Main description:

This book provides an up-to-date analysis of major issues in the field of sexual abuse, both established and emerging, and asks how we can develop the most evidence-based, fit-for-purpose approach in responding to and preventing it. Sexual abuse is a multi-disciplinary, international issue that exists at the crossroads of theory, practice, and research. Therefore, the book is future-facing and asks the reader to critically reflect upon current and future research and practice, and to ask: what next? In doing this the book examines the theory, research, and practice on a range of topics including, grooming behaviors, risk management, risk assessment, sexual fantasies, professional engagement, and policy development. These, and other essential topics for effective and efficient care for people who have committed sexual offenses, are addressed as part of the ultimate goal to reduce and even eliminate sexual victimization in the future.

Contents:

Section 1: Sexual Offending Behaviours

Chapter 1: The Complexities of Understanding Sexual Grooming Behaviours, Georgia Winters, Sharron Spriggs, & Elizabeth L. Jeglic

Chapter 2: Understanding Sexual Fantasising: Implications for Forensic Practice and Research, Ross M. Bartels

Chapter 3: Lethal Outcome in Sexual Assaults: Predicting the Unpredictable?, Eric Beauregard

Chapter 4: Abuse at the heart of the family: The challenges and complexities of sibling sexual abuse, Peter Yates & Stuart Allardyce

Section 2: Assessment of People who have Committed a Sexual Offence

Chapter 5: Using Indirect Measures of Sexual Interest in Forensic Contexts: Past, Present, and Future, Alexander F. Schmidt & Rainer Banse

Chapter 6: Working with Individuals who have accessed Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Assessment Strategies and Future Developments, Hannah L. Merdian & Derek E. Perkins

Chapter 7: We Are Not There Yet: Contemporary Challenges for Risk Assessment and Management, Kasia Uzieblo, Tamara de Beuf, Minne De Boeck, & Wineke J. Smid

Chapter 8: Towards an Integration of Risk Assessment, Case Formulation, and Forensic Neuroscience, Leam A. Craig & Martin Rettenberger

Section 3: Treatment of People Exhibiting Deviant Sexual Interests and/or Behaviours

Chapter 9: Future Directions in the Treatment of Sexual Self-Regulation Problems in People Who Have Sexually Offended, Wineke J. Smid

Chapter 10: Applying RNR Principles to Effectively Treat People Who Have Committed a Sexual Offence, Sandy Jung

Chapter 11: Prison Climate and Rehabilitating Men with Sexual Convictions, Nicholas Blagden

Chapter 12: They Need Somebody, and Not Just Anybody: Help-Seeking Behaviour in Minor-Attracted Persons, Kasia Uzieblo & Minne De Boeck

Chapter 13: How to Thrive as a Provider of Treatment to Those Convicted of Sex Offences, Jo Clarke

Section 4: Community Engagement and Integration of People Exhibiting Deviant Sexual Interests and/or Behaviours

Chapter 14: Expanding Interventions to Integrate Men who have Sexually Offended back into the Community: Circles of Support and Accountability in Europe, Kieran F. McCartan, Mechtild Hoeing, & Riana Taylor

Chapter 15: Desistance Narratives in Men Who Have Committed Sexual Offences, Lucile de Kruijff & Arjan Blokland

Chapter 16: Moving Forward in Offender-Oriented Prevention: The Stop it Now! Prevention Project from an International Perspective, Minne De Boeck, Jenny Coleman, Jill Van Dijk, & Donald Findlater

Section 5: Changing Professional and Policy Directions in the Field of Sexual Abuse

Chapter 17: The Relevance of Professional Organisations in the Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Violence, Marije Keulen-de Vos, Kasia Uzieblo, Minne De Boeck, Sarah Brown, & Carla Maria Xella

Chapter 18: Translating the Sexual Abuse Evidence Base into Effective Policy and Practice, Kieran F. McCartan