Preventing child sexual abuse : evidence, policy and practice

Description

Public policy responses to child sexual abuse are dominated by interventions designed to take effect only after offenders have already begun offending, and after children have already been sexually abused. Comparatively little attention has been given to alternative prevention strategies - particularly to those aimed at preventing sexual abuse before it might otherwise occur. Considerable knowledge has been accumulated on the characteristics, modus operandi and persistence of offenders, the characteristics, circumstances and outcomes for victims, and the physical and social settings in which s.  Read more... Abstract: Integrates empirical and theoretical knowledge concerning child sexual abuse with developments in evidence-based crime and child maltreatment prevention, leading to ideas about understanding and preventing child sexual abuse. This book is suitable for those with interests in this field.  Read more... Content: Child sexual abuse : definitions, dimensions and scope of the problem -- Explaining child sexual abuse : a new integrated theory -- Identifying prevention targets -- Developmental prevention -- Criminal justice interventions -- Treating adult and adolescent offenders -- Victim-focused prevention -- Situational prevention -- Community-focused approaches -- Toward a comprehensive prevention strategy.