Identifying Child Molesters: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by Recognizing the Patterns of the Offenders

Addressing a hugely controversial and worrying topic of public interest, this book makes use of humerous case studies to lay bare the societal attitudes that lead to child sexual abuse, in an aim to educate psychologists, teachers and parents in how to recognise and prevent child abuse before it happens. Included here are chapters on such vital issues as: - The Problem: Case Studies - Psychological, Moral and Cultural Issues - How Often Does it Happen? - Demographics: General Characteristics of Abusers - Turning a Blind Eye: How the Social Climate Helps Foster Abuse - Setting Boundaries to Help Prevent Child Abuse Of pressing concern to anyone who lives or works with children, this groundbreaking work addresses the issue from the perspective of the molester, their families and their victims, enabling us all to gain a fuller understanding of how to create a safer world for our children.