Yeah, I try not to dwell too much on their crimes as my role is that of friend if you know what I mean.

Being so far away I don't use a PO Box - I figure that if they make it all the way out to Australia it wouldn't take much for them to find me anyhow.

It's strange, as often when you get to know someone it seems really hard to believe they are guilty of their crime.

Part of my role I guess is to help them understand their actions and to encourage them not to give up but strive to be the best person they can. I believe it's when a person doesn't care about themself that they violate others, by gaining self respect I figure they are less likly to harm others. I know some people will disagree with this which is fair enough, these are just my views.