CRIM 316 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: National Crime Victimization Survey, Motor Vehicle Theft, Psychological Trauma
11 Sep 2016
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Sexual offence incidents but sanctions constantly (empirical research doesn"t show that sanctions significantly deter offenders or reduce recidivism) Once-size-fits-all policies supervision, monitoring, & incapacitation of sex offenders gone full circle = not effective. 3 general topic areas of sex offender research: factors associated with sexual offending including personal characteristics & situational variables, sex offenders" risk of recidivism, efficacy of policies and programs for sex offenders. Acts such as rape (violation of the person & emotional and psychological trauma) are harmful acts condemned in nearly every community. Sexual behaviors other than for the purpose of procreation (:to make babies) (ex. homosexuality, incest, adultery, etc. ) have vacillated among social acceptance, stigmatization, and illegality. Criminalized sexual offenses vary by type, degree of severity, class of offense, and length of sanction they can be broadly categorized into 4 categories (not necessarily mutually exclusive: sexual acts with contact.
