Is treatment for sex offenders effective?
— Treatment for sex offenders is effective — Treating sex offenders makes sense / Pamela D. Schultz — Treatment for pedophiles reduces victimization / Douglas J. Edwards — Treatment for sex offenders is not effective — Treating sex offenders is a waste of resources / John Florez — Pedophiles are criminals, not patients / Thomas S. Szasz — Registries and community notification target the wrong people / Michelle L. Meloy — Iowa’s residency restrictions have proven unsuccessful / Iowa County Attorneys Association — GPS tracking of sex offenders fails to protect children and promotes panic / Katharine Mieszkowski — Juveniles engaging in consensual oral sex should not be punished / Karen Houppert — Legislation must be based on scientific research / Richard B. Krueger — Death penalty for sex offenders sends the wrong message / Debra Saunders — Castration should be an option for sex offenders / Tamara Dietrich — Castration is inappropriate and immoral / Daily Press, Newport News
Treating sex offenders makes sense / Pamela D. Schultz — Treatment for pedophiles reduces victimization / Douglas J. Edwards — Treating sex offenders is a waste of resources / John Florez — Pedophiles are criminals, not patients / Thomas S. Szasz — Chapter 3. What controversies surround sex offender policy? Registries and community notification target the wrong people / Michelle L. Meloy — Iowa’s residency restrictions have proven unsuccessful / Iowa County Attorneys Association — GPS tracking of sex offenders fails to protect children and promotes panic / Katharine Mieszkowski — Juveniles engaging in consensual oral sex should not be punished / Karen Houppert — Legislation must be based on scientific research / Richard B. Krueger — Death penalty for sex offenders sends the wrong message / Debra Saunders — Castration should be an option for sex offenders / Tamara Dietrich — Castration is in appropriate and immoral / Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia — Chapter 4. How can s
” and provides articles to answer “Yes” and “No.” Chapter three debates “What Controversies Surround Sex Offender Policy?” and proposes that “Registries and Community Notification Target the Wrong People.” Another article under this heading proposes that “Legislation Must Be Based on Scientific Research.” Chapter 4 makes suggestions for “How Can Sex Offender Policies Be Improved?” Authors are given a one sentence introduction at the beginning of each chapter and their comments are highlighted in inset boxes throughout the text. Appendixes include Organizations to Contact and a brief bibliography. Students who are asked to debate this issue will certainly find broad background here.
