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A high-profile conviction for a crime that is not taken seriously enough is a victory for the victim and campaigners.
Ghislaine Maxwell now faces the prospect of years behind bars.
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After five days of deliberations, a jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five counts relating to the sexual abuse of girls.
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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%.
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The use of a song written by a convicted sex offender in the film Joker has caused controversy over royalty payments.
Female sex offenders may not receive as much public attention or scorn as male sex offenders.
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Between 1% and 9% of sex offenders are female. Many are ‘co-offenders,’ recruiting and manipulating victims for others.
Henderson beat Greg Mirabella 234 to 197 after other runners were eliminated.
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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.
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What research shows does and doesn’t work to prevent people convicted of sexual offences from reoffending.
Notifications of child sex offenders living in the area have, in some cases, created community hysteria and loss of sleep.
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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.
Terri-Lynne McClintic, convicted in the death of an eight-year-old girl, is escorted into court in Kitchener, Ont., in September 2012. News that McClintic was transferred to an Indigenous ‘healing lodge’ has stoked outrage.
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The politically and emotionally charged court of public opinion is not the place to make policy changes in areas as complex as corrections.
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France is having a debate over the age of sexual consent. Perhaps it is time the UK joined in.
Some people have unusual attractions to specific age groups.
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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.
Female child sex offenders are much more likely to offend against their own children.
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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.
Grounds of Hand Up Ministries in Oklahoma City houses sex offenders.
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Beginning in the 1990s, all 50 US states and Washington, DC created public sex offender registries. Do they do more to help or hurt?
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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”.
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All sexual offenders should be investigated and prosecuted equally.
Females offend against younger victims and are less discriminant about victim gender.
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A key point of difference between male and female sexual abusers of children is in the power relationship with their victims.
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Stephen Port selected and groomed his victims via sites such as Grindr.
Drugs on their own aren’t sufficient.
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It’s time to stop panicking about paedophiles and start offering help.
Honesty is the best policy (and the law).
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A woman has been found guilty of tricking another woman into thinking she was having sex with a man. What does the law actually say about this?
Broadcaster Derryn Hinch is a prominent campaigner for US-style sex offender registries, but it is important to be aware of their limitations.
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Western Australia was the first state in the nation to allow public access to a sex offender register online. The public needs to understand how it works to avoid a false sense of security.