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Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Sex Offender Policies, Part II  


Author:  Leonore M.J.  Simon, J.D., Ph.D..; Kristen  Zgoba, Ph.D..


Source: Volume 07, Number 01, December/January 2006 , pp.1-4(4)




Sex Offender Law Report

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Abstract: 

Editor’s Note: In Part I of this series, Simon and Zgoba introduced the concept of using a therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) analysis of sex offender policies because of its therapeutic objectives, which include the goals of preventing sex crimes and promoting the wellbeing of children. (Leonore M.J. Simon, J.D., Ph.D., and Kristen Zgoba, Ph.D., “Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Sex Offender Policies, Part I,” 6 SLR 6 81 (Oct./Nov. 2005).) Part II, below, examines data on sex crimes, kidnappings, and sex crime/kidnappings and uses a TJ framework to examine the assumptions and effects of sex offender policies. Simon and Zgoba state that policies should be enacted to reflect the differing specific risk factors for males and females and that the failure to publicize cases of male victimization and the resultant policy omissions of gender-specific preventive measures may facilitate the commission of new sex offenses against young boys.

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Affiliations:  1: East Tennessee State University; 2: New Jersey Department of Corrections.

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