Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope

Larissa Christensen; Bricklyn Priebe; Nadine McKillop; Susan Rayment-McHugh

doi:10.64628/AA.5hvwu79yx

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Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope

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Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope

Larissa Christensen, Bricklyn Priebe, Nadine McKillop and Susan Rayment-McHugh

The Conversation, Vol.12 November 2024

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.5hvwu79yx

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child sexual abuse

female offenders

female-perpetrated sexual offence

rehabilitation

rehabilitation programs

abuse prevention

Sexual offending perpetrated by females is probably much more common than people think. In Australia, we have seen an almost 208% increase in the number of women in the criminal justice system for sexual offences from 2008 to 2023. Research in the United States has found that on average, almost 8% of verified cases of sexual abuse across the nation had a female perpetrator. This figure ranges from 1% to more than 36% across the different states. While women make up a small minority of people who sexually offend, there are minimal offence-specific rehabilitative programs for these women in Australia. To prevent harm to children, this needs to change.

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Title: Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope
Authors: Larissa Christensen - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Bricklyn Priebe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Nadine McKillop (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Susan Rayment-McHugh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Publication details: The Conversation, Vol.12 November 2024
Publisher: Conversation Media Group
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.64628/AA.5hvwu79yx
ISSN: 2201-5639
Copyright note: © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991084998802621
Output Type: Magazine article

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