Punishing sex offenders
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State statues that keep sex offenders in mental hospitals and inform communities of their release from prison are being challenged in the courts. A federal judge has ruled that state notification laws are unconstitutional on the grounds they administer a second punishment for prisoners who have served a full sentence. Many violent offenders who may repeat their crimes will be released if these laws are overturned. Members of the mental health profession are divided on the issue of whether sex offenders can be rehabilitated. Treatment may be no more effective than incarceration.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1996
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Is "chemical castration" an acceptable way to treat sex offenders?
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An American Enterprise Institute scholar supports the use of hormone-suppressing drugs, also known as chemical castration, in certain cases for sex offenders. He says that hormone therapy with counseling is effective for sex offenders who are driven to crimes by sexual fantasies. A juvenile justice advocate and crime novelist counters that castration of sex offenders will worsen the so-called disease by heightening the offender's rage. A biological solution will not control the motivation for sexual assault because the behavior is voluntary.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1996
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Breast cancer: how should research funds be spent?
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Controversy exists on how to allocate research funding for breast cancer, with activists noting that public spending for mammography does not contribute to a cure for the disease. In fact, a National Institutes of Health panel reported that no clear evidence supports the use of mammography for all women in their 40th decade. Other areas of research include hormones, environmental and other risk factors.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1997
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