JESSICA TATUMOCTOBER 4 , 2010

Sex Offenders

What are sex offenders?

Individuals who were found guilty of sexual offenses.

They found pleasure in making other people suffer.

Who can be sex offenders ?

A sex offender could be anybody:fathermotherbrothersister

Homeless Sex Offender

Sex offender living at homeless shelters, must registration data every 45 days

Factors about sex offenders

Most sex offenders are malesStudies have proven that most sex offenders

are married or in serious relationshipsDrugs and alcohol do not cause sex offenses

to occurAdolescents are responsible for a great

number of rapes each year.

Characteristics of Juvenile sex offenders

between the ages of 13 and 1740-80% have history of sexual abuse

Laws

Campus Sex Crimes Prevention ActMegan’s Law

Three Levels of Sex Offenders

Level 1- “low risk” Level 2- “moderate risk”Level 3- “high risk”

Levels………..

Level 1 offenders are required to register for a minimum of 20 years

Level 2 and 3 offenders are required to register for life.

Nursing Homes

It is a crime for level 3 offenders to willingly live in a nursing home.

Massachusetts Sex offender Registry Law

Sex offenders must provide both permanent address and any “secondary addresses” when they register in a database

The Sex Offender Registry

Is a database created to list local sex offenders around the area

Includes their name, age, and address.

Work addresses?????

Must register their current and new work address at least 10 before changing employment

Penalties of misuse of the registry

Can be placed in a correction center for 2 and a half years

Pay a $1,000 fine

Police Department

People can request information concerning a sex offender at their local police station

Can’t trick or treat????

California bans sex offenders from participating in the kid friendly holiday called Halloween.

Treatments

Counselingrehab

Denial

Many people wait decades before admitting they had been raped by a sex offender, because they believe it was their fault

Maps……

You can locate sex offenders on the map

My option

Always try and make sure you hang around people you know and trust.Never meet up with someone alone.If you were attacked by a sex offender, tell an adult you trust so they can get you the help you need.

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