Disagree

• 1

  • Only biological factors are taken into account
  • Many view crime as a response to social + environmental context
• 2

  • Wong + Gravel 2018 - conducted meta analysis and concluded men had 'no evidence to suggest there is anything chemically wrong with sexual offenders'
  • Unnecessary impact on future lives as castration lowers libido and causes sexual justification of their actions rather than reflecting on what they have done wrong
• 3

  • Berlin 2009 stated chemical castration cannot 'effectively assist' a person who lacks a sense of conscience and moral responsibility
• 4 - Implications

  • Drugs can have horrible side effects on individual and cause long term damage
  • Criminals deserve freedom of personality because they deserve human rights