The purpose of my research is to find out if the sentencing for pedophiles is just or is it too lenient. “Pedophilia is the sexual attraction to children who have not yet reached puberty” (Pessimism about pedophilia). Child molestation has been an issue for years in the United States; we deal with these on a daily basis. The punishment for a child molester is too lenient, and because of this adults do not understand that it’s wrong to abuse of children for many reasons. Children do not have the strength to take on adults and they are certainly to small to undergo the stress and pain that can occur. I want to take a look into how the media can play a role on the impact of child molestation. Also what triggers one to become a child molester as well as ff the court systems sentencing are just enough or if it is too merciful that it doesn’t affect the guilty that they do it all over.
The first articles theme is more on what can cause one to molest and what surroundings can impact this. The journal is bias yet very informative. The second article is one giving the definition of pedophilia and on how there is no cure but there are ways for one to avoid your children confronting such incidents. The article is bias and very informative. My third article
This topic has always been interesting for me but after beginning my research, it’s so much more important to me as well as interesting. I have found information like drug cases get more jail time than child molesters. This is something that is odd since adults make the decisions to buy drugs yet child molesters take advantage of children that cannot defend themselves. Gaps that I am finding are the fact that sentencing can be different and way too lenient in some cases even though at the end it is still molestation that the adult commits.
Further researching on my topic is a must! There are so many questions that I still have to research and find answers for. Such as why are the courts being merciful with some adults even though its all still child molestation? I also would like a couple more articles and journals on how people can prevent their child on being victims.
References
(2010). Pessimism about pedophilia. Harvard Mental Health Letter, 27(1), 1-3. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.
Krystal: this is a good start in terms of establishing the importance of research on your topic; however, this entry needs more elaboration about the common themes between articles, and any gaps in the literature that leave you with questions. You were also asked to cite and reference three articles for this entry, so please be a bit more cognizant of the assignment requirements in the future. Thanks!
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