Madam Speaker, continuing in my series analyzing whether the courts are protecting our children, I would like to draw the House's attention to a recent study.
Led by Ron Langevin and published in the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice , this October 2004 study reveals the disturbing recidivism results of 320 sex offenders. In his study, Langevin concludes that child sexual abusers showed the highest recidivism rates, at 94%.
These findings communicate one clear message. Our children are not being protected.
Child abusers need to stop being offered chances to abuse again. They need to be sentenced to proper jail times, including the Crown seeking more dangerous offender designations.
A pedophilia recidivism rate of over 90% shows clearly that we are not protecting our children from sexual exploitation.