What is the answer to the sex offender problem?
The answer is by being smart about crime. We can now predict who is at higher risk for committing sex crimes while they are still young. We know the risk factors. We can see the marriages and families where risk is much higher than in the general community. Why isn’t our community doing something to prevent sex crimes; if we really cared about victims that is exactly what we would do. All of our dollars are spent on reactive strategies, while no one in leadership is discussing community based proactive strategies using education and treatment. Every sex offender in prison or jail costs us about $30,000 each year. Taking that money and using it intelligently is the answer to reducing sexual criminality dramatically.
