I recently spoke with @indaily regarding the importance of early and risk targeted interventions to reduce risk of CSA
#forensicpsychology#riskassessment
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Meta has done child sex offenders a favour by moving to default end-to-end encryption on Facebook & Messenger, allowing offenders to share abusive images privately without Meta's ability to remove this material. They have turned their back on children. https://t.co/Pmdb1bJcZl
Australia has resisted treating paedophiles before they harm children. Now that view is changing. Stop It Now! Australia is a crucial part of reducing harm to children.
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@Josh_Peak Good start Josh. But research indicates only 20-30% of people who sexually abuse children in institutions have criminal records for sex offences. Comprehensive pre-employment screening, training for managers on identifying risk behavs also necessary to safeguard children
Finding suitable, stable accommodation is a major concern for people about to be released from prison. Almost half (48%) of prison dischargees expected to be homeless (including in short-term and emergency accommodation) once released.
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https://t.co/QRnrDYrEM7 'Good health care in prisons, with continuity of community health care upon release, not only helps the person being treated. It also helps the community through reduced levels of offending.' Prof Jim Ogloff writes for The Conversation #ForensicResearch
“Close to 70% of adult callers to the Australian [Stop It Now!] service, who have self-identified concerns about their own sexual thoughts or behaviours, are unknown to police.”
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Reboot anti-masturbation groups are leading to domestic violence. The public needs to know these are not safe treatments.
This should not be in a Reddit forum, this should be with the police.
Bromley v The King application for special leave hearing before the Full Court of the @HighCourtofAus today. Argument is limited to whether fresh psychiatric evidence is compelling. It does not extend to ground re: fresh pathological evidence. https://t.co/HkoILKaOV1
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The evidence is clear: 14 is the minimum age, developmentally and neurologically, that children could or should be held criminally responsible. Our leaders must base their decisions around medical and developmental evidence - not politics. #springst
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