Tanya Simpson
Extract
Recomendations & Conclusion
The United States Supreme Court has identified “the two primary goals of probation—rehabilitation and protecting society from future violations.” Florida can and should redraft its chemical castration statute to comport with these policy goals, pass constitutional muster, and overcome implementation hurdles. In order to draft an effective statute, however, the legislature must acknowledge, as it has in the reports of both chambers, that treatment with MPA has only been shown to be an effective therapy for paraphiliacs when those paraphiliacs volunteer for the treatment, when the treatment is administered in conjunction with psychotherapy, and when certain other criteria are met. . .
Simpson T. “If Your Hand Causes You to Sin. . .”: Florida’s Chemical Castration Statute Misses the Mark. Florida State University Law Review. 2007 Summer;34(1221-1246.