Reforming sex offenders
(Part B – Home Section – Page B15 – Law & Order)
Q1) How does the treatment programme of the Singapore Prison Service help sex offenders?
The programme helps sex offenders learn about the way they think and how their actions flow from this. An awareness of this process is supposed to help them choose not to commit sex offences when the urge arises again. The programme also teaches them empathy, that is, to realise that their victims are “more than just a face”. They should have found out how they think and what they believe in, and are in the position to choose the right thing to do. It is better to have peer counselling which motivates people to learn their lessons and start their life afresh. This also tells them that they should not make such this mistake anymore.
Q2) Do you think that sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society? State your reasons.
Yes. I think that I should give the sex offenders the opportunity to turn over a new leaf and start anew. Although the sex offenders have done the wrong thing and have been blacklisted, we should learn to forget and forgive. No one is perfect in the world as everyone makes mistakes.
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