Dr. Sharon Lambert:

Sometimes when we have conversations about justice-related issues there is a lot of emotion attached to them. In terms of policy, one of the ways of feeling confident about policy is by making policy that is based on research. Sometimes that might prove challenging but what you will get in the long term is more effective results. I think everybody is on the same page. Everybody wants to reduce the number of people who are victimised. By having evidence-based policies, you will do that. I accept that it is very challenging when talking about issues that are really emotional but when we go back to the research we can definitely make our society safer for everybody. We must remember as well that the perpetrators we meet have been victims themselves.