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Women who sexually abuse children

Author: Hannah Ford
Publisher: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, ©2006.
Series: Wiley series in child protection and policy.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book begins by considering the societal and professional understanding of sexual abuse by women and why, until recently, such behaviour in women was widely denied and minimised. It also considers why the topic of female sexual offenders remains under-researched, and why many incorrect assumptions and beliefs still surround the subject. The book moves on to discuss what is known about the sexually abusive  Read more...
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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
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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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  Read more...

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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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