A recent study showing that the potential for committing a sex crime may be written in our genes is interesting but unlikely to help prevent sex offenses.
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Outcry over those who slip through the net should not cancel out the good work done by the authorities.
As a clinical and forensic psychologist, I assess and treat sex offenders, ultimately to minimise the risk of reoffending and help keep the community safe. Thanks to the proliferation of research and clinical…
The use of “chemical castration” has been seen by many as an answer to the public fear of paedophiles, reignited by the recent trial of Brett Cowan for the murder of Daniel Morcombe. The idea is that giving…
The average citizen may not feel that they have anything to fear from the rise of apps that promise to identify sex offenders in their area but they are part of a worrying trend that should act as a warning…
The Daily Mail has been exploring the relationship between the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL, now known as Liberty) and the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) in the 1970s, and has embroiled…
An app on offer in the US says it can determine whether the person you are dating has anything to hide, using facial recognition to see if they are on the sex offenders register. This should make us question…
Child sexual abuse is a topic of extremes. We are never short of politicians and journalists keen to voice their disgust at offenders and their sympathy with victims. But substantive responses are few…
The terms of reference of the Gillard Government’s Royal Commission into institutional child abuse are yet to be determined. When the commission was announced, the Prime Minister noted that it would need…
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Professor in Criminology, University of the West of England
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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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Assistant Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University
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Dean and Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Adjunct professor, Edith Cowan University
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Forensic Psychologist & Clinical Lead, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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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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Associate Professor, School of Psychology and Social Science, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer, Criminal Law, Nottingham Trent University
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Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle
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Research fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
