1. American Intercontinental University
Tracey Percifield
Unit 4 IP
June 29, 2011
Alex Akwuaju

2. INTRODUCTION
Sex offenders that commit acts of crime against children and
teenage and adults are pedophiles and non-pedophilic.
True pedophiles are motivated and fixated on children for their
sexual needs, most of the time have places in the
community, pedophiles that molest boys have the highest
crimes, and befriend adults to be able to get to the children.
Non-pedophiles are child molesters or molest and rape adults
to fulfill their sexual needs and have dysfunctional relationship
but who may also be married.
We look at the laws that govern these sexual predators and the
states that uphold their standards and protect the community (
ATSA, 2001).

3. In the state of Texas sexual crimes is carried out strict
sentencing and not taken lightly. Texas has the
highest rate of conviction for sex offenders and the
death penalty and uphold.
Texas prosecutes sex offenders are charged with
sexual crimes and add child abuse to the charge as
well.
Texas sets it’s age from 18 of their birthday and
carries 20 years of imprisonment sexual
performance, aggravated kidnapping with intent, and
burglary with intent (Texas State Department of
Health Services, 2010).

4. Texas also includes the death sentence for the second
offense. It also tracks it’s sex offenders by GPS (Texas
State Department of Health Services, 2010).
Paroled sex offenders are required to register with Texas
Department of Public Safety and are on the list for 10
years to life. Where as a sex offender that displays public
indecent exposure is on the list for 10 years and a sexual
rapist is there for life.
A released sexual offender from prison isn’t allowed to
come in 500 feet of places where children are and if a sex
offender is deemed as a repeat of the offense then
postcards and the name and photo of the person with the
sexual crimes they have committed are mailed to
everyone address in the area to notify everyone of their
presence ( Texas Department of Public Safety, 2011).

5. In the state of Florida some of the laws are the same
as the state of Texas the minimum of prison is the
turning of the age 18 years old and starts off with a 25
year sentence.
The other add –on for sexual offenses charges
include:
 Kidnapping of a minor
 False imprisonment
 Sexual battery
 Lewd/Lascivious of a child under 16 years of age
(GPS, 2009).

6.  Buying or selling of minors for visual and
engaging in sexually explicit conduct
 Sexual battery injury to a child under 12 and
sexual battery on a person above the age of 12
The law states as well for sexual predators as life
imprisonment and also qualifies for the death
penalty (GPS, 2009).

7. Florida’s law also states that sexual offenders
can’t live within 1000 feet of any place where
there is children.
The law also states that sexual offenders can’t
come within 1000 foot of any school bus stop.
Sexual offenders have to register as a sex offender
and all offenders are made public given their
name, their offenses and the community is given
all information.

8. Both states house sex offenders and are mandated
to prison. If they are released they are tracked by
GPS devices and have to register with the state
and all information is made public.
They receive probation if they are released and
must attend programs.
Programs include counseling, in-house treatment
programs, support groups (Department of
Justice, 2011).

9. Sex offenders are also required to take medication
and some receive castration whether it is
volunteered or court order (Spalding, 1998).
Sex offenders are usual males and usually prey on
males of all age, but some don’t care what the sex
is of the child and exploit their innocence later
making the child feel as if they did something
wrong.

10. CONCLUSION
The laws put forth by the states to deal with sex
offenders are to protect the children , teenagers
and adults from falling victims to the prey. These
laws are harsh but very needed ones and the laws
will continue to become stronger to also protect
the community and the victims. These laws I
support and think that medication and repeat
offenders should be castrated and even face the
death penalty for the crimes they commit.

11. REFERENCES
Larry Spalding, Initials. (1998). Chemical castration [Web log message].
Retrieved from
http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/frames/252/spalfram.html
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, . (n.d.). Obtaining criminal
information [Web log message]. Retrieved from
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/content/getdoc/2952da22-ba08-4dfc-9e45-
2d7932a803ea/Obtaining-Criminal-History-Information.aspx
GPS, . (2009, October 22). Sexual offenders [Web log message].
Retrieved from http://www.oppaga.state.fl.us/profiles/1079/
Texas Department of State Health Services, . (2010, June 12). Texas sex
offenders law [Web log message]. Retrieved from
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/csot/csot_solaws.shtm