不可避免的累犯——一个都市传说的起源和核心。

Inevitable recidivism--the origin and centrality of an urban legend.

机构信息

University of Miami, School of Law, 1311 Miller Drive, Room G268, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States.

出版信息

Int J Law Psychiatry. 2011 May-Jun;34(3):186-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.04.005.

DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.04.005

Abstract

This paper examines the pervasive conviction that sex offenders - particularly child molesters - will continue to re-offend. This belief in inevitable recidivism turns out to be absolutely essential to both the justification for, and the structure of, the sexually violent predator laws. When actual evidence of sex offender recidivism is examined, however, a huge gap exists between what is assumed and what the data actually show because most sex offenders do not in fact re-offend. Thus there is a galaxy of sexually violent predator laws and an entire branch of Supreme Court jurisprudence that is founded upon a demonstrable urban legend.

摘要

本文探讨了一种普遍的信念，即性犯罪者——尤其是恋童癖者——将继续再次犯罪。这种对不可避免的累犯的信念对于性暴力掠夺者法律的正当性和结构来说是绝对必要的。然而，当实际的性犯罪累犯证据被审查时，人们会发现假设和数据实际显示之间存在巨大的差距，因为大多数性犯罪者实际上并没有再次犯罪。因此，存在着大量的性暴力掠夺者法律，以及整个最高法院判例法分支，这些法律都是建立在一个明显的都市传说之上的。