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Chemcast. Chemical Castration According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest
National Network, “Every two and a half minutes, somewhere ...
... California Board of Prison Terms. Retrieved on October 19, 2003 from
http://www.bpt.ca. gov/chemcast.html Cohen, D. (1999). “Castration ...
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Chemical Castration
According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, "Every two and a half minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. One in six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape, and 10% of sexual assault victims are men." This is a surprisingly high statistic of people in America who have in some way been affected by sexual abuse. In fact, chances are that whether or not you are aware of it, you know someone who has experienced this. With these outstanding statistics, the punishment for convicted sex offenders has become a controversy in the courtroom and in prisons. One punishment that is becoming more and more popular is chemical castration. Some argue that this is cruel and unusual punishment and that citizens of America, no matter what their conviction, should be protected from this. On the other hand, chemical castration can help to prevent these offenders from repeating their acts. Although chemical castration does have a few undesirable side effects, it can play a huge role in controlling a sex offender's sexual urges and aggression, greatly reducing his desire to repeat his crime, and its use is being widely disputed.
Many people against chemical castration will argue that there is no justification for chemical castration and consider it a form of cruel and unusual punishment under the guidelines of the eighth amendment. They believe that this form of punishment violates the dignity of man and inflicts unnecessary pain. They also claim that it violates the United State's standard of decency. All of these things are protected by the eighth amendment (Stinneford, 2006, para. 2).
Those who support chemical castration claim that chemical castration isn't cruel and unusual punishment when you consider the "cruel and unusual" trauma that the victim of a sexual offender has been through. Although some could claim it "violates the dignity of man," chemical...
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