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The internet has greatly enhanced access to, dissemination, and
sale of child pornography, which is a profitable industry estimated
to generate billions of dollars worldwide. While efforts to address
the issue of sexual exploitation of children may be slow, the
capabilities of offenders to organize, communicate over the
internet, and harness technology are unequivocally fast. Protection
of children against cyber exploitation has become imperative, and
measures should be taken that are specific and targeted to provide
specialized victim identification capabilities; adequate protection
for children using the internet; genuine participation of children;
a full and responsible private sector; and finally, coordinated,
effective, and structured international cooperation to protect all
children. Combating the Exploitation of Children in Cyberspace
provides innovative research for understanding all elements of
combating cyber exploitation of children including the roles of law
enforcement, international organizations, and the judicial system
and educating children and their families to the dangers of the
independent internet usage through cyberspace awareness programs.
The content within this publication examines child grooming,
cyberbullying, and cybercrime. It is designed for law enforcement,
lawmakers, teachers, government officials, policymakers, IT
specialists, cybercriminal researchers, psychologists, victim
advocates, professionals, academicians, researchers, and students.
Michael Seed should have had what every child deserves: love, care
and attention, and the chance to be just what he was - an innocent
young boy. Instead, Michael's formative years were filled with
unspeakable neglect, misery and abuse from an alcoholic father who
robbed him of his childhood and drove his mother to suicide. One
horrific night, Michael realized that the situation was escalating
as his father began the sexual abuse that would continue for years.
School offered no reprieve as Michael encountered terrible bullying
and a teacher who repeatedly violated him. It seemed he was
destined for a life of inescapable misery. Despite everything,
Michael was ultimately saved by his own will to live and by the
books that inspired him to move on and seek a better life. After
years of silence, Michael is ready to tell his story, a story that,
though shockingly painful, is a testament to his remarkable ability
to triumph in the face of the most appalling circumstances and to
escape the horrors of his past.
For fourteen years, Jayne Senior tried to help girls from Rotherham
who had been groomed, raped, tortured, pimped and threatened with
violence by sex traffickers. As the manager of Risky Business,
which was set up to work with vulnerable teens, she heard
heartbreaking and shocking stories of abuse and assiduously kept
notes and details of the perpetrators, passing information on to
the authorities in the belief that they would do something.
Eventually, when she lost hope that the authorities would take
action against the gangs she had identified as the abusers, she
became a whistleblower for The Times investigative reporter Andrew
Norfolk. Now, in her powerful memoir Broken and Betrayed, she
describes a life spent working to protect Rotherham's girls, the
pressure put on her to stop rocking the boat, and why she risked
prison in the hope that she could help end the appalling child
exploitation in the town.
Research on gender, sex, and crime today remains focused on topics
that have been a mainstay of the field for several decades, but it
has also recently expanded to include studies from a variety of
disciplines, a growing number of countries, and on a wider range of
crimes. The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime reflects this
growing diversity and provides authoritative overviews of current
research and theory on how gender and sex shape crime and criminal
justice responses to it. The editors, Rosemary Gartner and Bill
McCarthy, have assembled a diverse cast of criminologists,
historians, legal scholars, psychologists, and sociologists from a
number of countries to discuss key concepts and debates central to
the field. The Handbook includes examinations of the historical and
contemporary patterns of women's and men's involvement in crime; as
well as biological, psychological, and social science perspectives
on gender, sex, and criminal activity. Several essays discuss the
ways in which sex and gender influence legal and popular reactions
to crime. An important theme throughout The Handbook is the
intersection of sex and gender with ethnicity, class, age, peer
groups, and community as influences on crime and justice.
Individual chapters investigate both conventional topics - such as
domestic abuse and sexual violence - and topics that have only
recently drawn the attention of scholars - such as human
trafficking, honor killing, gender violence during war, state rape,
and genocide. The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime offers
an unparalleled and comprehensive view of the connections among
gender, sex, and crime in the United States and in many other
countries. Its insights illuminate both traditional areas of study
in the field and pathways for developing cutting-edge research
questions.
