Discussion Board responses

I’m working on a Law exercise and need support.

1- Problem-solving court has been said to be very effective in catering to offenders who deal with drugs and substance abuse, prostitution, rape, and domestic violence. These special courts are effective in reducing crime and also reducing the rate of recidivism. According to Muftic and Updegrove (2019), researchers credit the Miami-Dade County, Florida drug court established in 1989 as the start of the modern problem-solving court development. Problem-solving courts comprise of a selective agenda devoted to a particular offense type (drug use; Legislative Budget Board) and fill in as a defining moment away from customary criminal justice arrangements like imprisonment. This move-in focus perceives that imprisonment is related to high recidivism rates since it once in a while addresses the basic issues driving criminal conduct. Judges who direct problem-solving courts serve in an administrative limit as opposed to going about as an apathetic authority. Thus, makes a decision about helping set objectives for offenders and give customary criticism on defendants’ advancement toward those objectives. State and safeguard lawyers likewise shed their adversarial relationships with one another for cooperative organizations with judges, post-trial supervisors, and community-based social assistance agencies. Survivors Acquiring Freedom and Empowerment (SAFE) Court was set up in Harris County, Texas (Houston), in 2015 with assets from a Department of Justice Bureau of Assistance Smart Prosecution award. SAFE Court follows a problem-solving model approximately dependent on the Harris County Growing Independent and Restoring Lives (GIRLS) court, a specific juvenile court for young ladies under the age of seventeen who have been trafficked or are at danger of being trafficked (Muftic et al., 2019).

Reference

Muftic, L., & Updegrove, A. (2019). The Effectiveness of A Problem-Solving Court for Individuals Charged with Misdemeanor Prostitution in Harris County Texas. Journal Of Offender Rehabilitation, 58(2), 117-132. doi: 10.1080/10509674.2018.1562506.

2- The sex registration laws have a negative effect on the sex offender but a positive effect towards the community by requiring them to register. New Jersey passed the Sexual Offender Registration Act in 1994 after the of a seven-year old girl named Megan Kanka by a twice convicted sex offender which is called the Megan’s laws (Worrall, 2015). Under the Megan’s laws offenders are required to notify the public as to their whereabouts/residence/location (Worrall, 2015). The embarrassment of being required to register in every city you go to can be frustrating for offenders. Some people are against the sex registration laws because they feel as if they invade individual’s privacy. According to Worrall (2015), critics of Megan’s laws have also alleged that the laws constitute cruel and unusual punishment, invade privacy, threaten due process, violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause, and run counter to the constitutional protection against ex post facto laws. In my opinion I feel like the laws should be a bit intrusive to protect victims.

Reference

Worrall, J.L. (2015). Crime control in America: What works? Retrieved from https://viewer.gcu.edu/GJYFEA

3- Current sex registration laws have both a positive and negative effect and for the most part, I believe that they are reasonable. Sex registration laws are strict in many areas, but in other areas, not so much and could be enforced more. These laws are important because it is important for people in the community to know if there are sex offenders in their area. According to Bowen, Frenzel, and Spraitz (2016), research on recidivism has given an absence of evidence about recidivism decrease because of the registry. Despite the fact that research has indicated a solid connection between offenders’ impression of strategy authenticity and the negative impacts the has on the offender. Little research has focused on sex offenders’ view of sex offender registration and notice (SORN) laws and the impact those laws may have on crime. The current research has been blended concerning registrants’ perspectives on registry viability. Fewer investigations have tended to the insurance results experienced by the relatives of sex offenders. Issues with work and housing affect relatives of sex offenders. Notwithstanding the undeniable stressors (for instance, cash and house area/neighborhood areas) these issues lead to, relatives experiencing threats and badgering too. Researchers also found that over a portion of children of sex offenders revealed being bullied, criticized, and treated diversely at schools; in the meantime, the larger part uncovered that their companionship was affected by notice laws also (Bowen et al., 2016).

Reference

Bowen, K., Frenzel, E., & Spraitz, J. (2016). Sex offender registration and notification laws: thoughts from registered sex offenders in three states. Safer Communities, 15(2), 94-109. doi: 10.1108/sc-12-2015-0040.

4- Answer: What are current expectations/laws of sex offenders in your state or country? Have they recently been changed? Explain. Remember to cite your work.