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

1)Person"s convicted of pedophilic crimes ought to be treated and incarcerated in the case of rape and/or murder of a child. 2)Pedophilia is the preferential attraction to prepubescent children. (Ames & Houston, 1990; Feierman, 1990; Okami & Goldberg, 1992). 3)There is a distinct difference between pedophiles who rape and/or murder a child and pedophiles who are attracted to children but never physically touch a child. 4)Physical acts include molestation, rape, and/or other non-consensual sexual acts. 5)Pedophiles who have not physically touched a child should not be incarcerated. 6)Pedophiles who have not committed a physical act fall under a different category and can still undergo some form of treatment. 7)Treatment is good for pedophiles that have not engaged in a physical act. 8)Pedophiles who rape and/or murder a child have engaged in a physical act and are a danger to other children in the community. 9)Those who commit a physical sexual act must be removed from society to prevent them from committing a similar act. 10)Violent physical acts against prepubescent children are wrong. 11)Violent physical sexual acts are heinous crimes and thus a person who commits such acts deserves to be incarcerated. 12)Treatment is not enough to prevent a pedophile, who has already acted out their desires, from committing a similar act. 13)Treatment is good for pedophiles who have not acted out their desires physically. 14)Fear of stigma, and the resulting discrimination, discourages pedophiles from getting the help they need to address their sexual attractions. 15)In its most overt and egregious form, stigma results in outright discrimination and violence towards pedophiles 16)"Pedophiles" are not accepted in the community because of their sexual attraction towards minors. 17)Incarceration for a pedophile would only be appropriate when the person involved in a pedophilic crime has physically touched an individual 18)Incarceration of non-violent pedophiles, such as those charged with child pornography or standing close to a school, would hamper their possible treatment and increase the chance of violence and stigma. 19)The increased chance of stigma and violence is bad. 20)Several studies also suggest that incarceration leads to further deviance if an offender is incarcerated for a nonviolent offense and is not offered rehabilitative services. 21)Studies show that an individual who has been charged with a sexual offense of any sort is heavily discriminated and mistreated while incarcerated. 22)Mistreatment of a person who has not committed a physical act is wrong. 23)Having thoughts, although still wrong, is better than engaging in physical acts. 24)There is no way to fully guarantee the protection of people who commit pedophilic crimes while they are incarcerated. 25)Incarceration of non-violent pedophiles only increases the chances to engage in violent acts if they are released. 26)Although incarcerating the most serious of cases may lead to violence against those individuals, the benefits of treating the non-violent cases and preventing harm against the non-violent cases outweighs the decision of incarceration for the more serious cases. -------------------- Therefore, pedophiles ought to be treated and incarcerated unless the crime involves the rape and/or murder of a child. Non-Controversial 1-5, 8-11, 14-16, 21-24 Controversial 3, 6, 12-15, 22,