Sexual Offending Against Children

Tony Morrison, Marcus Erooga, Richard C. Beckett, Howarth Valerie

• 1 Adult Sex Offenders: Who Are They? Why and How Do They Do It2 Context, Constraints and Considerations for Practice 3 Assessment for Sex Offenders4 Cognitve-Behavioural Treatment of Sex Offenders5 Groupwork with Men who Sexually Abuse Children 6 The Management of Sex Offenders in Institutions 7 Adolescent Sex Offenders: Research and Treatment 8 Parent, Partner, Protector: Conflicting Role Demands for Mothers of Sexually Abused Children 9 Where the Professional Meets the Personal: Staff Care Issues in Work with Sexual Offenders

`a milestone in drawing together many of the key issues relating to the treatment of offenders ... essential reading for those seeking policy solutions ... should be read by policy makers, practitioners, trainers and children's advocates.' - Valerie Howarth, ChildLine`a much needed volume containing detailed reviews of research and documenting the work of those at the forefront of practice initiatives ... clear well argued ... integrates theory, practice and research successfully.' - Commuity Care`This book is well worth purchasing, not only by those who are practitioners but also those interested in this area of work.' - Probation Journal`... a comprehensive overview of sexual offending against children. ... chapters systematically and clearly define sexual offending against children and the substantial elements of the practice of treatment of offenders in the United Kingdom. ... Wide ranging scope and its comprehensible style make it accessible ...' - The Hon Mr Justice David Malcolm AC, Chief Justice of Western Australia, 1994 National Conference of National Association for Development of Work With Sex Offenders