Paedophiles and sexual offences against children / Dennis Howitt.
By: Howitt, Dennis [author]
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BookSeries: Wiley series in psychology of crime, policing, and law: Publisher: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, [1995]Copyright date: ©1995Description: x, 289 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0471955914 (paperback).Subject(s): Child molesters -- Great Britain | Pedophilia -- Great Britain | Child sexual abuse -- Great BritainDDC classification: 364.1536 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 364.1536 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00010279 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The author adopts a simple value stance thus enabling a wide variety of perspectives on adult-child sexual contacts to be explored including those less hostile to paedophiles. Extensive, in-depth, case histories and interviews provide insight into offenders and their lifestyles. The criminogenic role of sexual fantasy and pornography in sexual offences against children is discussed in unprecedented detail. Features comprehensive accounts of assessment, treatment and theoretical issues in offending.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and indexes.
Introducing the paedophile -- What is different about child abusers? -- What paedophiles think and do -- Qualms over technical assessments -- Theories of paedophilia -- Paedophilia and fantasy -- The treatment of paedophiles -- The future of paedophilia.