Ford Women Who Sexually Abuse Children

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-03081-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series

Until recently, the topic of female sexual offenders remained under-researched, and many incorrect assumptions and beliefs still surround the subject. This book is organised in to five parts around eleven chapters. It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research in this often overlooked area and discusses both adult female offenders and adolescents/younger children who commit sexual offences against children. After an in-depth evaluation of research literature, the author then considers a range of treatment approaches and directions for future research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ford, Hannah

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword ix
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction 1
Part I: The Nature and Prevalence of Sexual Abuse by Women and Our Understanding of it
1 The Prevalence of Sexual Abuse by Women 7
2 How is Sexual Abuse by Women Conceptualised and Understood? 17
3 The Nature of Child Sexual Abuse Committed by Women 25
Part II: Contextualising Sexual Abuse by Women
4 Potentially Relevant Factors in Sexual Abuse by Women 37
5 Male Coercion of Females into Sexually Abusive Behaviour 47
6 What Might MotivateWomen to Sexually Abuse Children? 57
Part III: The Consequences of Sexual Abuse by Women
7 Is Sexual Abuse by Women Harmful? 69
Part IV: Furthering Our Understanding and Developing Work in this Field
8 Aspects of Female Offending in Need of Further Research 93
9 Intervening with Female Abusers: Treatment Needs, Methods and Outcomes 111
Part V: Widening Our Focus
10 Mothers who are Partners of Male Offenders: are they Collusive and therefore Abusive? 129
11 Female Adolescents and Children who Sexually Abuse 149
Concluding Thoughts 167
References 171
Index 189

Über Autor(innen)

Hannah Ford is a Research Psychologist for the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, a charity that works with both victims and perpetrators of child sexual abuse.