Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - Evidence, Policy and Practice

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Smallbone is Professor of Criminology, and Clinical and Research Program Leader of the Youth Forensic Service at Griffith University. William Marshall is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Queen's University in Canada, and the Director of Rockwood Psychological Services. Richard Wortley is Director of the Department of Security and Crime Science at University College London. Klappentext This book integrates clinical and criminological concepts and knowledge to inform a more comprehensive and effective public policy approach to preventing child sexual abuse. It will be essential reading for anybody with interests in this field. Zusammenfassung This book integrates clinical and criminological concepts and knowledge to inform a more comprehensive and effective public policy approach to preventing child sexual abuse. It will be essential reading for anybody with interests in this field. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Child Sexual Abuse: Definitions, Dimensions and Scope of the Problem  2. Explaining Child Sexual Abuse: A New Integrated Theory  3. Identifying Prevention Targets  4. Developmental Prevention  5. Criminal Justice Interventions  6. Treating Adult and Adolescent Offenders  7. Victim-focused Prevention  8. Situational Prevention   9. Community-focused Approaches  10. Towards a Comprehensive Prevention Strategy

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• Authors: Bill Marshall, William L. Marshall, William L. (Rockwood Psych. Services) Marshall, Marshall William L., Stephen Smallbone, Stephen (Griffith University Smallbone, Smallbone Stephen, Richard Wortley, Richard (UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science Wortley, Wortley Richard
• Publisher: Willan Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9781843922216
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-221-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Crime Science Series; Crime Science Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Social Work, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Medicine and Nursing