![]() ![]() Even where the system has been entirely overhauled, this has not aimed to implement anything new, but strengthen the existing approach. Rather than trying something different, the reforms have simply captured more offenders within the scheme, managed them for longer, imposed greater restrictions on their liberty and increased the consequences of breaching their obligations. Our analysis demonstrates these recent reforms have generally expanded the current system. Since 2016, most states and territories have changed their laws multiple times. All states and territories have sex offender registers, which require certain sex offenders to inform the police of their location and other personal details for a specified period. Since 2003, every Australian jurisdiction has passed laws that specifically target sex offenders. These include requiring the community to be notified about their release from prison, placing restrictions on where they can live and maintaining sex offender registers. In response to cases such as these, many countries have introduced laws that apply to sex offenders after they complete their sentences. Queensland University of Technology and Australian National University provide funding as members of The Conversation AU. Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Jamie Walvisch does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. She is a member of the Prisoners Aid ACT Management Committee and various ACT Government advisory groups and is the ACT representative on the After Prison Network and National Sentencing Network Leadership Committee. Lorana Bartels receives funding from the Australian Research Council, including on public opinion on sentencing sex offenders, and has previously received funding from the ACT, Commonwealth, Tasmanian and Victorian Governments, and Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse. She is a member of the Queensland Restorative Practices International committee, a member of the Queensland Government's Child Death Review Case Panels, and is the Queensland representative on the After Prison Network. She has also received funding from the Commonwealth and ACT Governments, the Australian Institute of Criminology, and the Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse. Kelly Richards receives funding from Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety on community-based programs for reintegrating individuals convicted of sexual offences. ![]() Professor of Criminology, Australian National University Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology ![]()
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