Had to tour a sexual predator unit for my pysch clinical

Had to tour a sexual predator unit for my pysch clinical
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nursemanda25

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Tuesday was a difficult day for me. We went to the one of the state mental hospitals. Although overall it was an educational and intriguing experience, I was very apprehensive about even being near these men.
The sexual predator unit is setup to be "rehabilative" after the person has finished their jail/prison term. Since this particular unit opened in 1994, only 2 men have "successfully" been reintegrated into society. The unit has 5 phases for the men to work through - those who complete phase 5 go to to attempt the transition phase. The unit has men aged 21 (entered when he was 19) up to age 96 (no judge will allow this man to go to a nursing home).
I am still very angry about my husband's csa. I don't know if I will ever get over it. I assume that the compassionate/protective side of me will not let this go. While I was in the sexual predator building, I kept thinking that this is where Charles should have ended up. Then I thought that this was too good! That Charles didn't deserve anything this good. Then I was just so relieved that he is dead and neither of us will have to deal with him again. It took everything I had not to break down crying and keep my composure.
Most of the men in this unit are pedophiles. I have no compassion for them. It truly breaks my spirit to actually admit that there are humans that I feel no compassion for and deserve to be treated like dirt. Lock em up and throw away the key... let em rot. I don't care.
The staff kind of irritated me...they kept making references to the social stigma of being labeled a sexual predator; and how it is so difficult to erase that label. I couldn't believe it! These people deserve to live with their label the rest of their lives, just as their victims have to live with the emotional trauma, mental angish, and physical pain from which many may never really fully recover.

I am generally never an angry person... I am not a hateful person. But this is one thing I just don't think will change. I don't know if I should be angry or not... but I am.
 
they shouldnt even be allowed to see the sun. better yet put them in with the other prisoners and let nature take its course
 
I can well imagine how the social workers feel as they work with these men, but who's responsible for the fact that they are stigmatized? Only themselves.

Does anyone make references to the social stigma of being labeled a murderer?

L.
 
Let me go against you here.
I was raped at knifepoint by a predator, but he may have well have taken me that day, and that is what I thot.

I have the compassion to say, if they can stop them doing it, then let them try, not that it might be possible.

I went through the trauma of the perp not being caught, and running a gauntlet thru childhood.

Even as I type this, I have to think that no other child should have to suffer the trauma that I suffered, so maybe I negate myself, but I do believe some of them can be helped.

Not a good word, but they are going to hell anyhow, and if they strike again, beware.
I guess I dont have answers, but stigmatizing them turns them underground.,

ste
 
Ste,

I guess I dont have answers, but stigmatizing them turns them underground.
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That's a good point; I didn't think of that. I guess I was also failing to draw a distinction between forgiving an abuser and tolerating one who has served his time and successfully been through a regime of therapy.

It's odd though. The courts seem to be so ready to let the abusers go free or let them off lightly, while society itself stigmatizes them absolutely.

Much love,
Larry
 
ste they were never above ground dude!if a dog is a dog can rehab make it a cat?
 
Well, all I will say is that God called for rapists, and molestors are rapists, to be killed publicly by the victim or thier redeemsman if they are dead. there wouldnt be jails and wards full of them if we did it God's way instead of our own. no, we are too good for that, so we try and rehabilitate them, so they can go back out and hurt someone else.

"well they might repent and be saved," they say. let them stand before God and do thier repenting to him. i am sure if we did things God's ways instead of our own, we would be far ahead, but that would be too simple.
 
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