Perpetrator characteristics
Research Summary
Mothers with a history of childhood sexual abuse: key issues for child protection practice and policy
This publication reviews the literature examining the impacts of a history of maternal childhood sexual abuse on parenting capacities and the impacts on children.
Report
Indigenous perpetrators of violence: prevalence and risk factors for offending
This report focuses on Indigenous perpetrators of violence and aims to quantify the prevalence and nature of violent behaviour, as well as examine empirical evidence on the relationship between violence and its associated risk factors.
Report
Sexual violence offenders: prevention and intervention approaches
Male sexual violence against women and children continues to be a significant social problem in Australia write D. Chung, P. J. O'Leary and T. Hand. Increasing attention has been given to prevention and treatment of sexual offending. Treatment responses have been restricted by an individualistic focus on offenders and tenuous conditions for successfully prosecuting offenders.