[Vision2020] Sex Offender

[betsyd at turbonet.com]

Couldn't agree with you more!

Bets


-----Original message-----
From: "Rosemary Huskey" donaldrose at cpcinternet.com
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:20:41 -0800
To: "'vision 2020'" vision2020 at moscow.com, "'Sunil Ramalingam'" sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Sex Offender

> A juried review of recidivism, therapeutic modalities, etc. for sex
> offenders: http://www.csom.org/pubs/recidsexof.html
> 
> The type of offense appears to have some impact of the likelihood of
> reoffending, (which is high at any rate amongst non-incest child molesters).
> There seems to be  disagreement among professionals about what constitutes a
> re-offense.  For example, does re-offense mean an arrest, a conviction, or
> probation violation?  And, of course, no one, except the perpetrators and
> the victims really know what that rate is. What is clear is that it is
> underreported.  Whether the rate (including perpetrators in regular group
> "therapy" and I also use quotes) is 50% or .5% the possibility that
> convicted child molesters will continue to troll for and abuse children is
> too high.  As for specifics, Steven Sitler was jailed in Latah County for
> almost a year and did in fact drive himself (alone), to the
> Lewiston/Clarkston area regularly for "therapy."  And yes, there were
> controls in place in terms of time driving and mileage etc.  nonetheless, it
> was, in my opinion, a risky situation.  I ask you and other 2020
> contributors, as I did the leaders of Christ Church who support him in his
> upcoming marriage, would you allow Steve Sitler, given his horrendous
> history of child molestation, unlimited, unsupervised access to your young
> children?  No therapeutic professional would guarantee that Mr. Sitler, or
> others with similar criminal histories, can be "cured"  consequently no
> thoughtful adult should trust him around any children.  And, yes, I would
> gladly pay  more in taxes to keep offenders with a history like Mr. Sitler's
> in jail until he is 80 years old.  His life time probation offers absolutely
> zero protection to his potential victims.  
> 
>  
> 
> Rose Huskey
> 
> 
> 

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