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Children, Sexuality, and Child Sexual Abuse.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (329 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781351612739
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 362.76
Online resources:
Contents:
Children, sexuality and child sexual abuse- Front Cover -- Children, sexuality and child sexual abuse -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Overview: childhood, sex, and society -- Children and childhood -- Sex and society -- The human rights of children -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 2: Sexual development and behaviour in children -- Sexual development in children -- Sexual behaviour in children -- Adolescent sexuality -- Sexualized behaviour in children -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 3: Adverse experiences in childhood -- Child maltreatment -- Impaired parenting -- The neurobiology of adverse experiences in childhood -- Prevalence and incidence of adversity in childhood -- Discussion points -- References -- Chapter 4: Prevalence of child sexual abuse -- Facts and figures -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 5: Abuse and neglect of children in Indigenous communities -- Introduction -- CSA in Indigenous communities -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 6: Institutional child sexual abuse -- Introduction -- A brief history of sex and the Roman Catholic Church -- Institutional factors in sexual offending -- Prevention of institutional CSA -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Internet resources -- Chapter 7: Disclosure of child sexual abuse -- Reliability of disclosures of CSA -- The child as witness -- Discussion points -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 8: Assessment of child sexual abuse -- The interview protocol -- Assessing the allegation -- Application of assessment systems -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading.
Chapter 9: The effects of child sexual abuse -- Can specific effects of CSA be identified? -- System intervention trauma in children disclosing sexual abuse -- Longer term effects of childhood sexual abuse -- Impacts of institutional CSA -- Discussion points -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 10: Memory -- The structure of memory -- Normal memory development in infancy and childhood -- Misconceptions about memory -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 11: When memory deceives: false and recovered memories -- False memories -- The developmental reversal effect -- Recovered memories -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 12: Young people who sexually offend -- Characteristics of young sex offenders -- Prevalence -- Are there valid typologies of young sex offenders? -- Recidivism -- Risk assessment -- Treatment of young sex offenders -- Discussion points -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Index.
Summary: Despite major advances in research and practice within the field, misconceptions remain about child sexual abuse that impact on its recognition, understanding and investigation. This book provides an evidence-based examination of the key issues and includes examples and case studies that bring the issues alive for both students and professionals.
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Children, sexuality and child sexual abuse- Front Cover -- Children, sexuality and child sexual abuse -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Overview: childhood, sex, and society -- Children and childhood -- Sex and society -- The human rights of children -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 2: Sexual development and behaviour in children -- Sexual development in children -- Sexual behaviour in children -- Adolescent sexuality -- Sexualized behaviour in children -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 3: Adverse experiences in childhood -- Child maltreatment -- Impaired parenting -- The neurobiology of adverse experiences in childhood -- Prevalence and incidence of adversity in childhood -- Discussion points -- References -- Chapter 4: Prevalence of child sexual abuse -- Facts and figures -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 5: Abuse and neglect of children in Indigenous communities -- Introduction -- CSA in Indigenous communities -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 6: Institutional child sexual abuse -- Introduction -- A brief history of sex and the Roman Catholic Church -- Institutional factors in sexual offending -- Prevention of institutional CSA -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Internet resources -- Chapter 7: Disclosure of child sexual abuse -- Reliability of disclosures of CSA -- The child as witness -- Discussion points -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 8: Assessment of child sexual abuse -- The interview protocol -- Assessing the allegation -- Application of assessment systems -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading.

Chapter 9: The effects of child sexual abuse -- Can specific effects of CSA be identified? -- System intervention trauma in children disclosing sexual abuse -- Longer term effects of childhood sexual abuse -- Impacts of institutional CSA -- Discussion points -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 10: Memory -- The structure of memory -- Normal memory development in infancy and childhood -- Misconceptions about memory -- Discussion points -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 11: When memory deceives: false and recovered memories -- False memories -- The developmental reversal effect -- Recovered memories -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Chapter 12: Young people who sexually offend -- Characteristics of young sex offenders -- Prevalence -- Are there valid typologies of young sex offenders? -- Recidivism -- Risk assessment -- Treatment of young sex offenders -- Discussion points -- Notes -- References -- Additional reading -- Index.

Despite major advances in research and practice within the field, misconceptions remain about child sexual abuse that impact on its recognition, understanding and investigation. This book provides an evidence-based examination of the key issues and includes examples and case studies that bring the issues alive for both students and professionals.

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