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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"sexual offence"”.
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Education and Training of Specialist Sexual Offence Investigators in Victoria, Australia from 2009 to 2011
… specifically designed for investigators of sexual offences has received little attention from academic researchers to date. Previous studies have not described training provided to police investigators of sexual offences in Australia. This thesis developed Turnley’s Framework for the …
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Evaluating the role of DNA evidence in sexual offence cases in Zambia between 2007 and 2014
Zambia has reported high incidences of sexual abuse against women and children in recent years. Zambian law categorises sexual offences into; rape, defilement, incest and others, with defilement constituting the majority of the cases (>89%). Between 2010 and 2012, only <39% of defilement cases were …
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An Analysis of Defilement: Role,performance and Efficacy of the Law Enforcement Mechanisms and the Sopport System dealing with the sexual offence
… was seized with the task of analyzing the offence of defilement in Zambia and generally ascertaining and establishing the structures that address the offence of defilement at the same time, the role, performance and efficacy of these institutions dealing with the sexual offence was …
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Rethinking the sexual offenses exception to previous consistent statements: An evaluation of sections of 58 and 59 of SORMA.
… in sections 58 and 59 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007 (SORMA) could be reconciled with the aims and objectives of the legislation. It also considered whether these rules improved the position that previously existed under the common law. …
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The corroboration requirement in sexual offences : a discriminatory and unconstitutional evidential rule in the Malawian law
The problem with the corroboration requirement in sexual offences is that it is based on an improper foundation. The proffered rationale, that most complainants lie about sexual offence allegations, cannot be verified from empirical data. Regardless of this fact, due to the rule’s existence, the …
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Addressing Sexual Offences in South Africa: Moving Past Rhetoric and Empty Gestures
There is a plague of sexual violence in South Africa. As a country dedicated to the rights to life, dignity, bodily integrity, privacy and the right to be free from all forms of violence, it is the government's duty to adequately address the rate of sexual offences in the country. The government …
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Correlates of Denial: Exploring the Function of Denial Among Men Who Commit Sexual Offences Against Children
Men who commit sexual offences against children may engage in denial and minimization that relates to an increased risk to reoffend or as an adaptive response in an adversarial environment. To better understand how and when denial may be related to risk, its function must first be understood. The …
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Burying the Ghosts of a Complainant’s Sexual Past: The Constitutional Debates Surrounding Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
“It has been said that the victim of a sexual assault is actually assaulted twice- once by the offender and once by the criminal justice system.”1 South Africa’s rape shield provision is contained in section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act.2 The purpose of its enactment is to protect a …
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Initiating a paradigm shift: responding to individuals through a trauma-informed lens
… age of 18 who have been convicted of a contact sexual offence against both children and adults. It has 14 modules within it, 7 of which are mandatory and 7 of which are optional depending on the individual’s formulation of treatment needs. Mandatory modules were decided on the basis of the …
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The sexual assault and rape of male offenders and awaiting-trial detainees
In this study the nature and extent of the sexual assault and rape of male sentenced offenders and awaiting-trial detainees in Pretoria Local Correctional Centre were investigated. Prison gangs, overcrowding of correctional centres, the involvement of correctional officials and the sexual …
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Public perceptions of child sex offenders
Child sexual abuse is a profoundly challenging phenomenon that has a range of detrimental impacts on victims, their families, friends, and the community. In Australia, the sexual abuse of children is a pervasive social problem, public health concern, and egregious criminal offence. High prevalence …
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Predictors of recidivism in a population of Canadian sex offenders: Psychological, physiological, and offence factors.
… between psychological, physiological and offence variables and recidivism in a sample of 588 sexual offenders assessed at the Sexual Behaviours Clinic (SBC) of the Royal Ottawa Hospital between the years 1983 and 1992, and who were convicted of a contact sexual offence. The 588 sexual …
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LA CENTRALIDAD DEL CONSENTIMIENTO EN EL DELITO DE VIOLENCIA SEXUAL. ANALISIS COMPARADO Y PROPUESTA DE REFORMA DEL ARTICULO 609 BIS DEL CODIGO PENAL.
Negli ultimi decenni, la regolamentazione dei reati sessuali è stata oggetto di un profondo dibattito accademico e sociale, con particolare attenzione al concetto di consenso e al suo ruolo nella tutela dell'autonomia sessuale. Questa tesi esamina l'evoluzione del reato di stupro, analizzando …
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Not just ‘old men in raincoats’: effectiveness of specialised community treatment programmes for sexually abusive children and youth in New Zealand
… study addresses the hitherto limited research on sexually abusive children and youths in New Zealand (NZ). It encompasses children (12 years or younger) and youths (13 to 19 years) referred to the three largest specialised community sexual offender treatment programmes in Auckland, Wellington, and …
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Voordele van die pre–forensiese evaluering as deel van die forensiese ondersoekproses rakende seksuele misbruik van 'n kind
The sexual abuse of children presents as an ever-increasing social concern in South-Africa and the rest of the world. A daily newspaper reports that 104 913 serious crimes against children were reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) since 2010. Another 49 550 serious crimes against …