Parental access to ‘Sexual Conviction Record Check’ sex offender registry in Hong Kong

Yu-Ju Huang, Gabriela Mohr, Monit Cheung and Patrick Leung

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 156, issue C

Abstract: Sex offender registry systems aim to prevent child sexual abuse (CSA) by restricting the interaction between convicted offenders and children. Although Hong Kong enacted the Sexual Conviction Record Check (SCRC) policy in 2011, debates regarding legal access to the sex offender registry remain unresolved.

Keywords: Sex offender registry; Policy advocacy; Parents' voice; Child sexual abuse prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107310

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