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GVCASA News & Updates
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has published a research study entitled: 'Insights into sexual assault perpetration: Giving voice to victim/survivors' knowledge'.
This study provides insights into how everyday social norms are employed by perpetrators to facilitate sexual assaults. Table 3 Perpetrators' Resources and Strategies in Sexual Offending set out the elements utilized by perpetrators to set up sexual assaults, and to keep them secret.
Visit this website for more information www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/resreport18/
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The Sentencing Advisory Council is asking Victorians what they think about maximum penalties for various criminal offences. To have your say go to www.talksentencing.vic.gov.au during September and October 2010.
At this website you can be involved in the online discussion forum, respond to questions and participate in surveys about the seriousness of offences.
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What would You do if a child told you that she or he was being sexually assaulted?
Visit the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) to read the report which shows that only about a third of their 22,000 respondents would report childhood sexual assault to the Police.
website: www.napcan.org.au
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For further information about the Bsafe program please download our fyler.
Bsafe information
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The Ditto Adventure Program in schools
The Ditto Adventure Program is aimed at providing tools for reducing the incidence of abuse, and in particular, sexual abuse. This exciting program conducted within Primary Schools was played to 8,294 children during the 2009 school year.
The program features ‘Ditto’ a lion cub and was developed specifically for children from prep through to grade 3.
For further information or to book The Ditto Adventure Program for your school, please contact GVCASA on (03) 5831 2343.
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