In the wake of last weekend’s Victorian State election, Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party (probably with four shiny Upper House seats) will seek to make public on a website the register of sexual offenders currently kept by police, including the photo and address of each offender. What is the objective of this policy? Is it wise?

There is no public sympathy for sexual offenders and unlike other criminals, they can not expect forgiveness, nor even consideration, for having served their sentence.