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How can we seek justice and redress for the sexual abuse ofchildren and better prevent the occurrence of such abuse? This work bringstogether the thoughts on this question advanced by leading scholars, from arange of disciplinary backgrounds, from around the world. These thinkers somealso professional practitioners provide new perspectives on sanctioned andinformal responses to abuse in religious, educational and total institutions,as well as to abuse carried out in non-institutional settings.  The Sexual Abuse of Children will be a valuable resource forresearchers, students and those who deal with related issues in professionalcontexts

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Mark Finnane is ARC Laureate Fellow and Professor of History at Griffith University. His research in Australia and Ireland has focussed on the history of mental hospitals, prisons, punishment, policing and the criminal law. He directs the ARC-funded ‘Prosecution Project’, hosted at the Griffith Criminology Institute. Andy Kaladelfos is a historian and Research Fellow with the ARC Laureate Fellowship Project ‘Prosecution and the Criminal Trial in Australian History’ at Griffith University, and Chief Investigator on the ARC Discovery Project ‘Sexual Offences, Legal Responses and Public Perceptions’. Andy’s research examines gender, violence and the law. Dr Yorick Smaal is a Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS) at Griffith University. He has particular interests in sex and gender, war and society, and the law and criminal justice system.

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