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Sex Crime Program |
Criminal Justice
The Effectiveness and Efficiency of a Sex Crime Program
A sex offender program is developed to rehabilitate those who have committed crimes considered by the law as sexual deviancy ("Sex Offender Rehabilitation," n.d.). The types of rehabilitation programs vary according to the state in which the program is set. However, the programs basically cater to those sex offenders who are released back into society after serving their time. There are different levels, phases and approaches to these sex crime programs, and this depends on the area of research. All programs however, take a cognitive approach in hopes to rehabilitate the said offender. These programs are designed and develop to ensure that the public is kept safe after the release of sex offenders, and this is to improve the ways of handling the incarcerated in their correctional facilities, not just offering the public safety for them absence in society, but also making sure that when they return, they will hopefully not cause any more harm to other people ("Sex Offender Rehabilitation," n.d.).
In Minnesota, sex offenders are classified under three levels and these levels are...
These levels are as follows:
Level 1 -- very low chances of re-offense, their information is kept private and only shared in law enforcement
Level 2 -- significantly higher change of re-offense, the information is shared not only in law enforcement, but also in care centers as well as schools
Level 3 -- very chances of re-offence, this involves the notification of the community and is done through a public meeting ("Sex Offender Program," n.d.).
This type of program is more for public awareness on the dangers they and their loved ones may be at risk of. Sex Crime Programs are aimed directly at the offender in hopes that a cognitive approach would alter some of their behavior to decrease their chances of re-offence.
There are two types of programs which are available for sex offenders: an education program and a treatment program ("Sex Offender Rehabilitation," n.d.). The education program offers offenders ways on how to deal with their cognitive problems; it discusses healthy sexuality and also ways to control anger and stress. The treatment program is more of a therapeutic approach which…
References
Sex Offender Program (n.d.). Hibbing, Minnesota. Retrieved from http://www.hibbing.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={6E735594-D46A-476A- 9A9C-459B7FE36A7F}&DE={57503F2E-8FA0-448A-B08D-4ABDAFA22829}
Sex Offender Rehabilitation Programs (n.d.). Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved from http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/pgm&svcs/pgms&svcs-sexofftrtpgm.htm
Sex offender survey: 14% repeat / Address-registry program flawed; 54% of reoffenses occur within 1 year (2010). Daily Yomiuri Online. Retrieved from http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T101104006439.htm
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