Is prison the best solution?
There are problems with prison. The man may simply gain access to a wider social circle in which he can find legitimacy for his actions. Sex offender treatment programmes have yet to be fully researched and are generally more geared towards child abusers than abusers of adult women. While prison remains the only way to secure women’s protection we will continue to push for more appropriate sentencing. Of course for many women and children the abuse happens in secret, in the home and the man pays no penalty.
