Paedophilia: Policy and Prevention Conference

This Conference was hosted in Sydney April 1997 by the Australian Institute of Criminology. Most of the issues were covered in the papers presented by a very prestigious group of professionals. (Reproduced with kind permission from AIC).

Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, ACT.
trends and issues in crime and criminal justice No. 57 Paedophilia.

This is the reproduction of a leaflet on Paedophilia. It's great to read if you want a quick overview of what Paedophilia is all about. (Reproduced with kind permission from AIC).

It's good to know some of the initiatives overseas so I've linked to this page because role playing, acting etc., is a very useful tool in the education process and often gets the message across better than any lecturer.

Resources and Information for Mental Health Professionals

"The diagnostic criteria for paedophilia set out in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, on the other hand, include paedophilia among a group of sexual disorders." (Australian Institute of Criminology trends and issues in crime and criminal justice series No. 57 Paedophilia).

It appears to be the most widely recognised (not necessarily accepted) criteria throughout Australia because it these criteria are so commonly quoted by such august bodies as the National Crime Authority and the AIC.

"For the Kids" - Investigating Child Sexual Abuse