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Sex Offender Registration
Requiring a sex offender to register with their state directory deters sex offenders from committing the same crime in the future, gives investigative agencies a tool for locating repeat offenders, and increases public attention about the people in their neighborhoods.
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What is a Sex Crime?Sex crimes are classified as criminal acts, involving the immoral, illegal, illicit and unethical practice of sexual acts or engagements in sexual behavior. The classification of sex crimes--due to the expansive nature of the legal framework--varies on a locational basis. In general, the classification of sex crimes is contingent on the nature of the crime i..
Child prostitution is a global problem whose story is a humanly tragic. Child prostitution is the illegal selling of sexual services from children under 18. Most child prostitutes are runaways that live on the streets. Being frequent victims of child abuse in their homes, these runaways escape the hostile environment in which they were raised. Also, many child prostitution vict..
Fornication in the U.S. Legal SystemFornication is a term for consensual sexual intercourse that is done between two people who are not married to each other. The term fornication often has religious or moral implications of many because of its association to religions and certain cultural values. Its meaning does vary between different societies, cultures, and religions.Under ..
Prostitution, in the United States, is illegal with the exception of a few counties in Nevada. Prostitution charges target all participants in a typical prostitution transaction. Prostitution charges can be brought against the provider of services (the prostitute), the buyers (colloquially known as the "John") and the middleman (the pimp).Police are allowed to perform sting ope..
The list of federal political sex scandals in the United States is huge, and documented scandals go as far back as 1796. Some sex scandals have received more media attention than others, and the list of federal political sex scandals in the United States listed below consists of scandals that have received most media attention in the last couple of decade..
What is Prostitution?Prostitution is defined as a criminal act that includes thetrade, barter, or exchange of sexual acts with the hopes of the receipt of economic gain or opportunity. The sexual acts expressed within legislation addressing the act of Prostitution can include copulation, stimulation, copulation, or intercourse. The notion of ‘gain’ expressed in the definiti..
REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER
WHAT IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER?
A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER is an individual who has been convicted, in a court of law, of a sex crime. Different States have different parameters as to what is considered a "sex crime" but the usual cases include conviction of rape, statutory rape, molestation, sexual assault and productio..
Sex Offender Registration
Requiring a sex offender to register with their state directory deters sex offenders from committing the same crime in the future, gives investigative agencies a tool for locating repeat offenders, and increases public attention about the people in their neighborhoods.
Legislation Addressing Se..
Child molestation is a common form of molestation across the globe. Discussing this alarming fact has been shunned for centuries, but has recently moved to the forefront in the media and justice systems during the twenty first century. The crime of child molestation deals with adults and children. When an adult touches a person under the age of eighteen in an inappropriate..
Rape can be committed by anyone including, a stranger, friends, or spouse. When a person says no to sexual intercourse, but is subjected to it anyway against their will, rape has occurred. Many times in relationships where two people may be married or in a long term relationship domestic violence occurs after a period of time. The individuals in a relationship have either ..