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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Ford, Hannah. Women who sexually abuse children. Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2006 (OCoLC)606103295 Online version: Ford, Hannah. Women who sexually abuse children. Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2006 (OCoLC)607811318 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Hannah Ford |
| ISBN: | 047001573X 0470015748 9780470015735 9780470015742 |
| OCLC Number: | 67727905 |
| Description: | xi, 191 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The prevalence of sexual abuse by women -- How is sexual abuse by women conceptualised and understood? -- The nature of child sexual abuse committed by women -- Potentially relevant factors in sexual abuse by women -- Male coercion of females into sexually abusive behaviour -- What might motivate women to sexually abuse children? -- Is sexual abuse by women harmful? -- Aspects of female offending in need of further research -- Intervening with female abusers : treatment needs, methods and outcomes -- Mothers who are partners of male offenders : are they collusive and therefore abusive? -- Female adolescents and children who sexually abuse. |
| Series Title: | Wiley series in child protection and policy. |
| Responsibility: | Hannah Ford. |
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Abstract:
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.
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"The strength of this book is the skill with which Ford leads the reader through difficult and challenging material." (Youth and Policy, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008)
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