Sex Crime 2

Question 1

The designation “sexually dangerous person” or “sexually violent predator”

Answer 1

is essentially a recycling of sexual psychopath laws for recidivist sex offenders

Question 2

To be designated a SVP an offender must:

Answer 2

Have been convicted of or charged with a sexually violent offense

Suffer from a mental abnormality or personality disorder

Be likely to engage in future acts of sexual violence as a result of the mental abnormality or personality disorder if not confined to a secure facility

Question 3

Civil Commitment Laws

Answer 3

are currently in place in 20 states, plus Washington, DC and the federal government.

Question 4

In Florida, the civil commitment law was recently (2014) strengthened to:

Answer 4

Double the mandatory minimum sentence for rapists who victimize children younger than 12to 50 years, eliminate reducing sex offenders’ prison sentences for good behavior, ban convicted offenders from possessing pornography, and extend the civil commitment law to offenders serving jail sentences

Question 5

A 2011 studyof sexual offenders in New Jersey

Answer 5

found that 5% were re-convicted of a new sexual offense within 6 1/2 years

Question 6

In 1937

Answer 6

Florida was the first state to enact a criminal registration statute

Current law passed in 1998; requires lifetime registration, DNA sample submission, 1000 ft. residency restriction, and annual or biannual checks
JUVENILE OFFENDERS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THESE REQUIREMENTS

Question 7

In 1990

Answer 7

Washington enacted the first community notification law

THREE LEVELS OF COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION OF OFFENDERS

Question 8

The Jacob Wetterling Act (1994) and Megan’s Law (1996)

Answer 8

require all states implement registration and notification laws for sexual offenders

Question 9

Registration and Notification Laws: Empirical Evidence INTENDED GOAL:

Answer 9

REDUCE REOFFENDING AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY

Question 10

The first state to enact residence restrictions (RR) for sex offenders was

Answer 10

Alabama IN 1996

Question 11

Unlike registration and notification laws, RR laws are not mandated at the federal level

Answer 11

In 2004 only 14 states had RR laws in place

By 2008 the number of states with these laws increased to 33

As of 2009 California had the strictest requirements (0.5 miles) while 8 states only imposed 500-999 foot restrictions on certain offenders

Question 12

First passed in Florida in 2004

Answer 12

Offenders are restricted from residing within 1,000 feet of any school, day care center, park, or playground.

Question 13

First passed in Florida in 2004

Answer 13

Offenders that are subject to RR include any person who has been convicted of one or more of the following offenses and the victim was less than 16 years of age:

Question 14

Offenders that are subject to RR include any person who has been convicted of one or more of the following offenses and the victim was less than 16 years of age:

Answer 14

Sexual battery, lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age, sexual performance by a child, lewd or lascivious exhibition using a computer, or the selling or buying of minors

MIAMI BEACH WAS THE FIRST CITY TO INSTITUTE A LOCAL ORDINANCE REGARDING SEX OFFENDER RR

Question 15

Offenders:

Answer 15

Research has focused on how forced relocation has impacted offenders’ lives

Question 16

Families:

Answer 16

Research has focused on the unintended ways in which the families of sex offenders are impacted

Question 17

Communities:

Answer 17

Research has focused on the availability of housing for sex offenders

Question 18

While there is an exhaustive body of research on the recidivism rates and patterns of sex offenders generally,

Answer 18

there has been virtually no research on the effect that RR specifically have influenced recidivism rates

Question 19

GPS Monitoring

Answer 19

The use of electronic technology as part of community supervision began in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts IN 1964

Question 20

Only three studies have effectively examined the impact of GPS monitoring on sex offenders

Answer 20

Results indicated that there was no statistically significant differences between offenders on GPS and control groups in terms of recidivism

Those on electronic monitoring tend to be violent offenders (including sex offenders) and are both less likely to commit a new offense and less likely to commit a technical violation on supervision