The sexual abuse of children by women is an area that has not,
until now, been suitably acknowledged by professionals in the
sexual offending field. Over recent years, the number of studies of
such women has been growing steadily and this timely book provides
an overall picture of our understanding of this issue to date and
suggests where research efforts and practice developments could go
next.
"Women Who Sexually Abuse Children" begins by considering the
societal and professional understanding of sexual abuse by women
and why, until recently, such behaviour in women was widely denied
and minimised. The book moves on to discuss what is known about the
sexually abusive behaviour of women and some of the potentially
contributing factors to this behaviour. It also considers the
particular effects on victims of being abused by a woman.
Although researchers are increasing their study of this group of
abusers, the knowledge base remains small when compared with their
male counterparts and, inevitably, many more questions still remain
unanswered. Highlighting these gaps in our knowledge forms the
focus of the next part of the book, before it continues to consider
treatment needs and approaches with this group of offenders. The
final section aims to broaden the reader's thinking around this
issue with a discussion of two related topics: the female partners
of sexually abusive males and adolescent female sexual abusers.
This book offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage for
clinicians, practitioners and researchers working in the field of
child sexual abuse or those working with offenders.
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