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Brandon

• Juvenile Sex Offenders

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Why this topic?

• I choose to explore this topic because I felt
  that this was a major issue in todays society
  that lacks a lot of information on acquiring help
  when this topic come up. Juvenile sexual abuse
  ranges from, the smallest tap on the shoulder to
  rape. When a child is abuse they might find it
  difficult to tell someone due to that their
  offender has threatened them or even that the
  offender might be a close friend or even
  relative.

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Key Points

• Definition
• Laws, Acts, State Codes, and Juvenile Court
  System
• Profile
• Sexual Abuse Cycle
• Conclusion

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Definition

• The legal term of a juvenile sex offender is an
  adjudicated delinquent who commits a sexual
  oriented offense,

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Laws, Acts, State Codes, and Juvenile Court
System

• Megan Law
• Amies Law
• Habeas corpus
• Virginia Code 19.2-390.1
• Actions Of the Juvenile Court

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Megan Law

• Megan Law was made up after the rape and murder
  of seven year old Megan Kanaka by her next door
  neighbor The law states that a sex offender
  moving into a community has to register with law
  enforcements. The process of them registering
  will help law enforcements put out notification
  to local parents in neighborhoods to protect
  their children. If the address has changed since
  they have been released from prison they are also
  required to re register.

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Amies Law

• Gov Jim Doyle signed act to Amies Law On May
  2, 2005 . This law was put forth after Joshua
  Wade was found guiltily for sexually assaulting
  Amie Zyla who at the time was 8 years old. The
  law states police chiefs and sheriffs will be
  responsible for assessing the public risk for
  each juvenile sex offender and notifying the
  community about those considered likely to
  re-offend.

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Habeas corpus

• judicial mandate to a prison official ordering
  that an inmate be brought to the court so it can
  be determined whether or not that person is
  imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he should
  be released from custody. A habeas corpus
  petition is a petition filed with a court by a
  person who objects to his own or another's
  detention or imprisonment. The petition must show
  that the court ordering the detention or
  imprisonment made a legal or factual error.
  Habeas corpus petitions are usually filed by
  persons serving prison sentences.

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Virginia Code 19.2-390.1

• This act specifies that juveniles tried and
  convicted in the circuit courts for designated
  sexual offenses, including child molestation, be
  placed on the state sex offender registry. The
  State Police are required by law to notify the
  chief law-enforcement officer of the county, city
  or town of the area listed as the person's
  address on the registration or re-registration.
  The State police are required by law to ensure
  that certain information on violent sex offenders
  be publicly available. This information includes
  the individual's name, address, and photograph,
  and a brief description of the offense for which
  the juvenile has convicted

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Actions Of the Juvenile Court

• The intentions of the juvenile court was not to
  criminalize juveniles but to play the role of
  a guardian or guide
• Courts treat Juveniles as kids and not as adults

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Profile

• The characteristics of a Juvenile sex offenders
  ranges and vary. Most offenders are males and are
  about the age of 14. Most offenders live in a
  stable home with both parents. They rarely have
  any previous convictions and that their first
  conviction doesnt necessarily mean that it was
  the first. The majority of offenders attends
  regular schools and pull average grades. A
  significant percentage of offenders attending
  school have shown symptoms of problems such as
  learning difficulties, special education needs,
  truancy, and behavior problems. Over ninety- five
  percent of child victims of sexual abuse have a
  personal relationship with their perpetrator such
  as neighborhood friends, acquaintance, or more
  commonly relatives. Acting out these offenses
  might provide comfort and closure to them for
  being a victim of sexual offenses when they where
  younger. the child has a developmentally
  impaired problem, in which the juvenile turns to
  a child of younger age. These youth also have low
  self-esteem and poor social skills. Another
  theory suggests that moral impoverishment.
  This means that a youth might play the role of
  nice guy so that they can put themselves into a
  good situation to commit their crime. Youths who
  fit this profile seem to be a normal youth,
  showing no signs of rebelliousness, which gives a
  false reading of what is going on. Another model
  comes from the behavioral views of the child.
  Most youths might act out in rage of the feelings
  that they may have felt from either being a
  victim of sexual assault, molestation. The first
  element in classifying juvenile sexual conduct is
  the degree of coercion that accompanies the act.
  Offenses that follow in this category are rape
  and indecent assault. Other terms used might be
  aggressive or assault behavior, both have the
  intentions of forcing oneself upon another.

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Sexual Abuse Cycle

• Events
• Negative Anticipation
• Avoidance
• Power and Control
• Fantasy
• Sexual Abuse
• Fugitive Thinking
• Reframing

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Events
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Negative Anticipation
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Avoidance
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Power and Control
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Fantasy
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Sexual Abuse
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Fugitive Thinking
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Reframing
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Conclusion