Charmaine Richardson's highly personal and revealing account
describes how she was abused as a child within her comfortable,
middle-class London home. It describes the `time bomb' for her and
her family, something that led to depression, counselling and a
chance meeting with sex-offender expert Ray Wyre, who she married
in 1999. A large part of the book is given over to her life with
Ray, his work at the Gracewell clinic and an analysis of his book,
The Murder of Childhood (2nd Edn., Waterside Press, 2018) and the
failure of politicians to heed his warnings about how we need to
understand and deal with perpetrators. The book also contains the
author's own views on bringing-up children to feel safe,
comfortable and resistant to the devious ways in which paedophiles
operate, including by the language we use with `little people'.
Shows how the author was left to unpick the chaos of Wyre's
personal life, his debts incurred in pursuit of his mission,
gambling and the free-spending lifestyle that stood at odds with
and was an escape from his intense professional commitment.
""I hated the thought of his child growing inside me . . . but at
least I'd soon have somebody to love and, finally, somebody to love
me back." "Tina has never had a stable upbringing. Aged seven, she
has a paranoid schizophrenic for a mother and her father is a
distant memory. So when Tina gets a new step-dad, who lavishes
sweets and cuddles upon her, she feels wanted for the first time
ever. Sadly, her new daddy isn't all that he seems. He begins to
sexually abuse Tina, using chilling threats to scare her into
silence. Tina is so terrified, she even gives birth to four of her
stepfather's children without breathing a word. Her world becomes
so warped the cruelty she endures seems normal--until eventually,
the tragic death of one her innocent children makes her see
otherwise. This is the inspiring true story of how one frightened
little girl grew into a fighter and finally found the strength to
escape the man who stole her childhood.
This book seeks to educate principals, counselors, teachers,
coaches, support staff, and students about sexual misconduct, while
providing a training model to prepare school staff to avoid sexual
misconduct, to encourage school leaders to upgrade their
supervision efforts, and to provide needed outreach and
intervention before sexual misconduct occurs. To help eliminate
sexual misconduct in schools, this book provides step-by-step
training procedures that can be used as part of the schools' staff
development program to teach educators about the importance of
setting boundaries. Real-life case studies documenting
inappropriate teacher-student relationships are included. The major
focus of this second edition is to alert educators to the effects
of unrelenting school reform efforts, which have become a
distraction at best and a barrier at worst to dealing with problems
such as sexual misconduct. This book provides a roadmap of what
needs to be done to restore each educator's mission to being
committed to their students' well-being before it is too late.
This book seeks to educate principals, counselors, teachers,
coaches, support staff, and students about sexual misconduct, while
providing a training model to prepare school staff to avoid sexual
misconduct, to encourage school leaders to upgrade their
supervision efforts, and to provide needed outreach and
intervention before sexual misconduct occurs. To help eliminate
sexual misconduct in schools, this book provides step-by-step
training procedures that can be used as part of the schools' staff
development program to teach educators about the importance of
setting boundaries. Real-life case studies documenting
inappropriate teacher-student relationships are included. The major
focus of this second edition is to alert educators to the effects
of unrelenting school reform efforts, which have become a
distraction at best and a barrier at worst to dealing with problems
such as sexual misconduct. This book provides a roadmap of what
needs to be done to restore each educator's mission to being
committed to their students' well-being before it is too late.
Aged thirteen, Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of
her evil stepfather, Jackser, and her feckless mother, Sally. After
numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be
sent to a convent school with the instruction that she is to get an
education. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she
suffered at home is, however, short-lived, as she soon realises
that there are many forms of cruelty in this life. As she says,
'You can have a full belly, but your heart can be very empty.'
Ostracised by the other children for being a 'street kid' and put
to back-breaking work by the nuns, she leads a lonely existence,
her only joy coming from the books she devours and her mischievous
sense of humour. Desperate for love and a little place where she
feels she belongs, despite all that she has suffered Martha retains
her compassion for others and still continues to hope for a
brighter future when she will be free to make her own way in life.
Richard McCann's account of his childhood became a massive UK
bestseller. In it he told the harrowing story of how he and his
sisters were left motherless when the Yorkshire Ripper killed his
first victim, Richard's mother Wilma McCann. Just A Boy was praised
for its unflinching and unself-pitying account of a neglected
childhood at the hands of an abusive father and uncaring
authorities. The Boy Grows Up is an account of how Richard used the
success of Just A Boy to try and save his sister, and of his
attempts to make sense of his past whilst learning more about the
effects of traumatic childhoods and loss.
Jan Thomas was abused by her father from the age of eleven; her
mother refused for years to believe that it was happening. Her life
did not get much easier when she grew up and left home, to become
involved with a series of men who cheated or bullied her. In the
end she had to run away for her own safety, to escape a violent and
manipulative husband. Today Jan has achieved freedom, independence
and a measure of success in life despite everything, but she has
children she is not allowed to see and she has discovered that her
problems are partly due to Asperger's syndrome. This is her story.
In this comprehensive three-volume set, experts from around the
globe provide an understanding of child abuse knowledge and
healing, detailing current therapeutic practices and policy issues.
This riveting three-volume set examines classic, current, and
emerging research on child neglect and abuse in countries all over
the world, covering regions that include Africa, Asia, the Arab
world, Latin America, Europe, and our own backyards and bedrooms in
North America. The entries put maltreatment of children in the
global spotlight and explain the prevalence, incidence, and risk
factors for children in each setting, addressing the laws, social
and cultural perceptions, and differences regarding child abuse and
neglect worldwide. The chapters provide a glimpse into the
historical and cultural context of abuse in regions of the world
and identify the most ineffective as well as the most protective or
promising responses to child maltreatment worldwide. Professionals
from entry level to expert will find materials that will expand
their understanding and practice with, and on behalf of, abused
children and the adults in their lives. Provides a global
perspective on child abuse comprised of contributions from
distinguished multidisciplinary authors who include many of the
best-known researchers and therapists in the field Covers important
topics ranging from Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
(TF-CBT) to non-Western approaches to treatment of child trauma
Examines the emergence of child maltreatment as a focused interest
in different historical, cultural, and national contexts within
regional chapters, while also providing readers with an
understanding of professional responses to child maltreatment in a
broad context Examines child maltreatment incidence today in the
United States, Canada, Europe, Spanish-speaking countries, Arab
nations, and Asia
The fourth edition of the landmark reference Child Maltreatment?now
titled Chadwick's Child Maltreatment?offers a comprehensive view of
the signs and aftermath of physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and
psychological maltreatment. Formerly presented as a 2-volume
clinical guide and photographic atlas, this cutting-edge series has
been divided into 3 definitive volumes: Physical Abuse and Neglect,
Sexual Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment, and Cultures at Risk
and Role of Professionals. Each book is supplemented by an atlas of
clinically valuable case studies and images to assist in the
identification, interpretation, and investigation of child
maltreatment. Chadwick's Child Maltreatment has been edited by some
of the most prominent experts in the field, including child abuse
specialist and pioneer Dr. David Chadwick. This newly revised
series is specifically designed for professionals who are in
positions to identify and respond to the plight of child
maltreatment and its many adverse effects on children and families.
Dr. Chadwick and his collaborators have expended great effort to
present relevant, updated clinical text in the fourth edition,
which includes 1950 pages and 1976 images. Key benefits and
features of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment include: New! Over 350
new photographs to help practicing professionals identify various
incidents of child maltreatment. New! Seven new chapters including:
Volume 2, Chapter 5, Sexual Behaviors in Children; Volume 2,
Chapter 6, Therapy Approaches in Sexually Abused Children; Volume
2, Chapter 7, Positive and Negative Findings and What They Mean;
Volume 2, Chapter 9, Understanding Resilience; Volume 2, Chapter
10, Lifelong and Life-Limiting Effects of Child Maltreatment;
Volume 3, Chapter 10, Prosecution of Child Maltreatment; and Volume
3, Chapter 23, Public Health. Volume 3, Chapter 2, Risk of the
Internet, has been completely revised to reflect the fast-paced
growth of the role of technology in our society. Combined clinical
guide and photographic atlas in each book for easier access to
information. Multidisciplinary focus to support collaboration among
health care, law enforcement, social work, child protection, and
court-related professionals. Volume Three: Cultures at Risk and
Role of Professionals There are many questions that arise when
examining the cultures at risk for maltreatment. Does child
maltreatment victimisation lead to child maltreatment perpetration
in adulthood? What roles do non-medical professionals play in the
identification and treatment of child maltreatment victims? Are
child maltreatment victims more likely to become victims of (or be
perpetrators of) intimate partner violence? Volume Three in the
fourth edition of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment features 24
chapters of clinical text based on relevant topics ranging from the
risks of the Internet and family abduction to the roles of
physicians, nurses, social workers, and multidisciplinary teams.
There are also 9 chapters focused on the legal and forensic aspects
of child maltreatment cases. More than 40 experts have collaborated
to provide the latest clinical data, research and case studies in
Cultures at Risk and Roles of Professionals, making it one of the
most comprehensive child maltreatment resources available for
interdisciplinary audiences. The clinical portion of the text is
accompanied by a photographic atlas in the back of the book, which
includes more than 450 images and case histories on key topics,
including police investigations, resources and settings, and
prevention. Peer-reviewed by experts in the field, Cultures at Risk
and Role of Professionals is a comprehensive resource to support
health care, law enforcement, social work, child protection, and
court-related professionals in their ongoing efforts to identify
cultures at risk for maltreatment and support other professionals
in the field. Key Features and Benefits: New! Two new chapters
including: Chapter 10, Prosecution of Child Maltreatment; and
Chapter 23, Public Health. Chapter 2, Risk of the Internet, has
been completely revised to reflect the fast-paced growth of the
role of technology in our society. New case studies and
photographic content to help practicing professionals understand
their role in identifying and preventing child maltreatment.
Combined clinical guide and photographic atlas for more convenience
and easier access to information. Multidisciplinary focus to
support collaboration among health care, law enforcement, social
work, child protection, and court-related professionals.
In the 1980s, a series of child sex abuse cases rocked the United
States. The most famous case was the 1984 McMartin preschool case,
but there were a number of others as well. By the latter part of
the decade, the assumption was widespread that child sex abuse had
become a serious problem in America. Yet within a few years, the
concern about it died down considerably. The failure to convict
anyone in the McMartin case and a widely publicized appellate
decision in New Jersey that freed an accused molester had turned
the dominant narrative on its head. In the early 1990s, a new
narrative with remarkable staying power emerged: the child sex
abuse cases were symptomatic of a 'moral panic' that had produced a
witch hunt. A central claim in this new witch hunt narrative was
that the children who testified were not reliable and easily swayed
by prosecutorial suggestion. In time, the notion that child sex
abuse was a product of sensationalized over-reporting and far less
endemic than originally thought became the new common sense. But
did the new witch hunt narrative accurately represent reality? As
Ross Cheit demonstrates in his exhaustive account of child sex
abuse cases in the past two and a half decades, purveyors of the
witch hunt narrative never did the hard work of examining court
records in the many cases that reached the courts throughout the
nation. Instead, they treated a couple of cases as representative
and concluded that the issue was blown far out of proportion.
Drawing on years of research into cases in a number of states,
Cheit shows that the issue had not been blown out of proportion at
all. In fact, child sex abuse convictions were regular occurrences,
and the crime occurred far more frequently than conventional wisdom
would have us believe. Cheit's aim is not to simply prove the
narrative wrong, however. He also shows how a narrative based on
empirically thin evidence became a theory with real social force,
and how that theory stood at odds with a far more grim reality. The
belief that the charge of child sex abuse was typically a hoax also
left us unprepared to deal with the far greater scandal of child
sex abuse in the Catholic Church, which, incidentally, has served
to substantiate Cheit's thesis about the pervasiveness of the
problem. In sum, The Witch-Hunt Narrative is a magisterial and
empirically powerful account of the social dynamics that led to the
denial of widespread human tragedy.
In January 2002, reeling from a growing awareness of child sexual
abuse within their church, a small group of Catholics gathered
after Mass in the basement of a parish in Wellesley, Massachusetts
to mourn and react. They began to mobilize around supporting
victims of abuse, supporting non-abusive priests, and advocating
for structural change in the Catholic Church so that abuse would no
longer occur. Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) built a movement by
harnessing the faith and fury of a nation of Catholics shocked by
reports of abuse and institutional complicity. Tricia Colleen Bruce
offers an in-depth look at the development of Voice of the
Faithful, showing their struggle to challenge Church leaders and
advocate for internal change while being accepted as legitimately
Catholic. Guided by the stories of individual participants,
Faithful Revolution brings to light the intense identity
negotiations that accompany a challenge to one's own religion and
offers a meaningful way to learn about Catholic identity,
intrainstitutional social movements, and the complexity of
institutional structures.
