Perpetrators and Pariahs: Definitional and Punishment Issues For Child Sex Offenders, and Therapeutic Alternatives for the Criminal Justice System

  • Charlotte Rose Glab The University of Queensland

Abstract

A punitive approach to criminal sentencing is profoundly counterintuitive in circumstances where incarceration and criminal labelling expedites, rather than prevents, recidivism. In a bid to avoid physical contact offences some paedophiles self-manage with low-level offending, such as viewing child exploitation material. These individuals are child sex offenders who may be receptive to rehabilitation with therapeutic assistance, yet are punished in a system deficient of genuine rehabilitation methodology. Therapeutic jurisprudence approaches for paedophiles have seen great success in international jurisdictions. This article contends that it  is not without merit as an alternative for Australian sentencing practices.  

Published
Dec 13, 2016
How to Cite
GLAB, Charlotte Rose. Perpetrators and Pariahs: Definitional and Punishment Issues For Child Sex Offenders, and Therapeutic Alternatives for the Criminal Justice System. QUT Law Review, [S.l.], v. 16, n. 3, p. 85-105, dec. 2016. ISSN 2201-7275. Available at: <https://lr.law.qut.edu.au/article/view/681>. Date accessed: 01 feb. 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.5204/qutlr.v16i3.681.
Section
Special Issue: Current Issues in Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Keywords

Criminal Law, therapeutic jurisprudence
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