Persons convicted of pedophilic crimes ought to be treated and not incarcerated in all instances

(3) My previous statements have been that these individuals who have committed pedophilic crimes are functioning members of society and that not all of them may be labeled as pedophiles. I did not claim that the urge would leave their system. However, with their own will, and with the understanding that such actions are wrong, then this will prevent them from acting upon those urges. Sexual desires toward children are not necessary in order to be convicted of pedophilic crimes. This is because of the imperfect justice system that we have and the categories in which we have under the species of "pedophilic crimes." Pedophiles have always existed because pedophiles are types of lovers. They are not a particular type of criminals such as murderers. Raping one"s child is not the same as loving an individual who is in an age that is below 14. First, rape itself is a different matter than sexual attraction. Pedophilia is a form of attraction towards another individual and is not a psychosis. If a man were attracted to a woman and acts upon those feelings without breaking any laws, then it is permissible. The problem with pedophiles is that society looks down to their attraction to children and therefore, their actions are not permitted. As for the lack of remorse of the pedophiles, one will have to provide more evidence in order to argue such a strong claim. (4) Giving medication in higher doses does not necessarily change the outcome of the situation " if anything, there are times when it makes it worse or the individual becomes immune to it. You"re right. Not all treatments work and the person have to agree to it. These people have to understand that their own persona will be altered and that supposedly, something is wrong with them " without actual proof except that society thinks that their actions are inappropriate. Let"s do the same thing for murderers maybe they can change their minds about killing people. There seems to be a lot of "ifs"" in this argument. (6) The thought of having less expenditure for the state is very tempting. However, the fact that there is no guaranteed result is not at all pleasant. The good thing about incarceration is that despite the amount of money spent by the state, it is being able to convey the message of the punishment. Those who are incarcerated are being given time in order to realize the wrongs of their actions. They are able to be isolated from society and are deprived of the liberties that those outside have the pleasure of having. Also, how will one know the different needs of those convicted of pedophilic crimes if they don"t even know what is wrong with them? If the treatment is not allowing those who are in it to drop out, they are forcing them to do something they do not want to do; they can simply not participate (passive participation). This type of forced treatment does not solve anything because one of the key elements of treatment is that the participant wants to be treated. (7) So the treatments will take place outside of the justice system. Those convicted of pedophilic crimes will be trusted to go about their lives and simply attend treatment sessions. May I ask what happens to those who do not want to attend treatment? You are saying that the only repercussion of their crime is humiliation and fear"that does not seem to be such a triumph for the justice system. Nor does it seem like a very effective punishment for those who have been convicted of a crime. (13) This can also be said for treatment. There is no guarantee that treatment is effective nor that there is something that needs to be treated. So why bother? At least with incarceration they are able to be given time away from society and have some liberties taken away as a punishment for the wrongs that they have done. (14) Treatment creates the assumption that the individual"s mental status is not stable and their persona is not right. They are given the impression that they themselves are not the proper human being and they in order to properly function in society, they have to change. You are simply reversing the process that you claim incarceration is doing.