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In ten pages this paper focuses on how laws for sex offenses have developed over the past 20-25 years with particular attention to the role of women in this process. Ten sources are listed in the bibliography.
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legislation passed at both the state and local levels. Although young girls and women have been the primary targets of sex offenses, in recent years women have been playing
an influential role in shaping laws that inform and protect potential victims while at the same time punish the offender appropriately and reducing recidivism rates. Particularly since 1990, the
number of laws addressing sex offenses has grown precipitously as the public outcries for politicians to turn tough talk into decisive action have been answered. Interestingly, the most influential
women in the development of these laws are not celebrities and are seldom recognized beyond their own hometowns. Their lives have been transformed by tragic circumstances that have motivated
their civic activism and pursuit of rights for sex offense victims. In terms of background on this topic, it is appropriate to begin by asking: What is a sex offender?
An individual that commits a crime involving unwanted contact with another person by threat or through force. Sex offenders are also known as rapists, pedophiles, pornography addicts, or
perverts. Unlike other crimes, gender is "a uniquely important variable in sex offenses" (Lieb, Quinsey, & Berliner, 1998, p. 47). The majority of sex crimes are committed by
males and their victims or usually girls or women (Lieb, Quinsey, & Berliner, 1998). Furthermore, sex offenses not only involve physical injury, but also inflict psychological damage on their
victims as well (Lieb, Quinsey, & Berliner, 1998). There is a personal invasiveness associated with sex offenses that can have lasting effects on survivors and on the families of
individuals who did not survive these attacks. According to Wright (2009), there are for common assumptions regarding sex offenders. First, there are a high percentage of repeat offenses
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