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UK - Sex offenders: Monstrous or misunderstood?

Original Article 01/26/2011 The words "sex offender" spark public revulsion and anger. In our week-long series about the probation service, the YEP speaks to those who rehabilitate men. Ask the average man or woman on the street how to tackle the problem and the response will probably involve restoring the death penalty or permanent incarceration, particularly in cases of paedophilia or rape. But Rita and Sarah, respectively practice manager and operations manager with the sex offender programme of West Yorkshire Probation Service, insist that wouldn't solve the problem. Simply branding every sex offender as a monster and depriving them of their lives or liberty would mean they never get to understand ? and therefore prevent ? further offending, they say...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 26, 2011 (boomark / email).