Introduction
The sexual offender is a person who has committed a sex crime. Now, there are different interpretations as far as what constitutes a sexual crime, as there is cultural and legal jurisdiction around it (Schmucker et al. 2015). Then, there are some other laws, such as the way sanctions and assault-related cases need to be looked at (Schmucker et al. 2015). The key thing for the sexual offender is how they are going to be treated after they have carried out their sentence. One gets to see several perspectives in this regard (Knack et al. 2016). There are large numbers of people who think that even after they have served their sentences, it is imperative that there be laws and regularities by which they should be bound. On the other hand, there are large numbers of people who believe that placing additional checks on sexual offenders after they have done their sentence is like interfering with the civil rights of that person. This paper will discuss what the relevant treatment for them should be after they have gone through their sentences (Knack et al. 2016).
Current Treatment of the Sexual Offenders
If one talks about the United States, in most of the states, the sexual offenders who are being released are supposed to make sure that they register themselves in the online databases as well as make sure that they are adhering to the guidelines that they are supposed to be following all the time (Knack et al. 2016). At the same time, there are some other things that the offenders have to take care of after they have been released (Knack et al. 2016). One of the key things that sexual offenders have is to make sure that they remain sober. Even during the course of the parole, they are not supposed to have any booze. Then comes the fact that they have to wear GPS detectors and lie detector tests all the time (Walker et al. 2016). They are often supposed to make sure that they are undergoing the polygraph tests. The idea behind the polygraphist tests is to make sure that whatever changes are observed in their physiological behaviour can be evaluated in the right manner (Grady et al. 2017).
Implications and Mortality of the Treatment
One of the key things that needs to be taken into consideration is the fact that what is the extent of the crime that has been committed by the sex offender. In most cases, the sexual offenders who are released from prison have to make sure that they let law enforcement agencies know about their availability all the time. One of the reasons that they are facing such scorn is the sort of public pressure that they have to face all the time, which is rather relentless, to say the least (Grady et al. 2017). In the communities in which they go, the first thing that they have a hard time with is making sure that they are able to find any sort of accommodation. Even if they are able to find any sort of accommodation, the other major problem that they face is how they are going to be accepted into the community (Ware et al. 2015). The female population is always going to voice their discomfort when a sexual offender is living among them. And to make sure that the people in the locality are comfortable and their welfare. At the same time, looking at the crime statistics, most of the time, serial offenders are the ones who have been previously involved in the same cases, so that also raises question marks (Grady et al. 2017).
How Balance Can Be Achieved in Terms of the Treatment of Sexual Offenders Post-Release
One of the key things that need to be taken care of is how the balance is going to be achieved in the long run as far as the way treatment of sexual offenders. The important thing is to make sure that the extent of the crime is determined, and if they are involved in a minor altercation, then completely stripping them away from their civil rights is one of the major issues that is faced by the people in the given time period. The other thing that needs to be done at the broader community level is to make sure that some sort of integration program has been initiated (Grady et al. 2017). The idea must be to ensure that they should be allowed the shot to redemption. One of the key things that people at the larger community level have to show their trust in these people (Grady et al. 2017).
Conclusion
What must be done is to make sure that some sort of mechanism is developed so that not only must the treatment be provided, but they should also be involved in community work. Not only is that going to allow these people to interact, but that is going to allow them to ensure how they have changed and whether they are comfortable sharing the accommodation at the community level with these people. Again, lie detection tests and letting law enforcement personnel always know about their locations should only be done if the charges that are pressed against these people are serious in nature.
Works Cited
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