Chemical Castration (Prevention)

Chemical Castration Sites:

The Chemical Knife The Chemical Knife: Salon article asking if Tennessee will be the next state to approve castration for sex offenders. (Chemical Castration) http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/01/castration/ Alabama Mulls Chemical Castration Bill Alabama Mulls Chemical Castration Bill: Article from the Associated Press on Alabama's consideration of a law similar to California's. (Chemical Castration) http://www.channel1.com/users/matsa/2ap3-20-00.htm A Strange Cure for Rape A Strange Cure for Rape: Article from the Kudzu Monthly on the United States' use of chemical castration focusing on Hazard Campbell and including sources and user comments. (Chemical Castration) http://www.kudzumonthly.com/kudzu/aug01/chemcastr.html CA Senate Approves Chemical Castration CA Senate Approves Chemical Castration: Article from the American Civil Liberties Union on California's passage of the chemical castration bill. (Chemical Castration) http://archive.aclu.org/news/w082396a.html Designing Sex Designing Sex: Article about Michael Ross, condemned to death in Connecticut, and his request to be released after being chemically castrated. (Chemical Castration) http://www.echonyc.com/~onissues/su98hassibi.html BioMed Central BioMed Central: A peer-reviewed research paper on the return to fertility after extended chemical castration with a GnRH antagonist, including references. (Chemical Castration) http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/1/18 'Chemical Castration' OK'd For Montana Inmates 'Chemical Castration' OK'd For Montana Inmates: New York Times article about Montana's passage of a law approving, but not mandating, the use of chemical castration to reduce the sex drive of offenders who are about to be released from prison. (Chemical Castration) http://www.s-t.com/daily/04-97/04-27-97/a09wn032.htm Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law: A review of the law by Larry Helm Spalding, including a history of castration in the United States, constitutional considerations, a civil liberties analysis, and a review of the ACLU's recommendations. (Chemical Castration) http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/frames/252/spalfram.html Mild Testosterone Reduction Effective Against Aggression? Mild Testosterone Reduction Effective Against Aggression?: Article from Crime Times about a study which suggests that even mild reductions in testosterone levels can significantly reduce male aggression. Includes a link to an article about high testosterone levels being linked to sex crimes. (Chemical Castration) http://www.crime-times.org/95d/w95dp6.htm Italy Murders Prompt Castration Call Italy Murders Prompt Castration Call: CNN article about the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini calling for chemical castration of sex offenders in Italy (Chemical Castration) http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/08/21/italy.paedophiles/ California Child Molesters Could Face Chemical Castration California Child Molesters Could Face Chemical Castration: CNN article written prior to the bill's passage with links to related articles. (Chemical Castration) http://www.cnn.com/US/9608/29/castration/ Medical, Legal Experts Debate Merits of Castration Bill Medical, Legal Experts Debate Merits of Castration Bill: Texas News article about a bill that would make voluntary surgical castration an option for child molesters. (Chemical Castration) http://texnews.com/texas97/ouch050897.html Castration Often Fails to Halt Offenders Castration Often Fails to Halt Offenders: Article from USA Today on the wisdom of imprisoning and chemically treating rapists instead of giving them pyschological counseling. (Chemical Castration) http://www.usatoday.com/news/comment/columnists/wickham/2001-09-04-wickham.htm SexCriminals.com Poll SexCriminals.com Poll: Public poll, with comments, about whether or not convicted rapists should be castrated, showing the majority in favor of either chemical or surgical castration. (Chemical Castration) http://www.sexcriminals.com/polls/1003/ Accused Rapist to Undergo "Chemical Castration" Accused Rapist to Undergo "Chemical Castration": Article from the Portsmouth Herald about Hazard Campbell who agreed to undergo chemical castration prior to beginning a 25-years-to-life sentence for rape. (Chemical Castration) http://www.seacoastonline.com/1999news/11_13_sb1.htm Chemical Castration Bill Becomes Law Chemical Castration Bill Becomes Law: A satirical article from The Underground Online imagining chemical castration as the standard punishment for every crime. (Chemical Castration) http://www.disconnect.net/underground/volume2/castration01.html Castration Works Castration Works: Article written by Sue Feinstein for 212.net about a sexual offender who chose castration and his reactions to the medication. (Chemical Castration) http://www.212.net/crime/castrate.htm Chemical Castration - Against Chemical Castration - Against: Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources against it. (Chemical Castration) http://www.csun.edu/~psy453/crimes_n.htm Rape Crisis Cape Town Rape Crisis Cape Town: The center's views on chemical castration in South Africa. (Chemical Castration) http://www.rapecrisis.org.za/views/castration.htm Chemical Castration - For Chemical Castration - For: Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources in favor of it. (Chemical Castration) http://www.csun.edu/~psy453/crimes_y.htm South Africans Vote on Castration South Africans Vote on Castration: Article about a poll on the South Africa's Rape Crisis website asking South Africans to give their views on chemical castration for rapists. (Chemical Castration) http://www.estrin.co.za/press/ibdec99.htm Convict Who Had Chemical Castration Gets 40 Years For New Sexual Attack Convict Who Had Chemical Castration Gets 40 Years For New Sexual Attack: Roswell Daily Record article about Joseph Frank Smith, convicted of rape after receiving probation instead of prison time by agreeing to take sexual-suppression drugs. (Chemical Castration) http://www.roswell-record.com/020499/feat03.html ACLU Condemns Governor For Signing Mandatory Chemical Castration Law ACLU Condemns Governor For Signing Mandatory Chemical Castration Law: Press release detailing the ACUL's postion with respect to this Californian law. (Chemical Castration) http://archive.aclu.org/news/n091796b.html Chemical Castration: A Return to the Dark Ages Chemical Castration: A Return to the Dark Ages: Article from the ACLU Florida about the chemical castration bill passed in Florida. (Chemical Castration) http://www.aclufl.org/body_chem.html