Read more
Informationen zum Autor KAREN A. DUNCAN has 22 years clinical experience working with women, children, and families in their recovery from sexual abuse. She has presented at conferences throughout the United States in the education regarding and prevention of sexual abuse. She is the author of a comprehensive adult education program entitled The Right to Be Safe: Adult Education to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse that is offered free of charge on the Web site www.theright2besafe.org. Duncan has served as Adjunct Professor teaching General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Introduction to Women Studies. She received the 2005 Social Worker of the Year Award for Region 7 from the National Association of Social Workers, Indiana Chapter. Ms. Duncan can be reached through her Web site at www.healing4women.com. Klappentext This unprecedented look at female sexual predators explains why and how they prey on our children and youths and what adults-and children and youths themselves-should understand to prevent victimization.In Female Sexual Predators: Understanding and Identifying Them to Protect Our Children and Youths , social worker and therapist Karen A. Duncan helps adults be proactive so children will not fall prey to this violation. Vignettes pulled from news headlines and interviews with female sexual predators Duncan has encountered in her own practice are used to help readers understand these crimes and the women who commit them, as well as the impact these crimes can have on victims.The women profiled were in positions of authority at churches, schools, sports institutions, and the home. Victims explain how these women exploited their positions of trust, planned their crimes, groomed their victims, deceived adults into not detecting their behavior, and how they did not stop even when they recognized the danger and the harm to themselves and their victims. Duncan addresses the issue of maternal sexual abuse answering questions about mothers who willingly sexual abuse their own children and at times commit child sexual abuse with other adults, as well as women who sexually abuse girls. Four types of female sex offenders are presented within the emerging research on this topic, along with questions regarding assessment, treatment, and management of female sex offenders in the community. It also addresses the controversial issues of female pedophilia and female sexual deviance within the context of what we know about human sexuality. Zusammenfassung This unprecedented look at female sexual predators explains why and how they prey on our children and youths and what adults-and children and youths themselves-should understand to prevent victimization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Female Sexual Offenders: A Changing Perspective Clarifying Crime Reports and Prevalence Studies Diverse Characteristics of Female Sex Offenders Do Men Coerce Women to Commit Sexual Crimes? Female Sex Offenders and Violence Prior Sexual Victimization and Female Sexual Offending Understanding Female Sexual Offending The Risk to African American Boys by Female Sex Offenders Professional Bias and Gender Stereotypes The Importance of Sexist-Free Language Chapter Summary 2 Breaking the Silence about Maternal Sexual Abuse The Reality of Maternal Sexual Abuse The Myth of the Incest Taboo Barriers to Disclosing Maternal Sexual Abuse Characteristics of Maternal Sexual Offenders Types of Sexual Offenses Mothers Commit A View of the Impact of Maternal Sexual Abuse Relinquishing the Iconic Image of Mother Chapter Summary 3 Female Sexual Coercion and Aggression in College Dating Relationships Moving Beyond Gender Stereotypes Promoting an Honest and Respectful Dialogue Female Sexual Aggression and Male Victimization Alcohol and the Risk for Sexual Coercion Greek Membership: A High-Risk Environment for Sexual ...
