M6D2: Response to Juvenile Sex Offenders
38807M6D2: Response to Juvenile Sex Offenders
This activity addresses module outcome 2. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
MO2: Articulate evidence-based findings on the efficacy of policies established for the community management of sex offenders. (CO1)
Although the nature of the sexually offending behaviors may be similar, there is a raging debate about the nature and scope of societal responses to these young sexual offenders.
Before beginning this activity, study the following.
Read the following:
• Finkelhor, D., Ormrod, R., & Chaffin, M. (2009). Juveniles who commit sex offenses against minors. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227763.pdf
View the following:
• Websites:
o Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.atsa.com/association-treatment-sexual-abusers
♣ Center for Sex Offender Management. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.csom.org
♣ Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (n.d.). Office of Justice Programs. Retrieved from http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/smart/
• Online videos:
o TED Talks. (2014, Jan 16). Dangerous myths about juvenile sex offenders: Meghan Fagundes at TEDxAustinWomen. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file][16 min 50 sec]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81hy3AZjkr4 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
o (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Human Rights Watch. (2013, May 1). US: Raised on the Sex Offender Registry. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file][4 min 21 sec]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltqTwXoYkWA
Respond to the following:
• In what ways are juvenile sex offenders similar and dissimilar to adult sex offenders?
• Return to our case study regarding Charlie Thompson, which we discussed at the beginning of this module. What societal response is in Charlie’s best interest? Which response is in the best interest of the community? Explain.
During this weeks module you will:
Read:
• Required
o Erickson, P. E., & Erickson, S. K. (2008). Crime, punishment, and mental illness: Law and the behavioral sciences in conflict. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
♣ Chapter 5: The “Mad” or “Bad” Debate Concerning Sex Offenders.
o Module notes
o Articles
♣ Socia, K. M. (2012, July). The efficacy of county-level sex offender residence restrictions in New York, Crime and Delinquency, 58(4), 612-642. doi: 10.1177/0011128712441694. EBSCO Permalink http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ972247&site=eds-live&scope=site
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