Sunday, January 09, 2005

France Tests "Chemical Castration" / Deutsche Welle, 8 Jan 2005

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1451581,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
John Laurenson
"In France, doctors recently began giving chemical treatment to 48 repeat sex offenders to see if this will stop them attacking again. But not everyone is convinced it's the best way forward. All the men undergoing the treatment are volunteers who served prison terms for sex crimes. The government hopes that medical treatment will help stem a sharp increase in the number of sex crimes, particularly child rape. "