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Paedophilia : policy and prevention

University of Sydney
14 April 1997 - 15 April 1997

Introduction

In recent times the Australian public has been deluged with media reports of paedophile activity both in this country and overseas. There does, however, need to be informed Professoressional discussion of the complexities surrounding the issues.

This conference explores various interpretations of paedophilia. The papers discuss detection and reporting; investigation, prosecution and defence; public education; victim evidence; treating offenders; and civil liberties implications.

Conference papers

• Keynote address - Paedophilia : the public health problem of the decade
  Dr William Glaser, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria; and Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychosexual Treatment Program, Forensic Psychiatric Services, Health and Community Services, Victoria

Detection and reporting

• Sexual abuse of children : extent and consequence (Presentation not available)
  Professor Kim Oates, Head, Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales
• Opinion, policy and practice in child sexual abuse : implications for detection and reporting
  Dr Dianna Kenny, Associate Professoressor, Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales
• Detection and reporting of paedophilia : a law enforcement perspective
  Kylie Miller, Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence Unit, National Crime Authority

Investigation, prosection and defence

• Problems in the procesecution of paedophiles
  Margaret Cunneen, Crown Prosecutor, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, New South Wales
• Defence of paedophiles : why do we need to bother
  John Nicholson, Deputy Senior Public Defender, Public Defenders' Office, New South Wales

Public education

• The source of all our discontents
  Chris Puplick, President, Anti-Discrimination Board, New South Wales; and Chair, Privacy Committee, New South Wales
• Young men, sexuality and sex offending (risk management and public education)
  Patrick Tidmarsh, Co-ordinator, MAPPS Program, Juvenile Justice, Victoria
• 'Child sexual abuse' or 'consensual teenage sexual activity'?
  Lex Watson, Senior Lecturer in Government, University of Sydney, New South Wales

Responses

• Paedophilia : therapeutic issues
  Professor Neil McConaghy, Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales
• Homosexual 'pedophilia' and the New South Wales Police Royal Commission
  David Buchanan, Barrister, New South Wales

Victim evidence

• Recovered memories of child sexual abuse : fact or fantasy?
  Dr Anne Cossins, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales
• Ambiguous CSA evidence in family court matters
  Dr Brent Waters, Consultant Child Psychiatrist, New South Wales
• Witches and monsters : distorted allegations and their dangers
  Richard Guilliatt, Senior Writer, Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales

Treating offenders

• Paedophilia with respect to priests, religious ministers and others (Presentation not available)
  Professor Richard Ball, St Vincent's Medical Centre, Victoria
• The critical importance of maintenance counselling in the management of intellectual disabled sex offenders
  Chris Kelly, Human Relations Consultant, Christopher F Kelly and Associates, Victoria
• Early intervention is the best prevention
  Ros Harris, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Juvenile Justice Section, Department of Human Services, Victoria

Implications for civil liberties

• Implications for civil liberties and implications of privacy laws
  Nigel Waters, Head, Privacy Branch, Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
• National paedophile database (Presentation not available)
  Alistair Smith and Tony Wright, Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence