INTRODUCTION

• Jurisdiction: Australia

[63.100] Introduction

When legal practitioners and judicial decision-makers encounter individuals in the legal system who have committed sexual offences against children they are eager for data and expert opinion that helps them to answer critical questions. These questions are:

• What chance is there that this person will commit a further sexual offence against children?
• Who can accurately assess this risk?
• Can sex offenders be treated or can the risk they pose change? And,
• Are there people who will

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