Found this on safe-nz.org:

"So what should we do with them?

If we take the European and United States approach then we could impose chemical castration as a condition of parole. A number of countries already use surgical and chemical castration to good effect with stunning cuts in recidivism rates in Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Germany Iceland and many states in USA. Depo-Provera for example, has been used quite successfully. Also, a new drug Triptorelin would be a good place to start. While Depo-Provera has reduced paedophile recidivism from 50% to below 5%, Triptorelin has been reported in the New England Journal of Medicine to have a success rate of 100% when used in conjunction with psychotherapy."


What's more, the side effects are minimal and can be administered easily by monthly injection. Chemical castration cuts reoffending as it cuts unacceptable urges. It works.

kendo - Whereever did you get this information? "the truth of the matter is that sex offenders are the least recidivist group of any offenders with the eception of murderers." Please state your source.

The rate of recidivism is highly variable in all studies. No study actually measures the same length of time or the length of time it takes to re-offend.

I will acknowledge that you may be right but I would like some scholarly proof of your statement. Paedophiles are usually intelligent. Just because they don't get caught, doesn't mean they're not re-offending. When I say there isn't a cure, I mean its pretty hard to change someone's sexual preference. All you can really do is render them somewhat harmless.