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Justice committee I just want to say that you can manage the risk that sex offenders present--even pedophiles. It's a matter of supervision. So it's not necessarily that they need to change their sexual orientation; they need to learn to control themselves, with our help. Pedophiles are not usual
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee Yes, necessarily so, if the rate is reducing.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee The argument is not that we shouldn't be concerned about offences against children, or that it's not a problem now, but the argument is that it's better--and it's considerably better--
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee Yes, still some distance to go.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee No, there definitely were, but I've never treated them for the victimization.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee I don't know, I'm not in a position to comment on that.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee I looked, and I didn't see anything. There are no empirical studies I'm aware of that address those variations in criminal sanctions.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee I read the briefing summary. I didn't read the whole thing, but I read excerpts.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee I don't have a concern about that if the mandatory minimum is short.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee I think I would have some reservations. My reason is, if the child is 16, 16 is the age of consent, so it would have to be somebody who is 15--
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee --and if it excludes age mates and close--
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee Okay with that.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee Yes, I'm okay.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee I've never treated victims.
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey
Justice committee Yes. I think the cost of an assessment depends upon the infrastructure that exists. If you look at an organization like the Correctional Services of Canada, you see that they have a structured system of assessing risk and also of gathering information that other assessments of ri
February 14th, 2011Committee meeting
Dr. Vernon Quinsey