Civil Commitment Research Papers
"Long term this will be a complete list of the research pertaining to civil commitment."
http://sexoffender-statistics.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/civil-commitment-research-papers.html
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October 22, 2013, 8:24 pm
Sex-offender care to cost $1600 per day
"The Northern Territory's attorney-general says taxpayers should not foot an exorbitant bill to keep a sex offender under 24-hour community supervision if prison is an option."
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/19502814/sex-offender-care-to-cost-1600-per-day/
Showing posts with label Anti-androgens. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Although S Is A Free Man ...
Posted: Aug 16, 2013 10:57 PM GST Updated: Aug 19, 2013 10:00 PM GST
Can a sex offender's medical treatments keep kids safe?
"Many Hyde Park parents aren't pleased that convicted sex offender TS chose their town to start his life after prison. Corrections says the 53-year-old is likely to reoffend and would target 12-year-old boys.
"So, how can I honestly feel they're safe out on that playground?" dad Mark Dvorak said Wednesday.
S served his max sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Vermont boy. Now, Hyde Park law enforcement is trying to be frank with concerned citizens.
"He currently is taking, and he told me to use the term Depo-Provera shots, which are a male castration, a form of male castration," Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux said Wednesday.
"For cases where people are fearful of what they might do, by based on what they have done in the past, sometimes it's seen as a reasonable suggestion," said Tom Powell, a forensic psychologist.
Powell has worked extensively with incarcerated sex offenders. He calls these monthly injections a "deep-end option" for high-risk offenders. The treatment is not widely used in Vermont, but he says other states that have civil confinement use it routinely."
"There are more than 1,400 sex offenders in the state. And as for the rate of recidivism, Powell says only 10 to 15 percent of sex offenders actually re-offend. Of those who do, two-thirds commit non-sexual crimes."
http://www.wcax.com/story/23159521/can-a-sex-offenders-medical-treatments-keep-kids-safe
Can a sex offender's medical treatments keep kids safe?
"Many Hyde Park parents aren't pleased that convicted sex offender TS chose their town to start his life after prison. Corrections says the 53-year-old is likely to reoffend and would target 12-year-old boys.
"So, how can I honestly feel they're safe out on that playground?" dad Mark Dvorak said Wednesday.
S served his max sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Vermont boy. Now, Hyde Park law enforcement is trying to be frank with concerned citizens.
"He currently is taking, and he told me to use the term Depo-Provera shots, which are a male castration, a form of male castration," Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux said Wednesday.
"For cases where people are fearful of what they might do, by based on what they have done in the past, sometimes it's seen as a reasonable suggestion," said Tom Powell, a forensic psychologist.
Powell has worked extensively with incarcerated sex offenders. He calls these monthly injections a "deep-end option" for high-risk offenders. The treatment is not widely used in Vermont, but he says other states that have civil confinement use it routinely."
"There are more than 1,400 sex offenders in the state. And as for the rate of recidivism, Powell says only 10 to 15 percent of sex offenders actually re-offend. Of those who do, two-thirds commit non-sexual crimes."
http://www.wcax.com/story/23159521/can-a-sex-offenders-medical-treatments-keep-kids-safe
Sunday, 21 July 2013
Not All Bad News
News 26.6.2013 7:00 | updated 26.6.2013 7:00
Justice Minister: No sex offender registry needed
"A Facebook group page publishing photos and information about convicted pedophiles [sic] in Finland was closed down earlier this month, but the same group has started a new page on the social website. Justice Minister Anna-Maja Henriksson says Finland needs no public register of sex offenders."
http://yle.fi/uutiset/justice_minister_no_sex_offender_registry_needed/6704706
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July 5, 2013 - 09:09
Moldova bans chemical castration sentence for paedophiles
"Moldova's constitutional court has banned the use of chemical castration to punish convicted paedophiles, ruling that it represents a violation of fundamental human rights."
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Moldova_bans_chemical_castration_sentence_for_paedophiles.html?cid=36375720
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12 July 2013 Last updated at 17:47
Former Today boss ES cleared of schoolgirl rape
"Former UK newspaper boss ES has been found not guilty of raping a schoolgirl.
