If legislation passes, the register would be the first public one in Australia, but evidence shows they do little do protect people.
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Medical law is based on the idea that a patient consents to an intervention that will benefit them. Is that the case here?
46 states have enacted a law that aims to reduce sexual offenders’ ability to re-offend, but the results have been mixed.
I’ve spoken to dozens of men who were convicted sex offenders and/or who had killed women. They tried to justify their crimes and often blamed the women.
A high-profile conviction for a crime that is not taken seriously enough is a victory for the victim and campaigners.
After five days of deliberations, a jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five counts relating to the sexual abuse of girls.
A first-of-its-kind study in Australia is looking at ways to support sex offenders to restart their lives after prison. Research shows this can reduce recidivism by 88%.
The use of a song written by a convicted sex offender in the film Joker has caused controversy over royalty payments.
Between 1% and 9% of sex offenders are female. Many are ‘co-offenders,’ recruiting and manipulating victims for others.
After losing her marginal seat of Corangamite at the election, Sarah Henderson is set to return to parliament after winning preselection for a Victorian Senate vacancy.
What research shows does and doesn’t work to prevent people convicted of sexual offences from reoffending.
It may seem that having a public register which shows the whereabouts of dangerous people would keep the community safe. But evidence shows public sex offender registers do more harm than good.
The politically and emotionally charged court of public opinion is not the place to make policy changes in areas as complex as corrections.
France is having a debate over the age of sexual consent. Perhaps it is time the UK joined in.
Psychologists don’t know much about why people have age-based sexual attractions – such as pedophilia – or how best to help people not act on sexual interests in children.
A recent US study found one out of every five child sexual abuse cases validated by child protection had a female as the main offender of the abuse.
Beginning in the 1990s, all 50 US states and Washington, DC created public sex offender registries. Do they do more to help or hurt?
Social media and the internet has helped create a new type of sexual predator, forcing us to reassess our understanding of the terms “friend” and “stranger”.
All sexual offenders should be investigated and prosecuted equally.
A key point of difference between male and female sexual abusers of children is in the power relationship with their victims.
Top contributors
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Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Forensic Psychology & Director of the Centre of Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE), Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Social Welfare, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Professor in Criminology, University of the West of England
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Dean and Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Senior Psychology Lecturer specialising in human motivation and change, Nottingham Trent University
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Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, LSC Psychology; Senior Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology
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Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention, Director of the Institute for Children's Futures, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer of Media Studies and Digital Media, University of Sussex
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Associate Professor, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
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Forensic Research Director at the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Senior lecturer in Investigative and Forensic Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor of Domestic and Family Violence, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia