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The term '''sexual predator''' (Chris Duff) is used pejoratively to describe a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain [[sexual contact]] with another person in a metaphorically "predatory" manner. Analogous to how a [[predator]] hunts down its prey, so the sexual predator is thought to "hunt" for his or her sex partners. People who commit [[sex crime]]s, such as [[rape]] or [[child sexual abuse]], are commonly referred to as sexual predators, particularly in [[tabloid]] media or as a [[Power word|power phrase]] by politicians.<ref>Filler, Daniel (2001). "[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=266119 Making the Case for Megan's Law: A Study in Legislative Rhetoric,]" ''Indiana Law Journal'', 76(2).</ref> |
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The term is applied according to a person's moral beliefs, and does not necessarily denote criminal behaviour. For example, an adult male who cruises a bar looking for consensual sex from an adult female could be considered a sexual predator by some. |
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I'm a software engineer/researcher who has worked in both the Finance industry and scientific measurement. |
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Some U.S. states have a special status for criminals designated as [[sexually violent predator]]s, which allows these offenders to be held in prison after their sentence is complete if they are considered to be a risk to the public. They can also be placed on a sexual offender or sexual predator list which is viewable by everyone on the Internet. |
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I like to edit articles related to fiction and music, two of the things in life which are both completely worthless and reasons to go on living. |
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According to the [[NBC]] news program ''[[Dateline NBC|Dateline]]'', as of January 2006, law enforcement officials estimate that as many as 50,000 sexual predators are online at any given moment. That number has been cited by Attorney General [[Alberto Gonzales]] in speeches touting the dangers of child predators.<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2006/ag_speech_0604202.html Transcript of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’ Address to the Employees at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] April 20, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/20/gonzales.porn/index.html CNN - Gonzales gives child porn 'wake-up call'] April 20, 2006</ref> However the origins of that figure have been questioned by the Legal Times,<ref>[http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=1147770329023 LegalTimes.com - Numbers Game: Gonzales Launches DOJ Project Safe Childhood With Mysterious Figure]</ref> and Dateline says it will no longer use it.<ref>[http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_052606_primenumber.html NPR, On The Media - Prime Number] May 26, 2006</ref> Janis Wolak of the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire found that many parental fears about Internet sex predators are misinterpretations of the danger.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/28029.html Fears of Internet predators unfounded, study finds]</ref> |
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I also find it very interesting to observe the way that Wikipedia copes with conflicts of vested interests: Wikipedia is a participant |
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in the real world, after all, and in the real world, the interpretation of knowledge can have life-or-death, rich-or-poor implications. |
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FBI Director [[J. Edgar Hoover]] is attributed with the first known use of the term in the [[1920s]].<ref name="terror">Filler, Daniel (2003). "[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=431420#PaperDownload Terrorism, Panic and Pedophilia]," ''Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law'', 10(3)</ref> It was popularized in the 1990s by [[Andrew Vachss]] and ''[[48 Hours]]''.<ref>Jenkins, Philip (2001). ''[http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/p/jpj1/sin.htm "Go and Sin No More": Therapy and Exorcism in the Contemporary Rhetoric of Deviance]''</ref> The word is not found at all in newspapers of 1985 and 1986, but occurs 321 times in 1992, 865 times in 1994, and 924 times in 1995.<ref name="terror" /> |
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It can be very informative to read the talk pages of contentious areas: two examples I've found very educational are [[Talk:Committee_for_Accuracy_in_Middle_East_Reporting_in_America|CAMERA]] |
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and [[Talk:Naked_Short_Selling|Naked Short Selling]]. |
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==Distinction from sex offenders== |
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== Links == |
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The term "sexual predator" is often considered distinct from "[[sex offender]]". Many U.S. states also see these differences legally. A sexual offender is a person who has committed a sexual offense. A sexual predator is often used to refer to a person who habitually seeks out sexual situations that are deemed exploitative. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Kate Atkinson]] |
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* [[Civil confinement]] |
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* [[Janet Evanovich]] |
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* [[Liz Jensen]] |
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* [[Christian Jungersen]] |
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* [[James Lasdun]] |
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* [[Marina Lewycka]] |
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* [[Lisa Lutz]] |
