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

(1) Pedophilia is sexual attraction/desire for a child under the age of 14 by either an adult or another child. (2) A disorder is a physical or mental condition that is not normal or healthy. (3). Pedophilia is a mental disorder. (4) By providing treatment mental health professionals are able to determine whether pedophiles are likely to engage in future acts of sexual desires for children. (5) Persons convicted of pedophilic crimes are judged and rarely helped. (6) To treat a pedophile we must provide continuously medical care in a facility, which can help treat disorder. (7) If incarcerated pedophile right to treatment would be taken away. (8) Incarceration will not change the mental state of the pedophile. (9) Any person that has a sexual attraction for children is suffering from an illness. (10) Pedophile will continue to have their desire if not treated and if incarcerated. (11) Providing treatment allows us to provide a solution. (12). Incarceration only holds the pedophile for the crime he convicted. (13) Incarceration will increase desire for children, as he/she is held with adults. (14) If incarcerated one is only taken pedophile out of society causing pedophile mental state to worsen. (15) If provided with treatment pedophile will control his desire for children. (16) Controlling desire for children is good. (17) Other negative consequences of providing treatment such spending a lot of time are acceptable in the light of controlling desire for children. (19) Person convicted of pedophilic crimes ought to be treated and not incarcerated in all instances. Non-controversial: Pedophilia is sexual attraction/desire for a child under the age of 14 by either an adult or another child. By providing treatment mental health professionals are able to determine whether pedophiles are likely to engage in future acts of sexual desires for children. A disorder is a physical or mental condition that is not normal or healthy. Controversial: (3). Pedophilia is a mental disorder. A mental disorder is a mental or behavioral pattern or anomaly that causes either suffering or an impaired ability to function in ordinary life. Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. As written by Laura J. Martin, MD she states "The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has included pedophilia in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since 1968". One who decides to commit pedophilic crime does not have the state of mind a normal person would have therefore not allowing one to function in society. (4) By providing treatment mental health professionals are able to determine whether pedophiles are likely to engage in future acts of sexual desires for children. Treatment is a session of medical care or the administration of a dose of medicine given to a patient for an illness or injury. Therapy may help them manage sexual feelings and not act on them while medicine could be given to reduce sexual desires. Psychologist will evaluate whether pedophile is able to re-enter society without committing a pedophilic crime. Several psychological test will be given to determine weather pedophile is able to re-enter society. (6) To treat a pedophile we have to provide continuously medical care in a facility, which can help treat disorder. If continues medical care is not provided proper treatment will not be given allowing pedophile to still have desires. David Prescott a therapist said, "Critics of the treatment point out that treatment doesn't work if someone drops out of therapy, or is kicked out." Therefore if full cycle of treatment is not given pedophile will continue to have sexual desire for children. In comparison, if one choses to treat a person who has asthma proper treatment would have to be given if proper treatment is not fully given person will continue to have sickness. (7) If incarcerated pedophile right to treatment would be taken away. If incarcerated pedophile would be taken away from society and put into a cell where people will sexually abuse pedophile worsening mental state. A therapist by the name of David Prescott from Minnesota agrees with giving courts the power to confine rapists and other sex offenders who have finished their prison sentences but are deemed too dangerous to re-enter the community. If given treatment while incarcerated person would have to adapt to a new society causing an imbalance prior to being released. Pedophile incarcerated will focus on being free and not being treated. (9) Any person that has a sexual attraction for children is suffering from an illness. An illness by definition is an unhealthy condition of mind and body. A person having a sexual attraction for children is an unhealthy condition of the mind and should seek treatment. Having an illness is having a mental disorder. (13) Incarceration would only increase desire for children, as he/she is held with adults. (14) If incarcerated one is only taken pedophile out of society causing pedophile mental state to worsen. If taken out of society pedophile would have to adapt to a different kind of society. The constant change of society will not allow pedophile to determine the difference from the normal lifestyle. The constant change will only confuse pedophile not allowing him/her to be treated. Treatment will required to (15) If provided with treatment pedophile will control his desire for children. Some diagnoses can be made by asking co-operative persons about the their behaviors such as what they find erotically appealing and how difficult they feel about trying to resist sexual temptations. These questions can help establish diagnostic criteria for sexual sadism. Treatment will be provided along with medicine. The three types of medicine most often use on pedophile are injecting female hormones to help reduce desires.