Situational Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
Richard Wortley and Stephen Smallbone| | | ISBN: 978-1-881798-60-6 $75.00 |
| ISBN: 978-1-881798-61-3 $29.95 |
2006/270 pages
Crime Prevention Studies, Vol. 19 A CriminalJusticePress Book |
DESCRIPTION
What practical steps can reduce child abuse? The authors of this provocative work argue that child sex offending is strongly influenced by opportunities to offend, and that analyzing the environmental contexts of offending may offer new insights into preventing the behavior.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Richard Wortley is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Griffith University. Stephen Smallbone is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Griffith University.
CONTENTS
- Introduction—the Editors.
- Applying Situational Principles to Sexual Offenses against Children—R. Wortley and S. Smallbone.
- Situational and Dispositional Factors in Child Sexual Molestation: A Clinical Perspective—W.L. Marshall, G. A. Serran, and L. E. Marshall.
- Sex Crimes Against Children: Legislation, Prevention, and Investigation—L.M.J. Simon and K. Zgoba.
- An Empirically Based Situational Prevention Model for Child Sexual Abuse—K.L. Kaufman, M. Mosher, H. Carter, and L. Estes.
- Convergence Settings for Non-Predatory "Boy Lovers"—P. Tremblay.
- The Internet and Abuse Images of Children: Search, Pre-Criminal Situations, and Opportunity—M. Taylor and E. Quayle.
- Situational Prevention and Child Sex Offenders with an Intellectual Disability—F. Lambrick and W. Glaser.
- Is Risk Management Enough? Approach and Avoidance Goals in the Treatment of Sex Offenders—L. Eccleston and T. Ward.
- Strategies Adopted by Sexual Offenders to Involve Children in Sexual Activity—B. Leclerc, J. Carpentier, and J. Proulx.
"This book does not pretend to have all the answers... but does present a model that is very useful for anybody working in the area. It . . . should be in the library of all practitioners, researchers and teachers."—Graham D. Glancy, Victims and Offenders