Child Sexual Abuse: Its Scope and Our FailureChild sexual abuse has become a prevalent topic of study and discussion in the fields of Child Psychology, Pediatrics, Law Enforcement, and Social Work. But even with the widespread knowledge of identifiable behavior in its victims and abusers, society's response to child sexual abuse is failing profoundly. Rebecca Bolen's authoritative book, Child Sexual Abuse: Its Scope and Our Failure, clearly defines the scope of child sexual abuse and addresses society's ability to respond to the problem. It is her thesis that society's response to child sexual abuse is failing because the policies, programs, and statutes designed to assess and identify abuse are grounded in historical and myth-bound theoretical child sexual abuse literature rather than in the empirical knowledge base. This comprehensive text on child sexual abuse covers: This comprehensive review can be used not only as a text, but also as a primary reference for professionals in government, law enforcement, medical, mental health, and any agency that works with child sexual abuse offenders and victims. |
Contents
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An Historical and Sociocultural Perspective | 27 |
SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM | 40 |
Methodology | 41 |
Incidence and Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse | 65 |
Extrafamilial Abuse | 91 |
lntrafamilial Abuse | 113 |
Offenders | 163 |
Nonoffending Guardians | 187 |
AFTERMATH | 199 |
Professional Response to Child Sexual Abuse | 219 |
Conclusions | 245 |
It Takes a Village | 273 |
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