The fact is that there is no "cure" for pedophiles/rapist so why are they allowed to go back out? Everyone knows they will do it again but that seems to be what they are allowed to do.
Any authority for that claim?
Offenders who served time for sexual assault were 7.5 times as likely as those convicted of other crimes to be rearrested for a new sexual assault. Approximately 8 percent of 2,214 rapists released from prisons in 11 states in 1983 were rearrested for a new rape within three years, compared to approximately 1 percent of released prisoners who served time for robbery or assault.
Overall, follow-up studies typically find sexual recidivism rates of 10%-15% after five years, 20% after 10 years, and 30%-40% after 20 years (see, Hanson, Morton, & Harris, 2003).
However, these numbers are conservative because not all offences are detected.
I have seen no study that supports the notion that all child sexual abusers will re-commit the crime upon release. In fact, from what I have read, even with any given individual the ability to predict a repeat offense is far from perfect. In many if not most states, the government now has the power to put a person once convicted of a sex crime in confinement forever if they are found to be highly likely of a repeat offense.
I acknowledge how emotional this issue is, especially for those once molested. But emotion cannot be permitted to determine policy or else we are just a wild pack of animals.
