issue, which our team has reason to believe laws against sexual offenders and controlled substance are either too lenient or controversial causing these two laws to become modified into a harsher version.
The role of the drug courts is to deter drug offenders and abusers from incarceration and into treatment programs (p.417). The main concern of the courts is to rehabilitate offenders in drug courts and the offenders have to take the blame for their offense while participating in required treatment programs and adhere to routine drug analysis (p.417). The judges has a change in role by restorative rulings instead of guilty rulings and treatment disposition involves the judge and offender instead of the probation officer, prosecutor, and defense attorneys input on the offenders treatment plan (p.417). According to (Miller, 2009) “Justice and therapy are no longer separate
While in prison, sex offenders will start treatment. “This program is to help offenders learn how to reduce and mange risk, provide information to help the department and its community partners monitor and manage offenders more effectively and evaluating and improving treatment.” (Sex Offender Treatment in Prison) “Sex offending usually is a learned behavior therefore a key pillar of the treatment is that offenders can learn to avoid sexual aggression as well as the skills they need to live responsibility in the community.” (Sex Offender Treatment in Prison) The article from the Department of Washington State adds that treatment begins with comprehensive assessments that include psychological tests, clinical interviews and other techniques designed to define treatment goals and strategies for each other. In these therapy sessions, the offenders must “take responsibility for their assaultive behavior, learn how to understand their patterns of criminal behavior, learn relapse prevention and other management skills to reduce risk of re-offense, learn the attitudes, thinking skills and behaviors needed to safely reside in the community and prepare to learn new skills and knowledge.” (Sex Offender Treatment in Prison) The treatment program is to help the offender to be able to understand why he/she do what they do and to learn how to handle temptation