Evaluación obligatoria para ofensores sexuales en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es condenado por un delito sexual, el juez tiene que hacer que un experto evalúe si necesita tratamiento. Esto ayuda a decidir qué tipo de castigo o ayuda necesita esa persona.

Es como llevar a un coche al mecánico antes de decidir si necesita reparaciones. Así, el juez puede saber si el ofensor necesita ayuda adicional o si es seguro dejarlo en libertad.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un delito sexual. Antes de que el juez decida su castigo, ordena que un profesional evalúe a Juan para ver si necesita tratamiento. Si Juan ya había sido condenado antes por un delito similar, la evaluación la hará un hospital especializado.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

When a person is convicted of a sex offense, the court shall order an independent professional assessment of the offender's need for sex offender treatment to be completed before sentencing. The court may waive the assessment if: (1) the Sentencing Guidelines provide a presumptive prison sentence for the offender, or (2) an adequate assessment was conducted prior to the conviction. An assessor providing an assessment for the court must be experienced in the evaluation and treatment of sex offenders. When a person is convicted of a felony-level sex offense, and the person has previously been convicted of a sex offense regardless of the penalty level, the court shall order a sex offender assessment to be completed by the Minnesota security hospital. The assessment must contain the facts upon which the assessment conclusion is based, with reference to the offense history of the offender or the severity of the current offense, the social history of the offender, and the results of an examination of the offender's mental status unless the offender refuses to be examined. The assessment conclusion may not be based on testing alone. Upon completion, the assessment must be forwarded to the court and the commissioner of corrections. The court shall consider the assessment when sentencing the offender and, if applicable, when making the preliminary determination regarding the appropriateness of a civil commitment petition under section609.1351.