"recidivism" - 1 õppematerjal

Kriminoloogia konspekt

The 1996 California law mandated the use of chemical castration as a precondition for parole in the case of repeat sexual offenders of all types. In 1997, three other states passed similar laws so that a total of four states currently permit chemical castration. Research has shown that Depo Provera does reliably reduce sexual desire in men although it has no impact on sexual desire in women and therefore cannot be used in the case of female sex offenders. Chemical castration greatly reduces recidivism rates of paraphiliacs from over 90% to approximately 2%. This means that a chemically castrated parolee need not be considered as any more of a threat to victim populations, including children, than the male 8 population in general. Kui püüda anda bioloogilisele lähenemisviisile mingit üldist hinnangut, siis see lähenemisviis on olnud küllaltki kõikuva hinnangu osaline