With this backdrop, this brief highlights Since the 1990s, individuals convicted of sex crimes or misconceptions around crimes of a sexual nature that sex offenses, which we call crimes of a sexual nature contribute to the rise in imprisonment and lengthening (CSN), have been subjected to an increased use of incar- of sentences.9 It provides a set of recommendations in- ceration and longer sentenc. [...] Public order 58.9% Property 24.2% Assault (simple or aggravated) 18.7% The Expansive System of Punishment for Crimes of a Sexual Nature Drug 18.5% Rape or sexual assault 7.7% The United States is unique in its harsh punishments for Robbery 3.8% crimes of a sexual nature (CSN) and its use of commu- Homicide 0.2% nity supervision and exclusion mechanisms to attempt to prevent sexual recidivism.31 Th. [...] While in prison without the possibility of parole.59 The law in- these sentencing laws may have been well-intended, to cludes convictions in and outside the state of Washing- deter CSN against children, the punishment is a one-size ton. [...] Using The Sentenc- ing Project’s 2020 national census of the life-sentenced population, we totaled the count of individuals serving a life-sentence for a CSN conviction for each of the follow- ing categories: life without parole, life with parole, and virtual life (50+ years). [...] The growth of incarceration in to educate and assist families and communities to address and the United States: Exploring causes and consequences.
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