News tagged with sex offense
Are sexual offense laws too harsh? And do they work?
University at Buffalo Law School Professor Charles Patrick Ewing has added to his series of critically acclaimed books on some of the most unsavory but attention-grabbing aspects of the law, this time with a book questioning ...
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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Viewing child porn not a risk factor for future sex offenses: study
For people without a prior conviction for a hands-on sex offense, the consumption of child pornography alone does not, in itself, seem to represent a risk factor for committing such an offense. Researchers writing in the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Female sex offenders protected by the criminal justice system
Female sex offenders receive lighter sentences for the same crimes than males says a study recently published in Feminist Criminology, a SAGE journal and the official journal of the Division on Women and Crime of the Americ ...
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May 30, 2012 |
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Girls face 'sexting' threat from peers
A report commissioned by the NSPCC, conducted in collaboration with King’s College London, reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure ...
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May 16, 2012 |
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Sexual offenses between inmates occur less often in states that allow conjugal visitation
Could widespread conjugal visitation reduce sexual offending in prisons? It's a possibility, according to Stewart D'Alessio and his team from Florida International University in the US. Their work shows that in states where ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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Parents blame child sex abuse victims more if perpetrator is another youth, research shows
Parents are much more likely to blame and doubt their children when their child has been sexually abused by another adolescent instead of an adult, according to new research from the Crimes against Children Research Center ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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Johnny Rotten's graffiti: The new heritage?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists typically record and analyse the traces of past human activities. The caves of Lascaux in southern France are celebrated as a place where early humans made their marks on cave ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Pakistan delays ban on 'obscene' text messages
Pakistan's mobile operators on Monday deferred implementing a ban on nearly 1,700 "obscene" words from text messages, saying they were seeking further clarification from the telecoms authority.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Elaborate plumage due to testosterone?
(PhysOrg.com) -- In many bird species males have a more elaborate plumage than females. This elaborate plumage is often used to signal body condition, to intimidate rivals or to attract potential mates. In ...
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws
(PhysOrg.com) -- While evidence suggests that requiring convicted sex offenders to register with the police reduces the chances they'll re-offend, a recent paper co-authored by a University of Michigan law professor shows ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Studies question effectiveness of sex offender laws
Two studies in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics cast doubt on whether sex offender registry and notification laws actually work as intended.
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Calif. man gets 4 years for stalking on Facebook
(AP) -- A Northern California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
Jul 22, 2011 |
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