recceguy said:
Got a credible, medical source to cite for that?
Nope.
I watched Dr Phil once and have a general distaste for men whom rape children. Do you have proof that a year long prison sentence corrects having sexual desire to have relations with children?
And if you care to google it, pedophiles cannot be cured but it can be" controlled". Problem is there is some little "slip ups" on occasion.
http://www.victimsofviolence.on.ca/rev2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=355&Itemid=45
TREATMENT FOR PEDOPHILES
Pedophilia is not only a sexual preference, but also a 'psychological disorder' that forces its suffers into 'needs' for gratification. Because of this, pedophiles are never cured, but can only learn, or be forced, to control these 'urges'. Pedophiles, because of their cycle of offending, must be given some form of treatment to prevent re-offending. Yet according to the Supreme Court of Canada, treatment cannot be forced upon a pedophile. There are various methods that are used, or have been used, to prevent pedophiles from re-offending. These methods include:
Therapy - Pedophiles who are convicted and sentenced to jail time can choose to attend a wide variety of therapies. Therapy often involves working in groups or individually towards changing sexual preferences, or associating bad actions with bad consequences. The main objective of therapy within the prison system is relapse prevention. While treatment is a necessity for all pedophiles, these traditional forms of treatment such as psychiatric treatment or group therapy have shown little success upon recidivism rates.
Electronic Monitoring - This method works as a permanent 'watchdog' for the offender. When an offender is released from prison an electronic bracelet or anklet is attached to them. This device will monitor the offender's activity and daily routine. If the parole officer finds that the offender has been frequenting high risk areas such as adult book stores or school yards then this can be seen as a violation of parole and used to put the offender back in jail. This method, chosen to be left out of the new High Risk Offender legislation by former Justice Minister Allan Rock, has been met with mixed success in the United States.
Chemical Castration is the administration of drugs to decrease hormone levels, thus making it impossible for men to become sexually aroused. This method provides no permanent solution, and also requires the pedophile to participate in the program by attending doctors appointments to receive the drugs. This method has been met with great success in the United States. Offenders have a very low re-offending rate, and report that the drugs even seem to reduce the occurrence of fantasies, one of the stages in the cycle of pedophilia. The danger of this treatment method is clear though, as it requires the pedophiles active participation and continued commitment. Opponents of this method argue that child molestation does not necessarily involve sexual intercourse, and pedophiles can still engage in touching or molesting.
Castration - Actual surgical castration involves removing testosterone, the hormone linked to sexually aggressive behavior, from the bloodstream, thereby lowering the male sex drive. This method is irreversible as it involves removing the testes. While the re-offending rate is extremely low after the operation, most North American countries feel that the process has too much opportunity for abuse, and is therefore not used.
CONCLUSION
Pedophiles in Canada are treated mildly by our criminal justice system. Jail sentences are minimal, if at all. Even though society views this as one of the most horrific crimes that a human can commit against another, there remains the most important question: What can be done? A pedophile is someone who exhibits a long term sexual attraction to children. This is a sexual preference that cannot be cured, only controlled. Yet as a society, we cannot force offenders to seek therapy, and
must often sit and wait until the offender strikes again. While police and community groups in Canada are working to protect children as best they can, there remains a sense of frustration. In a country such as Canada, where laws are made to protect people from crime, it seems that pedophiles are being ignored, often treated to very limited punishment. Canada needs to catch up to the rest of the world and treat these offenders as they deserved to be treated: with harsh penalties and treatment to assure that no additional children will be violated.
