Picture this: a convicted offender, released to home detention on conditions including – to undergo chemicals that suppress their libido.
This is Troy James Power’s reality in South Australia.
Known as chemical castration, this treatment administers hormones to reduce testosterone production, leading to a decreased sex drive.
However, does this lower the chances of re-offending?
The jury’s still out on that one.
In New South Wales, it’s usually voluntary, but high-risk offenders may not have a choice.
Breaching a condition of a court order is a sure way of being resentenced.
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