Lecturer in Criminology & Justice | Co-leader of the Sexual Violence and Research Prevention Unit (SVRPU), University of the Sunshine Coast
Dr Lara Christensen, Program Coordinator of the Bachelor of Criminology and Justice Degree at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), holds a primary research interest in the prevention of sexual violence. With a PhD in Psychology (field of research: forensic psychology), she is co-leader of the first University-led Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU) in Australia.
Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope
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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...
Grooming: what parents should know and what schools should do if they suspect it
Feb 25, 2020 13:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
This weeks ABCs Four Corners exposed an elite Melbourne school for failing to adequately respond to the grooming of a student by a former athletics coach, who is now a convicted offender. Several current and former...
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