A leading professor in the field of how best to treat sexual abusers says communities have a right to know if a sex offender is living in their area.
More than 300 professionals are attending a major conference in Dublin today organised by NOTA - the National Organisation for the Treatment for Abusers.
The conference is looking specifically at the management of adolescents that sexually offend and how best to rehabilitate them.
I've been speaking to Professor Simon Hackett from Durham Colleges who is the Chair elect of NOTA
I began by asking him can someone who has committed a sexual offence be cured:
