Can Sex Offenders be Held After Serving Criminal Sentences?

[dalthauser]

Wow, what you you all think of this?
....especially our Lawyer-To-Be out there.... you know who you are.... :-)

Can sex offenders be held after serving criminal sentences?

I am more than all for keeping the streets safe (and anyone who sexually abuses a child should be burned at the stake), but this sure sounds un-constitutional to me.

Why not use a different approach -

1.) Sentence them immediately to life in prison.

2.)  Just execute them to begin with if the crime is that heinous

3.)  Begin their prison sentence with a "program" to help them.

Comments

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

It's an unusual situation, unlike a murderer or someone who beats someone, there is no guarantee those people will murder again, they may be more likely, but for most, it's not a compulsion. I'd lean toward option 1. because with the death penalty, we've seen too many innocent people convicted. Option 3 would last until someone had to cut a budget.

Thing is with states now prosecuting teenagers for having pictures of other teenagers, as sex offenders, there has to be a line there; you can't toss everyone in jail; maybe just violent offenders.

Why do we have so many screw-ups who ruin evrything!

[sahlah.livejournal.com]

Washington State is one of those states with this program. We have two facilities for these people. One is an island in the Puget Sound. The facilities are run by the Dept of Social Human Services in combination with the Dept of Corrections.

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/hrsa/scc/default.htm

There is no good solution, but I tend to think the victims need additional protection because these people tend to re-offend. Considering the stupid crap we fund in this country I have no problem funding the removal of these criminals from society.

Maybe they could opt for castration?

[k2rider78.livejournal.com]

I think your alternatives well thought out. I like them.

[papoose.livejournal.com]

Oops, sorry, I commented on the wrong post.

As far as this, though, we will no doubt cover it in my Criminal Law class this semester.