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11 Jan 18
Originally posted by @drewnogalA very good chance if their addiction hasn't been corrected they will reoffend. Jail time will not stop the offender from reoffending no matter how long the sentence may be, only curing the problem will help them. They also have to be willing to want to be helped or it will not happen.
I don’t know how often these sort of offenders are released or the likelihood that they will reoffend. I would imagine that the forensic professionals involved in their assessment and treatment during their prison sentence would be the ones to advise upon the conditions by which such people are safely managed and supervised in the community.
-VR
Originally posted by @wolfgang59There are always explanations and reasons why people do things, but they don't necessarily justify their deeds.
We are so concerned about the victims, we sometimes forget the criminals - their life-story made them what they are.
16 Jan 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Major Study: DHF 2940
We are so concerned about the victims, we sometimes forget the criminals - their life-story made them what they are.
Are children who commit violent acts against other children born evil?
Jo Hill
i. Jon Venables
Jon was the second of three children. His elder brother, then three years old, was an unhappy and frustrated baby who, according to his mother, Susan, never stopped crying and was very hard for her to cope with. Furthermore, Jon was still only one year old when his younger sister was born. Susan said that both Jon and his sister were happy babies, though his sister was also later diagnosed with learning difficulties (Sereny, 1995).
By the time Jon was three, his parents had divorced and it seems likely that he witnessed much marital strife during his formative years (Thomas, 1993). The subsequent years were chaotic for the children (Jackson, 1995), lasting until James Bulger’s murder seven years later. Neil and Susan’s relationship seemed disordered and the joint custody arrangements meant that Jon was shunted from one house to the other, creating an unsettled home life. His childhood has been described as unhappy (Thomas, 1993; Jackson, 1995).
Jon’s eldest sibling, then aged nine, became prone to throwing violent tantrums, as detailed in his medical records (Morrison, 1997). Jon was a victim of these and would also presumably have witnessed them. Within a year, Jon was also displaying strange and difficult behaviour.
Susan also had a tendency to physically hit the children, especially if they would not go to sleep at night and Jon often had sleeping problems (Davis, 2004). She would hit them at other times, however, as she describes: ‘I was hitting Jon ... he was crying and both of us, Neil too, were yelling at him. He was on the floor and I still beat on him’ (Sereny, 1995, p.314). She clearly found it difficult to cope and there were two incidents, which were possibly suicide attempts. Despite obvious familial difficulties there was no intervention from any support services (Morrison, 1997).
16 Jan 18
Originally posted by @drewnogalIt's sad reading and no doubt there are many people who commit crimes who were brought up under severe circumstances. If we can't rely on our legal system, then what do we do?
Major Study: DHF 2940
Are children who commit violent acts against other children born evil?
Jo Hill
i. Jon Venables
Jon was the second of three children. His elder brother, then three years old, was an unhappy and frustrated baby who, according to his mother, Susan, never stopped crying and was very hard for her to cope with. Furthermore, Jon was s ...[text shortened]... ious familial difficulties there was no intervention from any support services (Morrison, 1997).
We have responsibilities, so do criminals.