Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope
- Written by Larissa Christensen, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice, Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), University of the Sunshine Coast
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...
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