Karen A. Duncan

Female Sexual Predators (eBook, PDF)

Understanding Them to Protect Our Children and Youths

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313366307
• Artikelnr.: 37827891

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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 Coercion
Adversarial Beliefs, Love Styles, and Sexual Coercion
Chapter Summary
4 Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Harassment in Schools
A Review of Findings from the U.S. Department of Education (2004) Study on
Educator Sexual Misconduct in Schools
Female Sexual Predators in Schools: It Happens to Girls Too
Laura's Story
Joanna's Story
The Celebrity Coach
Sexual Harassment in Schools
Sexualized School Environments
Teachers' Participation in Sexual Harassment
Amy's Story
Chapter Summary
5 Future Directions
Female Sexual Deviance
Overview of Emerging Typologies
Treatment Components with Female Sexual Offenders
The Possibility of Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Chapter Summary
Appendices
Appendix A Adversarial Beliefs Inventory(c) (ABI-Heterosexual Females)(c)
Appendix B Beliefs about Male Rape(c) (BAMR)(c)
Appendix C Justification of Sexual Aggression (JSA-Heterosexual Female)(c)
Appendix D Assessment of Sexual Assertiveness(c) (ASA)(c)
Notes
Bibliography
Index