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Child sexual abuse and subsequent offending

Child sex-abuse victims were almost five times more likely than the general population to be charged with offences than their non-abused counterparts, a study has found.

This research highlights the need for offender treatment programs. Currently, many programs do not allow for exploration of offenders’ own sexual victimisation.

Read more at Swinburne University of Technology

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