Mr S, 69, who founded the Today newspaper, denied six counts of rape. He had told the Old Bailey he had "never touched" the teenage girl."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23291465
*****
Jun. 29, 2013
Sentencing rule defied
"Judge twice gives Ohio child-porn owner 1-day jail stay, says guidelines are flawed
Appalled at the harsh sentencing guidelines for child pornography offenses, a federal judge sentenced an ailing, 67-year-old defendant to only one night in jail — and when an appeals court ordered the defendant resentenced, the judge imposed the same punishment.
“If I have got to send somebody like Mr. (R)B to prison, I’m sorry, someone else will have to do it,” said U.S. District Judge James L. Graham of Columbus, Ohio. “I’m not going to do it.”
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday vacated B’s sentence again, saying it didn’t reflect the seriousness of the offense, and this time ordered that another judge impose a penalty.
The unusual act of judicial disobedience by Graham — who was appointed to the bench 27 years ago by President Ronald Reagan — is the latest protest of sentencing rules for pornography possession, which other federal judges have described in opinions as “irrational” and “bordering on witch hunts.”
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130628/NEWS10/306280110/Federal-judge-thumbs-nose-sentencing-guidelines-gives-child-porn-defendant-1-night-jail?nclick_check=1
*****
Published on 09/06/2013 00:00
Children’s commissioner: Rules on touching ‘wrong’
"SCOTLAND’S Children’s Commissioner has claimed that touching children is “fundamental” to their development and that the “pendulum of safety has swung too far” in their relationship with adults such as teachers.
Tam Baillie, appointed by the Scottish Government to champion children’s issues, said many professional carers and volunteers were scared to touch a child who was not related to them because of concern over how those actions might be perceived.
Baillie’s comments come in advance of a meeting of a panel of children’s experts this week which will debate the notion that “Touching children shouldn’t be taboo, it should be an expectation”."
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/children-s-commissioner-rules-on-touching-wrong-1-2960417
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Jeremy Irons 'feels sorry' for those accused of abuse
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/jeremy-irons--feels-sorry--for-those-accused-of-abuse-100712961.html
*****
Unmasked: child abduction fears unfounded
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/unmasked-child-abduction-fears-unfounded-20130607-2nuy2.html
Justice Minister: No sex offender registry needed
"A Facebook group page publishing photos and information about convicted pedophiles [sic] in Finland was closed down earlier this month, but the same group has started a new page on the social website. Justice Minister Anna-Maja Henriksson says Finland needs no public register of sex offenders."
http://yle.fi/uutiset/justice_minister_no_sex_offender_registry_needed/6704706
*****
July 5, 2013 - 09:09
Moldova bans chemical castration sentence for paedophiles
"Moldova's constitutional court has banned the use of chemical castration to punish convicted paedophiles, ruling that it represents a violation of fundamental human rights."
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Moldova_bans_chemical_castration_sentence_for_paedophiles.html?cid=36375720
*****
12 July 2013 Last updated at 17:47
Former Today boss ES cleared of schoolgirl rape
"Former UK newspaper boss ES has been found not guilty of raping a schoolgirl.
Mr S, 69, who founded the Today newspaper, denied six counts of rape. He had told the Old Bailey he had "never touched" the teenage girl."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23291465
*****
Jun. 29, 2013
Sentencing rule defied
"Judge twice gives Ohio child-porn owner 1-day jail stay, says guidelines are flawed
Appalled at the harsh sentencing guidelines for child pornography offenses, a federal judge sentenced an ailing, 67-year-old defendant to only one night in jail — and when an appeals court ordered the defendant resentenced, the judge imposed the same punishment.
“If I have got to send somebody like Mr. (R)B to prison, I’m sorry, someone else will have to do it,” said U.S. District Judge James L. Graham of Columbus, Ohio. “I’m not going to do it.”
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday vacated B’s sentence again, saying it didn’t reflect the seriousness of the offense, and this time ordered that another judge impose a penalty.
The unusual act of judicial disobedience by Graham — who was appointed to the bench 27 years ago by President Ronald Reagan — is the latest protest of sentencing rules for pornography possession, which other federal judges have described in opinions as “irrational” and “bordering on witch hunts.”
