Ethical Treatment for All Youth
Advocating for the humane and just treatment of children and
teenagers
accused of violating sex laws
http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/index.htm
Federal legislation places juveniles on national public registry
for life
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For engaging in oral sex with their peers, the boys were arrested and
charged with rape, aggravated sodomy and aggravated child molestation. Four
decided
to accept a plea bargain, avoiding 10-year sentences, but forever being labeled
sex
offenders. -- Black America Web
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| He is looking at being put on the public registry when he turns 18,
along with his picture ... Because of the registry and the stigma which accompanies
it,
we have had suicides, attempted suicides and youths who are ready to give up.
-- Director of Citizens for Second Chances
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| We have encountered young teenagers (13 to 15) who, as part of their
treatment, have been compelled to recite daily creeds including phrases such as 'I am
a
pedophile and am not fit to live in human society' ... These incidents cannot be
dismissed as isolated examples of overly zealous practice but are directly derived from an
uncritical application of prevailing treatment models. -- Juvenile sex offender treatment experts Mark Chaffin and Barbara
Bonner
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| As part of his treatment, the 15 year old was forced to place a
round,
mercury-filled plastic device around his penis, and further forced to wear earphones
and listen to pornographic tapes. Afterward the youth was encouraged to masturbate.
-- Newsday
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| "...her therapists persisted until one day she tried to kill
herself,
the mother said ... Critics point to the boy's case as an example of a child put
into
the program without cause, who was treated with inappropriate and potentially
dangerous methods, and who may have become violent as a result..."
--The Arizona Republic |
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