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| Subject: Warped and violent teens need individual approach, says researcher Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:36 am | |
| CHILDREN AND CRIME: A HERALD SERIES
In a new book psychologist Timothy Keogh proposes a rethink of how juvenile sex offenders are treated, writes Adele Horin.
BY THE time Aaron was 17, he had raped two teenage girls and was serving time in a NSW detention centre.
His background came as no surprise to forensic psychologist Timothy Keogh. As an infant, Aaron had suffered extreme physical abuse from his mother. A succession of foster carers followed.
When he was 10, his adoptive parents relinquished him after he set fire to their house and he ended up in an institution where he was sexually abused. He was first caught stealing at 11. Alcohol and drug abuse followed.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/warped-and-violent-teens-need-individual-approach-says-researcher-20120429-1xt1d.html#ixzz1tVjswLPq
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