Treatment of Paedophiles in the United Kingdom compared to Canada

   In the United Kingdom, sex offenders have been treated since 1992, and group psycho therapy was added in 1994. In 1995 the number of sexual offenders was 3,528 and after twelve years, that number has more than doubled. Sexually offending inmates are mostly white males with a percentage of 86.6 out of the total population of sexual offenders. The United Kingdom has adopted the idea of "seperate sentencing policy" for sexual offenders. This policy ensures that sexual offenders have separate cells from the other inmates, and in some areas sexual offenders may have a facility of their own.

   The Independant, a local newspaper in the UK reported that sex offenders in prison are being released before going on to completing treatment plans. The prison facilities fear that the high-risk sexual offenders are intimidating staff members. It was found that in prison records, one out of three sex offenders did not recieve a treatment plan when they required one. Evidence shows that in jail treatment followed by relapse follow up when living in a community reduces the risk of paedophiles reoffending. 

   In a United Kingdom prison facility, one hundred inmates volenteered to take a series of medications to chemically castrate them. The drug given to the inmates is called Prostap, and reduces testosterone levels to that of a pre-pubesent boy. The inmates wanted to do something to ensure that they had less of a chance to reoffend. 

   The maximum penalty in the United Kingdom under the Crown Court for child abuse is 10 years. Parole officers have prison records of jail terms for sexual offenders being less than one year, and some only community punnishment. The enforcement of treatment programs was not followed through with the prison. 

SENTENCES FOR SEXUAL CRIMES:

Rape: six years to life

Sexual assault of an adult: six to ten years

Sexual assault of a child: ten to twenty years

Exploitation: four to six years for a first time offender

Canada VS. The United Kingdom:

-Canada and the United Kingdom both have adopted the "seperate sentencing policy"
- The United Kingdom has experimented with chemical castration of sexually offending inmates, where Canada has not
- Canada and the UK have different sentencing policies