Pros And Cons Of Pedophilia

Pedophilic tendencies tend to be lifelong which is why it is important to analyze childhood. Many individuals whom are considered pedophilic report being aware since childhood. As a child, it is

Pedophiles: are those that develop a sexual interest over a long period of time. Commit their crimes for a variety of reasons and go on committing their crimes with little hopes of rehabilitation. The internet serves purpose to many pedophiles today, allowing them to commit a crime and computer crime.

     Harding wrote an article on pedophilia stating that pedophilia is a subcategory of a larger group of sexual disorders commonly classified as paraphilias. “These are defined as recurrent, intense, aphrodisiac fantasies, sexual urges,

There is much debate as to whether the hebephilic type should be entered into the DSM-V as a disorder. Some researchers support removing the term from the DSM altogether (Renshaw, 2003). Researchers from CWYA say in their report pro-pedophilia groups are pressuring the American Psychological Association to normalize pedophilia the same way pro-homosexual groups did in the 1970’s. They also report while these groups complain of being stigmatized they use language to manipulate and desensitize people into believing pedophilia is not harmful. Instead of the term pedophiles CWYA says pro-pedophilia groups use milder terms such as “minor-attracted persons”. Yet another tactic is to label the opposition referring to them as bigots Who in Their Right Mind Would Normalize Pedophilia? (n.d.)

Pedophilia is adult sexual fondness for and activity with children, it is a form of paraphilia (deviant sexual behavior). If acted out, pedophilia is legally defined as sexual child abuse. Pedophilia includes fondling a child 's genitals, intercourse, incest, rape, sodomy, exhibitionism, and commercial exploitation of children through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials (MedicineNet, 2012.) Pedophilia is defined as a chronic mental disorder by mental health professionals. While pedophilia may be limited to fantasies and impulses, pedophilic behaviors are the primary concern of both the mental health and criminal justice systems. Remote risk factors for development of pedophilia often include the individual having been sexually abused as a child

Within the last few decades, pedophilia has become more prominent, especially in today’s society. Pedophilia is a crime that has destructive implications that has been going on for years now (Blanchard, 2010). With the help of the media, law enforcement and laws regarding sexual offenders, people are more aware of the crime. The awareness is of the risks that make people more likely to become a victim. However, awareness should also shed light on the predictive factors as to why people commit sexual assaults in the first place. This paper will evaluate and review the understanding and treatment programs for adult pedophiles. A simple question has been asked: What works, if anything, to lower the criminal recidivism rates of adult

Pedophilia is defined by the Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention as,” a psychological disorder experienced when an individual has recurrent, intense sexual urges, or sexually arousing fantasies of engaging or repeatedly engaging in sexual activity with a child”. [7] Society unintentionally allows pedophilia. Probably because being a pedophile isn’t a crime until they act on their desires or because of the simple fact that mental disorders have always been disregarded. However, by omitting pedophilic tendencies, mankind has been willingly contributing to the never ending battle of child molestation.

According to the NSPCC (2011), ‘there is no clear, agreed definition of sexualisation. The current lack of accepted working definitions of ‘sexualisation’ is problematic, and a common understanding of what it means would be desirable’. The problem with the lack of clear understanding is that a person may not be able to differentiate between what may cause harm to the child and what is sexual but not harmful. To be able to understand why sexualisation is unacceptable it is important to have knowledge of what it entails so even if there is not an overall definition, it is crucial to find explanations of how it can affect young children. One definition of sexualisation comes from the APA (2007), who state that

The American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) characterizes pedophilia as intermittent sexually stirring dreams, rash cravings, or practices including sexual acts with a kid and that happen over a time of no less than six months. Much of the

It is important to be aware of your surroundings at all times. Especially when you have children. In today's society many people across the world are mentally ill or have a weird obsession with something society does not consider to be normal behavior. Pedophile is a person sexually attracted children Pedophiles who suffer from paraphilia are considered to be abnormal or have an unnatural attraction Pedophiles often fantasize about engaging in sexual activity with children. It is rare to encounter women pedophiles, pedophiles are usually men, most likely they are attracted to girls and boys. Pedophiles are labeled as sexual predators they often think that by preying on children they are helping them in someway. Most of the time children who come in contact with

According to a website, Wikipedia, “The term appears in a section titled "Violation of Individuals under the Age of Fourteen” which focuses on the forensic psychiatry aspect of child sexual offenders in general (Wikipedia, 2014).” Kraft-Ebing, A Viennese psychiatrist, concluded in his findings that a pedophile is known to have either of the three traits, they can either inherit it through heredity, their main purpose and target is mainly young children and mainly a pedophile don’t normal interact or have intercourse with children, they only touch and befriend a children, winning the child’s trust, resulting in the child performing sexual act towards the pedophile. Pedophile comes in all walks of life, from

Unfortunately, when these two innocuous words come together, in the result is anything but. A pedophile is an adult that is sexually attracted to children (Knetzger & Muraski, 2008). Whether or not that person acts

Pedophilia is a common form of paraphilia listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Pedophiles and child molesters differ from other sex offenders. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders describes a pedophile as an adult who is attracted to and has fantasies about prepubescent children. This individual suffers from urges to perform sexual acts on children; this person may or may not have acted on these urges, and these urges can cause difficulty coping with their lives.

One of the crimes receiving great attention and can be consider extremely disturbing is pedophilia and child molestations. In order to be diagnosed with pedophilic disorder, individuals must exhibit symptoms for at least 6 months according to the DSM-5. Therefore, child molester who committed sexual abused and sexual assaults against children sometime are not clinically diagnosed. They, nonetheless, remain dangerous and must be studied carefully. Several factors contribute to the development of these types of offender, including neurological and environmental dysfunction. Pedophiles and child molester may come from a low SES background, experienced violence in the family, and may have experienced sexual abused themselves as a child. These events

Over the years treatment for pedophilia has altered dramatically since the illness began appearing in American diagnostic manuals around the 1950’s. (Palmer, 2010) Like many other types of disorders and diseases Pedophilia does not have a complete cure and doctors do not attempt to permanently cure patients. (Cole, 2010) However, various techniques are practiced to reduce the patient acting on the urges without permanently purging pedophiles of their sexual fantasies. (Cole, 2010) Studies has shown that hormone suppressors, therapy and even castration is an extreme temporary resolution for treating pedophilia. (Cole, 2010) Doctors suggest a more reliable option to reduce the testosterone in patients using a drug called anti-androgens. (Palmer, 2010) Anti-androgens, are designed prevent and reduce the sex