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: Sentencing Law and Policy

How could more female offenders impact the reality and perception of sex offender sentencing?

By Douglas A. Berman

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This new article from the Dallas Morning News, headlined "Child sex cases involving women are on the rise in Texas," discusses a notable trend in sex offense cases: The number of women serving time in Texas prisons for having sex with minors has increased more than 36 percent in the last five years. "Up to five years ago, we didn't talk about this," said Keith Durkin, a criminologist and researcher at Ohio Northern University. "Our culture is becoming more aware that women can and do commit these offenses."... Last month, as a Collin County jury deliberated whether a 40-year-old Allen woman was guilty of having sex with two teenage boys, two other young men came forward with similar accusations against her. Rather than wait for a verdict, Regina Bowling pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).