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Kate Gleeson

The Age of Consent: Young people, sexual abuse and agency edited by Kate Gleeson and Catharine Lumby

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September 2019, no. 414
Dean Biron reviews 'The Age of Consent: Young people, sexual abuse and agency' edited by Kate Gleeson and Catharine Lumby

Much talk around the abuse of children centres on the desire (or demand) for justice. Unfortunately, justice is not easy to attain. To begin with, it tends to require a justice system. This introduces all manner of creaking bureaucracy and complicated, sometimes outmoded laws. Justice outcomes are also hugely influenced by race, gender, and inequality ...

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