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Unread 11 Jul 2006, 23:49   #11
Ramihyn
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Re: Working with a sex offender, could you do it?

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Originally Posted by milo
and the likelyhood that anyone who was convicted of such a crime would be kept in prison till they no longer presented a threat
If such a convicted serious sex offender is released, there is a certain chance that the person will re-offend. This possibility is significant enough that it actually makes sense for the police to first check all known registered sex offenders in a region when a new crime has been committed and its quite a bit higher than the chance to have an unregistered and unknown sex offender as your neighbour.

Not even chemical castration delivers a 100% "cure" to this problem and thats why any psychiatrist who writes a certain amount of recommendations for sex offenders, will sooner or later inevitably write a positive recommendation for a person who re-offends. The worst of those cases usually make it into the tabloids and result in our beloved politicians making "popular" decisions regarding law changes.

ps: about your original question - i would prefer to spend my time helping other people
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