Preventing Child Sexual Abuse : Evidence, Policy and Practice


Stephen. Smallbone
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2013.
Omfang
1 online resource (267 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Preventing Child Sexual Abuse; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1 Child sexual abuse: definitions, dimensions and scope of the problem; Defining child sexual abuse; Dimensions of child sexual abuse; Scope of the problem; Summary; 2 Explaining child sexual abuse: a new integrated theory; Biological foundations; Developmental influences; Ecosystemic factors; Situational factors; Summary; 3 Identifying prevention targets; Current approaches to prevention; Implications of the integrated theory for preventing sexual abuse; Offenders, victims, situations and communities. - Interventions with known victimsSummary; 8 Situational prevention; Conceptual and empirical foundations; Situational prevention of child sexual abuse; Summary; 9 Community-focused approaches; Community-focused approaches to crime prevention; Community-focused approaches to preventing maltreatment; Community-focused approaches to preventing sexual abuse; Summary; 10 Towards a comprehensive prevention strategy; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention; Tertiary prevention; Where to from here?; References; Index. - Summary4 Developmental prevention; Conceptual and empirical foundations; Developmental prevention of child sexual abuse offending; Summary; 5 Criminal justice interventions; Detection, investigation and prevention; The psychology of punishment; Deterrence strategies; Incapacitation strategies; Summary; 6 Treating adult and adolescent offenders; General principles; Treatment for adult child sexual abuse offenders; Treatment for adolescent child sexual abuse offenders; Treatment outcomes; Summary; 7 Victim-focused prevention; Interventions with potential victims. - 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 setting
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ISBN
9781843922216. - 9781843922223

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