In the penal code, their understood as a “"Sexually violent predator" (which) means a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense against one or more victims and who has a diagnosed mental disorder that makes the person a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is likely that he or she will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior. (a) (1)” They share certain characteristics such as a dysfunctional upbringing, very little family support/life, an often-delinquent adolescence, adult antisocial behaviors, previous encounters with the law, a history of incarceration, and often a reoffender. “A small percentage of SOs, classified as sexually violent predators (SVPs) and most likely to reoffend, are in special institutions constructed and organized by the 20 states that currently have civil commitment laws for sexual predators. (Palermo)” These are individuals that need help our help, some in more ways than others, but with a bigger focus on diagnostics these patients are able to get the help they needed to adapt in …show more content…
So often, “such constitutionality depends on the requirement that a sexual offender have a mental abnormality that makes him commit violent predatory sex offenses and reflects almost exclusively a concern for public safety, with little regard for notions of clinical sensibility or diagnostic accuracy. (First/Halon)” Even after a mental disorder diagnostics it’s still very inefficient in the accuracy of the test. Any criminal who is at high risk for re-offense in committing a violent crime could be held in after the offender has completed his prison sentence. These are usually people that are career criminals that ultimately are a danger to the public well-being. Ultimately, “the goal of sexually violent predator statutes is to identify individuals whose seem to be at higher risk for committing sexual offenses by having a mental abnormality that makes them commit such crimes and to confine them indefinitely. (First/Halon)” In general, there’s seem to be loopholes within our system on concluding whether an individual is a danger to society or not. We so often throw away the key when we need to get to the bottom of the problem and with diagnosing we can come to a better conclusion to their well-being and the safety of