1. Juvenile Sex Offenders
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Juvenile Sex Offenders by Julie Kampnich
GRC MSW Program
Abstract
Policies
Theory
Sex offenders are an obtractized and marginalized population (Grady, 2010). There are two groups of sex offenders which are grouped by juveniles and adults. The treatment amongst adults started in the 1990’s, meanwhile adolescent treatments did not started unto 2000’s (Beneteau, 2012). “A study reported that 75% of stranger rapes were committed within five miles of the perpetrator’s place of residence” (Berenson, 2011). Policies were brought into place to make communities feel safer. The polices are Megan’s Law, Adam Walsh Protection Act, Jessica’s Campus Sex Crime Prevention Act, and Sex Offender Registry. Risk assessments are placed into effect as an offender is convicted and needed to start treatments. The assessments used for juveniles are J-SOAP II, ERASOR, and J-SORRATT II. Ethical considerations that social workers face upon working with juveniles can be burn out, boundary restrictions, limited knowledge to effective treatments, and policies that may not fit every situation.
Sex Offenders Registry Act (SORA) Registered sex offenders publically
Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act Mandates that all college students who are registered sex offenders to tell the school upon admission.
Megan’s Law Mandates sex offenders to be registered on a database.
Jessica’s Law Mandated registered sex offenders to live 2,000 ft from schools and parks. Sex offenders currently must register with the local law enforcement agencies within 10 days of their release from prison. This bill shortens the address registry period to three days.
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act strengthen Federal laws to protect our children
Age Regulations
Treatment
Juvenile Age- 12 years and under
Adolescent Age years of age
Youthful Offenders years of age
NYS passed on October 1, 2018, regulations for juvenile delinquency from 16 to 17 years of age. Then on October 1, 2019 they will move up the age from 17 to 18 years of age.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Criminal Victimization Survey, in 2012, there were 346,830 reported rapes or sexual assaults of persons 12 years or older
Individual Therapy-Uses Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamics-Focus on the individual- work on denial, attachment disorders, social integration, and coping skills
Group Therapy- social interactions, can show change over time, others can call bluff if needed- principles, interventions, and activities make groups successful.
Family- Family sessions are needed to reintegrating the perpetrator who most likely vicitized a sibling back into the family environment.
References
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of th Congress; 2nd Session, H.R. 4472
Beneteau, J., Mordell, S., Viljoen, J. (2012). Prediction of Adolescent Sexual Reoffending: Meta-Analysis of the J-Soap-II, J-ERASOR-II, and Static-99. American Psychological Association. Vol 36(5)
Berenson, J., Appelbaum, P. (2011). A geospatial analysis of the impact of sex offender residency restrictions in two New York counties. Law and Human Behavior. 35(3),
Grady, M., Strom-Gottfried, K. (March 2011). No Easy Answers: Ethical Challenges Working with Sex Offenders. Clinical Social Work Journal. Vol 39(1)
Raising Awareness of Sexual Abuse Facts and Statistics. The U.S. Department of Justice NSOPW. nsopw.com.
Rich, P. (2003). Understanding, Assessing, and Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual Offenders. Wiley. Hoboken, NJ.