THE VICTORIA CHILDREN'S COURT CLINIC HAS DEVELOPED CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR USE IN EVALUATING OFFENDERS AND DECIDING ON APPROPRIATE TREATMENT. PREVIOUS OFFENSES AND FAMILY BACKGROUND ARE CONSIDERED. THE CLINIC STUDIES INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PAYS PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ANY HISTORY OF PRECOCIOUS OR ABNORMAL SEXUALITY. ONE INITIAL STEP IN TREATMENT IS THE PROVISION OF A SEX EDUCATION COURSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP DESIRABLE SEXUAL ATTITUDES. PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE CLINIC'S USE OF SEX SUPPRESSANT MEDICATION FOR OFFENDERS WITH A HISTORY OF REPEATED SERIOUS ASSAULTS. REFERENCE IS MADE TO STUDIES ON DRUG AND HORMONE TREATMENT OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS. ALTHOUGH POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES ARE INDICATED AS A RESULT OF THIS TREATMENT, PHYSIOLOGICAL SIDE EFFECTS ARE ALSO NOTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)