Sex offender registries don't prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)
- Written by Maggie Hall, Adjunct Lecturer, UNSW, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University
Notifications of child sex offenders living in the area have, in some cases, created community hysteria and loss of sleep.from shutterstock.com
Calls for public access to information about convicted child sex offenders occur often in Australia. It may seem like common sense that allowing the public to know the whereabouts of dangerous people should...
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