The fourth edition of the landmark reference Child Maltreatment?now
titled Chadwick's Child Maltreatment?offers a comprehensive view of
the signs and aftermath of physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and
psychological maltreatment. Formerly presented as a 2-volume
clinical guide and photographic atlas, this cutting-edge series has
been divided into 3 definitive volumes: Physical Abuse and Neglect,
Sexual Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment, and Cultures at Risk
and Role of Professionals. Each book is supplemented by an atlas of
clinically valuable case studies and images to assist in the
identification, interpretation, and investigation of child
maltreatment. Chadwick's Child Maltreatment has been edited by some
of the most prominent experts in the field, including child abuse
specialist and pioneer Dr. David Chadwick. This newly revised
series is specifically designed for professionals who are in
positions to identify and respond to the plight of child
maltreatment and its many adverse effects on children and families.
Dr. Chadwick and his collaborators have expended great effort to
present relevant, updated clinical text in the fourth edition,
which includes 1950 pages and 1976 images. Key benefits and
features of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment include: New! Over 350
new photographs to help practicing professionals identify various
incidents of child maltreatment. New! Seven new chapters including:
Volume 2, Chapter 5, Sexual Behaviors in Children; Volume 2,
Chapter 6, Therapy Approaches in Sexually Abused Children; Volume
2, Chapter 7, Positive and Negative Findings and What They Mean;
Volume 2, Chapter 9, Understanding Resilience; Volume 2, Chapter
10, Lifelong and Life-Limiting Effects of Child Maltreatment;
Volume 3, Chapter 10, Prosecution of Child Maltreatment; and Volume
3, Chapter 23, Public Health. Volume 3, Chapter 2, Risk of the
Internet, has been completely revised to reflect the fast-paced
growth of the role of technology in our society. Combined clinical
guide and photographic atlas in each book for easier access to
information. Multidisciplinary focus to support collaboration among
health care, law enforcement, social work, child protection, and
court-related professionals. Volume Two: Sexual Abuse and
Psychological Maltreatment Volume Two in the fourth edition of
Chadwick's Child Maltreatment series provides a comprehensive
review of the signs and effects of sexual abuse and psychological
maltreatment toward children. The clinical text includes new and
revised content on topics that are critical to the effective
assessment and treatment of sexually and psychologically abused
victims. More than 30 medical experts collaborated to provide the
latest clinical data and research on topics including interviewing
children, sexually transmitted infections, psychological assessment
and treatment approaches, and developmental aspects of the young,
among others. The clinical portion of the text is accompanied by a
photographic atlas in the back of the book, which contains current
cases studies and more than 300 images and illustrations that
document instances of sexual abuse, equipment used by professionals
for the documentation of cases, and concepts of psychological
maltreatment and developmental health issues. Peer-reviewed by
experts in the field, Sexual Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment
is a comprehensive resource to support health care, law
enforcement, social work, child protection, and court-related
professionals in their ongoing efforts to identify and prevent
sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment of innocent victims.
Key Features and Benefits: New! Over 100 new photographs to help
practicing professionals identify and treat various incidents of
sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment. New! Five new chapters
including: Chapter 5, Sexual Behaviors in Children; Chapter 6,
Therapy Approaches in Sexually Abused Children; Chapter 7, Positive
and Negative Findings and What They Mean; Chapter 9, Understanding
Resilience; and Chapter 10, Lifelong and Life-Limiting Effects of
Child Maltreatment. New! Combined clinical guide and photographic
atlas for more convenience and easier access to information.
Multidisciplinary focus to support collaboration among health care,
law enforcement, social work, child protection, and court-related
professionals.
Drawing on the author's unusual background as a seminarian turned
scientist and business executive, Boys of the Cloth presents a
unique analysis of the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.
The book combines a first-hand account of seminary life during the
1960s-a period that turns out to be crucial for understanding the
crisis-with explorations of the history of the seminary system,
current scientific knowledge about abusive behavior, and the
Church's own investigations into the "epidemic" of abuse by its
priests. Through the interplay between these topics, two
paradoxical conclusions emerge. First, that the epidemic was caused
by an ancient reform intended to eradicate rather than encourage
clerical corruption. Second, that it was reversed by modern Church
policies with no obvious connection to sexual abuse. Boys of the
Cloth will transform your understanding of predatory behavior by
priests and of measures that will be crucial to prevent it.
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