Research Catalog

Title

The sexual exploitation of children : a practical guide to assessment, investigation, and intervention / Seth L. Goldstein.

Author

Goldstein, Seth L.

Publication

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c1999.

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Description

xxix, 574 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

A discussion of developments in the manifestation of problems involved in the investigation and assessment of sexual cases, which offers advice on dealing with these issues. It focuses on proven field-tested methods gathered from law enforcement and clinical practitioners.

Series Statement

CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations

Uniform Title

CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations

Subject

• Child Abuse, Sexual
• Child sexual abuse > Investigation
• Child sexual abuse > United States
• Criminology
• Interviews as Topic > methods
• Sex Offenses > psychology
• Sex crimes > United States
• United States

Note

• 1st ed. published: New York : Elsevier, 1987.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Difficulties Law Enforcement Faces in Investigating the Sexual Exploitation of Children -- The Unique Position of the Police and Their Agents in an Investigation -- The Need For Professional Alliances with Clinical and Medical Communities -- A Needed Change in Law Enforcement Response -- Cases Pose Unique Defenses -- Children Are "Perfect" Victims -- The Child as a Witness -- A Natural Disdain for the Subject Matter -- Countertransference and Its Dangers -- The Problem of Determining What Exactly is Sexual Abuse or Exploitation -- Mixed Messages by the Public-at-Large -- Backlash -- State of the Problem -- The Problem Defined -- The Difference Between Child Molesters and Pedophiles -- Characteristics of the Offender -- Pedophilia--A Way of Life -- Sexual Exploitation -- Fallacies -- Magnitude and Scope -- Statistics--The Unknown Factors -- Embarrassment -- Fears of Being Responsible or Blamed -- Fear of Being Punished -- Fears of Exposure or Labeling -- Fear of the Court Process -- Fear That No One Will Believe the Child -- Problems for Boys in Disclosure -- Family Member Involved -- Threats Implied or Expressed -- Guilt -- Secrecy -- Seriousness of the Problem -- The Turn Toward Violence -- Parties to the Crime -- The Victim -- The Dynamics of Victimization -- The Problem of the Compliant, Non-Complaining Victim -- Profile Characteristics: Effects of Victimization and Symptomatology of Abuse -- The Offender -- Past Perspectives -- Types of Offenders -- Application of the Typology -- Commission of the Crime.

ISBN

• 0849381541 (acid-free paper)
• 0849381542 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^^98228617^

OCLC

40217961

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library