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130628/NEWS10/306280110/Federal-judge-thumbs-nose-sentencing-guidelines-gives-child-porn-defendant-1-night-jail?nclick_check=1
*****
Published on 09/06/2013 00:00
Children’s commissioner: Rules on touching ‘wrong’
"SCOTLAND’S Children’s Commissioner has claimed that touching children is “fundamental” to their development and that the “pendulum of safety has swung too far” in their relationship with adults such as teachers.
Tam Baillie, appointed by the Scottish Government to champion children’s issues, said many professional carers and volunteers were scared to touch a child who was not related to them because of concern over how those actions might be perceived.
Baillie’s comments come in advance of a meeting of a panel of children’s experts this week which will debate the notion that “Touching children shouldn’t be taboo, it should be an expectation”."
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/children-s-commissioner-rules-on-touching-wrong-1-2960417
*****
Jeremy Irons 'feels sorry' for those accused of abuse
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/jeremy-irons--feels-sorry--for-those-accused-of-abuse-100712961.html
*****
Unmasked: child abduction fears unfounded
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/unmasked-child-abduction-fears-unfounded-20130607-2nuy2.html
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
The Persecution Bandwagon Is Still In Swing
April 08, 2013
Kyrgyzstan Considers Castration For Sex Offenders
"Kyrgyz lawmakers are currently debating a draft law that would allow men convicted of raping or attempting to rape children to voluntarily choose chemical castration to rehabilitate themselves."
http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan-castration-sex-offenders/24950849.html
Monday, 08 April 2013 04:03
Want to Register Icelandic Sex Offenders
"A committee appointed by four different ministries, which is supposed to counteract sex offenses, suggests that the prosecuting attorney's office should be strengthened so they can fight the issue better and look into how to register sex offenders in Iceland."
http://www.newsoficeland.com/home/politics/parliamentministries/item/1067-want-to-register-icelandic-sex-offenders
April 7, 2013, 12:47 pm
Francis defends ankle monitors
"The WA Government has defended its choice of electronic ankle monitors to track dangerous sex offenders despite US officials saying they have a range of faults including being jammed when covered with foil.
Last December, the WA government revealed that 3M Australia had been awarded the contract for the provision of GPS tracking equipment, as part of a $6 million policy to keep track of the state’s worst sex offenders."
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/16610663/francis-defends-ankle-monitors/
8th April 2013
Serbia adopts harsher law against paedophiles [sic]
"The Serbian parliament on Monday approved harsher sanctions against paedophiles [sic] and tighter controls on offenders once they are released from prison.
Those convicted now face a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, with no possibility of a reduced term. The maximum sentence is set at 40 years, which can be handed to the perpetrator in case the victim is killed, while the statute of limitation is eliminated."
http://www.businessghana.com/portal/news/index.php?op=getNews&news_cat_id=&id=181185
Call for extra jail-time for offenders removing GPS trackers after two dangerous sex offenders escape custody
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/extra-jail-time-for-offenders-removing-gps-trackers/story-e6frg6n6-1226627364555
Kyrgyzstan Considers Castration For Sex Offenders
"Kyrgyz lawmakers are currently debating a draft law that would allow men convicted of raping or attempting to rape children to voluntarily choose chemical castration to rehabilitate themselves."
http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan-castration-sex-offenders/24950849.html
Monday, 08 April 2013 04:03
Want to Register Icelandic Sex Offenders
"A committee appointed by four different ministries, which is supposed to counteract sex offenses, suggests that the prosecuting attorney's office should be strengthened so they can fight the issue better and look into how to register sex offenders in Iceland."
http://www.newsoficeland.com/home/politics/parliamentministries/item/1067-want-to-register-icelandic-sex-offenders
April 7, 2013, 12:47 pm
Francis defends ankle monitors
"The WA Government has defended its choice of electronic ankle monitors to track dangerous sex offenders despite US officials saying they have a range of faults including being jammed when covered with foil.
Last December, the WA government revealed that 3M Australia had been awarded the contract for the provision of GPS tracking equipment, as part of a $6 million policy to keep track of the state’s worst sex offenders."
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/16610663/francis-defends-ankle-monitors/
8th April 2013
Serbia adopts harsher law against paedophiles [sic]
"The Serbian parliament on Monday approved harsher sanctions against paedophiles [sic] and tighter controls on offenders once they are released from prison.
