Sex with Minors | Assignment
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Added on 2020-03-04
Sex with Minors | Assignment
Added on 2020-03-04
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SEX WITH MINORS2IntroductionSex with minors attracts considerable attention not only from those directly affected by the vice, but from the general public as well. In recent times, there has been a call to review the existing law that concerns sex with minors (Beech, Elliott, Birgden, & Findlater, 2008). In doing so, those involved are to look at several factors that will ultimately make the law more just and acceptable. Thus, a review of the law must be one that includes a study on whether the law is stiffer or lenient, public participations or consultations and considers the various classes upon which the crime falls.Factors to consider in reviewing the LawTo start with, there are various issues involving the vice which must be put into consideration. From the legal perspectives, studying precedents is critical to review the law. In Joshua Robinson case, a martial art instructor who serves a four-year jail term for having consensual sex with underage girls, the judgment appears to the public as a lenient sentence. In addition to that, there are several cases in the past that the general public believes are similar to his and which the convicts serve harsher penalties than that of Joshua Robinson. On the contrary,the Office of the Attorney General responds to the public outcry by stating that the judgment is in line with the other court precedents similar to that case (Urbas, 2010). Therefore, for any review pertaining sex with a minor to occur, it is pivotal to factor in studies from judicial precedents that involve sex with children.In addition to that, public consultations and participation is another factor to consider in reviewing the laws that are in place concerning sex with minors. It is important that law serves the best interest of the people and not to stir or cause a public outcry. About Joshua Robinson
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