Pedophilia: Understanding the Origins and Problems within the Criminal Justice System

Societal stigma, criminal sanctions, and the mental illness or disorder of pedophilia are explored in this paper because of the considerable research gaps that have accumulated over the past decade. Most of the data acquired regarding individuals with pedophilia have been predominantly from male offenders, with most of the information coming from reports to local law enforcement and the FBI. The outcome of multiple studies shows that neuroimaging, associated brainwaves, and related sexual attraction are significantly different for individuals with pedophiliac tendencies than for others. Studies also reveal that research has been limited to prevention techniques and therapy for nonoffenders seeking help as well as the criminal justice system\u27s definition of pedophilia. Most minor-attracted people are subjected to self-reporting, and the definition of pedophiliac tendencies within mental illness is vague and can be misused. Additionally, many reporting systems and avenues exist for professionals working with individuals with pedophilia. Still, mandatory reporting has long been part managing mental illness and the potential for offending or reoffending. Using qualitative research methods, this approach is assessed in light of newer studies and interviews with mental health professionals; examination results show that pedophilia is both a mental disorder and a criminal consideration for which society currently has no established proactive measures to prevent offenses. The need and potential for handling pedophiliac acts before they can occur, the accurate risk assessment of pedophilia in the criminal justice system, and society\u27s view of the topic are all judged based on previous treatment options that have not worked

Scientific, Technical, and Forensic Evidence

Materials from the conference on Scientific, Technical, and Forensic Evidence held by UK/CLE in February 2002

Becoming a Sex Offender: A Study of Constitution at the Intersection of the Mental Health and Legal Systems

This research conceptualizes sex offender as an institutional category. The purpose of this research is to show how people become constituted as sex offenders in the context of the two systems that make demands of them: the mental health and legal systems. These systems view sex offenders in ways that contradict, in that they are viewed as sick by the mental health system and as criminal or bad by the legal system. As a result, the demands these systems make contradict and at times impose double binds on the people who have to navigate them. The data I collected demonstrate how these contractions and double binds occur, creating practices that are impractical (they do not do what they intend to) and unethical (they do more harm than good). There are three methods of data collection: field work, two focus groups, and interviews. In most research the voice of the sex offender is silenced, but this research makes a point to emphasize the voices of those participants known as sex offender

Barriers and Facilitators to Library Social Work Practice in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Study

Background and Purpose: Library social work is an emerging field where libraries and social workers partner to meet the psychosocial needs of library patrons. With libraries being situated as the last truly public spaces, they are positioned as centers of communities and have called upon the field of social work to assist in navigating the changing landscape of their patrons. Library social work has been around for over ten years, yet research has struggled to keep up with practice. This study was the first nationwide study on library social work from the perspective of the people who are doing the work: library social workers. This research explored barriers and facilitators to practice as well as insights on developing, implementing, and practicing library social work. Methods: This study utilized a mixed methods design. The quantitative survey focused on practitioner professional background, practice setting, practice tasks and duties, and experience in practice setting. The survey results were used to guide the semi-structured qualitative interviews which further explored the experiences of social workers practicing in libraries. Participants consisted of social workers practicing in libraries in the United States and were recruited through various professional networking sources. Results: Thirty-nine respondents completed the survey. Participants reported providing a mix of micro-level direct services to library patrons, mezzo-level collaboration with community resources, and macro-level local and state-level policies that affected their patrons and the programs themselves. Fourteen library social workers participated in follow-up interviews where participants discussed issues with role clarity, differences in professional philosophies among librarians and social workers, and a current trend in library social work programs ending due to issues surrounding inflated expectations of the work social workers can do within these settings. Conclusions and Implications: The participants in this study provided deep insight into the barriers and facilitators of library social work. In its current state, the field of library social work is not an interdisciplinary practice. Libraries act as host sites for social work practice to occur under the constraints and demands of public libraries without full consideration of professional social work values and ethics. Because of this tension, library social work programs are ending. Some endings are due to social workers resigning or libraries feeling a sense of “buyer’s remorse” as social workers did not perform in the ways they anticipated due to a lack of understanding of the profession of social work. It is recommended that libraries become fully informed about the profession of social work, including an understanding of the importance of supervision, licensure, liability, and continuing education, before seeking out such partnerships. Future research should expand data collection to include librarians and library administrators to develop a multi-dimensional understanding of the barriers and facilitators to achieving the goal of library social work as a truly interdisciplinary practice

Carroll county annual report of the commissioners, treasurer and other county officers for the year ending December 31, 2008.