Those convicted now face a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, with no possibility of a reduced term. The maximum sentence is set at 40 years, which can be handed to the perpetrator in case the victim is killed, while the statute of limitation is eliminated."
http://www.businessghana.com/portal/news/index.php?op=getNews&news_cat_id=&id=181185
Call for extra jail-time for offenders removing GPS trackers after two dangerous sex offenders escape custody
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/extra-jail-time-for-offenders-removing-gps-trackers/story-e6frg6n6-1226627364555
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Head Balls
Friday 18 January 2013 17.30 GMT
Chemical castration: the soft option?
"More than 100 British sex offenders have volunteered for 'chemical castration'. But do the drugs make them harmless?
'Mark', a sex offender at HMP Whatton, Nottinghamshire: 'I just want to be normal.'
Barry was sentenced to life in prison in 1976 for murdering a man, a random stranger who'd refused him a light for his cigarette. He didn't think of himself as a sex offender. He is a voyeur – "That's my thing. I like to look" – and has never been convicted of a sexual offence. [ah, the good old days]"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/18/chemical-castration-soft-option-sex-offenders
Chemical castration: the soft option?
"More than 100 British sex offenders have volunteered for 'chemical castration'. But do the drugs make them harmless?
'Mark', a sex offender at HMP Whatton, Nottinghamshire: 'I just want to be normal.'
Barry was sentenced to life in prison in 1976 for murdering a man, a random stranger who'd refused him a light for his cigarette. He didn't think of himself as a sex offender. He is a voyeur – "That's my thing. I like to look" – and has never been convicted of a sexual offence. [ah, the good old days]"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/18/chemical-castration-soft-option-sex-offenders
Monday, 24 December 2012
Minuscule Effect On The Incidence Of Rape
December 24, 2012
Castration is not the right legal response
"Even the most ardent supporters of chemical castration recognise that administration of anti-androgens without relevant therapies defeats the point of the entire exercise. Given the significant side-effects of chemical castration, a law that would require indefinite administration of anti-androgens for sex offenders is likely to be unconstitutional. Even if the argument is that governments must invest in chemical castration even if it means a minuscule effect on the incidence of rape, it would require State governments to put in place a rigorous system of providing therapy for it to be a constitutional option. Given the condition of state health care services in India, there are very good reasons to be sceptical about the feasibility of providing such therapy."
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/castration-is-not-the-right-legal-response/article4232547.ece
Mon Dec 31 2012, 12:14 hrs
The medical punishment for rape
"Chemical castration, one of the provisions in the draft bill being finalised by the Congress for tackling crimes against women, is a medical procedure that reduces sexual urges and arousal in a human being, whether a man or woman. The introduction of chemicals hampers the functioning of the circulating sex hormones, and makes a man incapable of rape.
One of the earliest and most famous subjects of chemical castration was mathematician Alan Turing, the man who defined algorithms and fathered a prototype of the computer. He was punished in 1952 for homosexuality, then a crime in the UK."
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-/1052257/
Castration is not the right legal response
"Even the most ardent supporters of chemical castration recognise that administration of anti-androgens without relevant therapies defeats the point of the entire exercise. Given the significant side-effects of chemical castration, a law that would require indefinite administration of anti-androgens for sex offenders is likely to be unconstitutional. Even if the argument is that governments must invest in chemical castration even if it means a minuscule effect on the incidence of rape, it would require State governments to put in place a rigorous system of providing therapy for it to be a constitutional option. Given the condition of state health care services in India, there are very good reasons to be sceptical about the feasibility of providing such therapy."
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/castration-is-not-the-right-legal-response/article4232547.ece
Mon Dec 31 2012, 12:14 hrs
The medical punishment for rape
"Chemical castration, one of the provisions in the draft bill being finalised by the Congress for tackling crimes against women, is a medical procedure that reduces sexual urges and arousal in a human being, whether a man or woman. The introduction of chemicals hampers the functioning of the circulating sex hormones, and makes a man incapable of rape.
One of the earliest and most famous subjects of chemical castration was mathematician Alan Turing, the man who defined algorithms and fathered a prototype of the computer. He was punished in 1952 for homosexuality, then a crime in the UK."
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-/1052257/
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