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Definition

"A sex offender is an individual who has been convicted of violently victiming another person by means of sexual assault, including child molestation, incest, or rape."

(Violence in America, 1999, vol. 3)

"A sex offender, therefore, is someone who has committed or attempted to commit any type of illegal or noncensenual sexual act and/or any sexual behavior involving children under the legal age of consent, based upon the laws governing the location where the sexual behavior occured."

(Encyclopedia of Rape, 2004)

 

Keywords

Sex offenders

Sexual predators

Sex offenses

Child sexual abuse

Teen sex offenders

Female sex offenders

 

Narrow the topic

Should sex offenders have rights to privacy?

Do public policies such as Megan's Law or the Jessica Lunsford Act do enough to protect our children from repeat offenders?

Will victims of sex offenders grow up to become abusers themselves?

Can sex offenders be rehabilitated?

What do sex offender registries and satellite tracking play in preventing future victims?

What treatments or programs are available to sex offenders who could potentially become a repeat offender?

Is there a link between the availability of Internet access in public areas and an increase in the number of cyber predators?

Should male sex offenders be sentenced differently than female offenders?

 

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Reference Books


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Encyclopedia of crime and justice
Call Number: REF HV6017 .E52 2002

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Encyclopedia of victimology and crime prevention
Call Number: REF HV6250.3.U5 E55 2010
"Megan's Law"

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West's encyclopedia of American law
Call Number: REF KF154 .W47 2004, Vol. 9

 
 

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Cite Your Sources

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