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire

Regulation of the private security industry

The regulation of the private security industry has been an issue of debate for a number of years in South Africa, as well as in the rest of the world. The debate mainly centers around issues such as the need for regulation in this Industry and the objectives of regulation. This thesis argues that regulation is of utmost importance in this Industry and furthermore, that the objective ofregulation should be to set standards in the Industry. If this is the case, the protection of the public interest will be a natural result of regulating the standards. In addition, this thesis argues for the inclusion of the private investigator into the scope of regulation and suggests that this sector should ultimately be regulated through the means of separate legislation. This thesis furthermore provides two models for the regulation of the private security industry in South Africa. These models are described as the Semi-Integrated Wide Model (SIWM) and the Fully Integrated Wide Model (FIWM). These two models provide Government with the option of regulating the Industry without alienating the latter. Government will still have the ultimate responsibility for regulation, but will allow the Industry to be central in setting standards and requirements. In this way, the Industry will not regulate itself and Government will have the ultimate responsibility of protecting the interests of the public and the StatePolice PracticeD. litt. et. Phil. (Police Science

Client Views on Confidentiality

This study is part of the growing interest in ethical issues in clinical practice. Confidentiality is of particular concern, being regarded by many mental health professionals as a prerequisite for successful treatment. However, conflicts of interest inevitably arise and confidentiality must be weighed against other values. How to deal with these dilemmas has been a matter of considerable debate among professionals; interestingly, the views of clients on these issues have rarely been investigated. The purpse of the study was to explore the attitudes and expectations of human service/mental health center clients regarding confidentiality. A 36 item scale, consisting primarily of 20 Likert format items, was carefully developed to assess these views, particularly the circumstances under which confidentiality should be broken. It proved highly reliable and had a distinct factor structure. The questionnaire was adminstered as part of routine intake procedures at 7 North Dakota human service centers; 465 clients responded. The major finding was that clients are very much concerned about confidentiality and value it highly. Although three quarters expressed a preference for absolute confidentiality, they were willing to have it broken in a few circumstances, primarily when the safety of third parties was involved. For example, they felt child abuse should be reported and threatened third parties protected. On the other hand, they disapproved of some routine professional practices, such as sending personally identifiable data on clients to central registries. To these clients, confidentiality was not an absolute, but was situational and relative to a given context. Clients very much wanted to be informed about any limits on confidentiality that might exist. While they generally expected confidentiality, they also reported having been in a significant number of situations where it was broken; perhaps as a result, they often hesitated to enter treatment. Their views were compared with those of professionals and nonprofessionals in previous studies. Suggestions were offered for further work, to help actualize ethics in theory, research, and practice

A Model for International Clinical/Biomedical Science Programs

This project sought expert consensus regarding the feasibility and substance of international certification and mutual credentialing systems for laboratory professionals. It also examined a potential transatlantic student exchange program for laboratory sciences students. The study addressed key problems confronting the laboratory profession, such as workforce shortages, mobility issues, and the limited number of international study opportunities for clinical/biomedical science students, through an international survey of laboratory program directors. This lead to the development of a transatlantic exchange program between four European and four American partner institutions. The survey sampled 234 undergraduate clinical laboratory science/medical technology programs accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) in the United States and 46 BSc degree biomedical science courses accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) across the United Kingdom and Australia, with a response rate of 37.1%. Among other findings, the results indicated that only 10% of programs were currently engaged in international student exchanges but 47% of the respondents expressed an interest in starting student exchange programs and the majority considered international professional certification important and that American and British credentialing agencies should consider mutual credentialing for their program graduates. Based on these findings, a Globalization Task Force was created to explore the feasibility of internationalizing the credentialing process and examine the possibilities for mutual recognition agreements between the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Following this, a model international clinical/biomedical science student exchange program was designed to expand students' technical skills, foster cross-cultural competencies, and promote a global citizenry. A course has been chartered for laboratory regulatory and credentialing agencies to bridge the gaps on international harmonization of credentialing standards and credentialing systems for laboratory personnel. By accepting the findings of this project, laboratory stakeholders have many options by which to develop international practice standards and ensure consistency in the quality of laboratory personnel, globally

Hammer v. City of Sun Valley Clerk\u27s Record v. 9 Dckt. 43079

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