QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Kelly Richards, provided commentary to a story in The Guardian titled, “Australia has resisted treating paedophiles before they harm children. Now that view is changing”
“Unlike many other countries where governments have, for decades, financed everything from intensive hospital treatment to circles of healing for paedophiles, Australia has largely been unwilling to treat paedophilia as a mental health problem.
For generations, child abuse has remained in the shadows, with governments afraid of appearing soft on one of society’s most heinous crimes.”
Kelly researches primarily in the area of sexual offending and responses to it. She has an extensive research track record in the areas of restorative and innovative justice practices and sexual offending.
Kelly’s research interests include:
- child sexual abuse
- child sex offenders
- sexual offending
- sexual violence
- restorative justice
- circles of support and accountability
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