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* [[Marisha Pessl]] |
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* [[Bernhard Schlink]] |
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* [[Scarlett Thomas]] |
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* [[Peter Temple]] |
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* [[Lee Tulloch]] |
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* [[Vernor Vinge]] |
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==References== |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Watchlist Watchlist] |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Cojoco Contributions] |
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[[Category:Criminology]] |
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=== [[Marisha Pessl]] === |
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[[Category:Pejorative terms for people]] |
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[[Category:Sex crimes]] |
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Did you know that [[Marisha Pessl]] donated [http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=pessl&fname=&search=Search $450] to [[Hillary Clinton]] at the end of 2007? |
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[[yi:מנובל]] |
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=== [[Zoë Foster]] === |
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Zoë Foster's [http://girlwithasatchel.blogspot.com/2008/06/girl-in-media-zoe-foster-part-2.html blog] |
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=== [[Tom Waits]] === |
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Tom Wait's [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1442784,00.html 20 favourite songs] |
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=== [[Scarlett Thomas]] === |
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[http://picasaweb.google.com/strewin Photos] of Scarlett Thomas taken by Simon Trewin, her agent |
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=== [[Lisa Lutz]] === |
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[http://lisalutz.com/feed/ Awards, reviews etc] |
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[http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/02/051318.php Interview with Lisa Lutz] |
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[http://lisalutz.com/bio Biography] |
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=== [[White Bay, New South Wales|White Bay Hotel]] === |
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[http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24309401-5006009,00.html Pub Owner James Manning quizzed over Blaze] |
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Revision as of 23:06, 12 October 2008
The term sexual predator (Chris Duff) is used pejoratively to describe a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a metaphorically "predatory" manner. Analogous to how a predator hunts down its prey, so the sexual predator is thought to "hunt" for his or her sex partners. People who commit sex crimes, such as rape or child sexual abuse, are commonly referred to as sexual predators, particularly in tabloid media or as a power phrase by politicians.[1]
The term is applied according to a person's moral beliefs, and does not necessarily denote criminal behaviour. For example, an adult male who cruises a bar looking for consensual sex from an adult female could be considered a sexual predator by some.
Some U.S. states have a special status for criminals designated as sexually violent predators, which allows these offenders to be held in prison after their sentence is complete if they are considered to be a risk to the public. They can also be placed on a sexual offender or sexual predator list which is viewable by everyone on the Internet.
According to the NBC news program Dateline, as of January 2006, law enforcement officials estimate that as many as 50,000 sexual predators are online at any given moment. That number has been cited by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in speeches touting the dangers of child predators.[2][3] However the origins of that figure have been questioned by the Legal Times,[4] and Dateline says it will no longer use it.[5] Janis Wolak of the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire found that many parental fears about Internet sex predators are misinterpretations of the danger.[6]
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover is attributed with the first known use of the term in the 1920s.[7] It was popularized in the 1990s by Andrew Vachss and 48 Hours.[8] The word is not found at all in newspapers of 1985 and 1986, but occurs 321 times in 1992, 865 times in 1994, and 924 times in 1995.[7]
Distinction from sex offenders
The term "sexual predator" is often considered distinct from "sex offender". Many U.S. states also see these differences legally. A sexual offender is a person who has committed a sexual offense. A sexual predator is often used to refer to a person who habitually seeks out sexual situations that are deemed exploitative.
See also
References
- ^ Filler, Daniel (2001). "Making the Case for Megan's Law: A Study in Legislative Rhetoric," Indiana Law Journal, 76(2).
- ^ Transcript of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’ Address to the Employees at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children April 20, 2006
- ^ CNN - Gonzales gives child porn 'wake-up call' April 20, 2006
- ^ LegalTimes.com - Numbers Game: Gonzales Launches DOJ Project Safe Childhood With Mysterious Figure
- ^ NPR, On The Media - Prime Number May 26, 2006
- ^ Fears of Internet predators unfounded, study finds
- ^ a b Filler, Daniel (2003). "Terrorism, Panic and Pedophilia," Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, 10(3)
- ^ Jenkins, Philip (2001). "Go and Sin No More": Therapy and Exorcism in the Contemporary Rhetoric of Deviance
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