Rhetorical Precis

In his editorial, “Sexual Predator Law or Preventive Detention? Call It for What It Is,”George B. Palermo suggests that there is haziness on the matter of whether or not sexual offenders or predators are “curable.” He backs his claim up by including information and testing that was done in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that studied the progression and effectiveness of a preventative detention center. In order to explain his indifferent attitude towards the topic, Palermo mentions that while this German detention facility did have data to essentially prove that these sexual predators are “incurable,” it is possible that the predators could have suffered from a personality disorder. He has a matter-of-fact attitude and is addressing a contemplative group of people.

The dilemma of the sexual offender. Springfield, IL: Charles C

Palermo, G. B., & Farkas, M. A. (2001).

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