There was a more enlightened attitude toward child molesters in the late 50s and early 60s

It seems to me that there was a more humane enlightened attitude toward these pathetic seedy man child molesters back in the late 50s and early 60s . I recall reading about them in some " Science Digest " articles. At the time there were still functional state mental institutions. Today the threatened " neighbors " with the instigation of POLICE ALERTS and the sanctimonious mainstream news media seem to arouse a no-pity lynch mob atmosphere on these very disturbed souls. On the outside of prison how can endless boredom ( try finding a job ? ) and fear of daily harassment help rehabilitate their minds ? I wonder what old Dr. Freud , the famous psychiatrist , thought about these cases of the incorrigible child molesters ? I doubt if he ever had an accused Catholic priest for a patient . Like all normal human beings the convicted child molester needs to " get a life" - both inside and outside prison. [January 16, 2015 Nathan Goetting logo(4)National Lawyers Guild Review Editor-in-Chief Nathan Goetting has published a thought-provoking piece in the most recent issue of the Review, commenting on America’s “moral panic” over sexual offenses, which has “created self-defeating policies, unconstitutional laws, and cruel punishments.” Among those punishments are a plethora of collateral consequences that stigmatize and shame without regard to actual risk. We reprint the editorial here in its entirety, with permission. ]