1st Edition

Offenders and the Sexual Abuse of Children Interventions and Limitations

By James A. Cates Copyright 2025
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

This book synthesizes the nascent but growing body of literature and research emerging on risk management and treatment of persons who sexually offend against children. This volume demonstrates the need for change by placing current attitudes toward sexual offending in their sociocultural context and then discussing the impact of these attitudes. Rather than parse the needs of children who... Read more

1 Monsters under the bed: Postmodern culture and sexual offending

2 Historical perspectives: Offending across cultures and time

3 Postmodern perspectives and diverse paths: The dynamics of sexual offending

4 The myth of community safety: Assurance but not deterrence

5 Postmodern interventions: The evolution of treatment models

6 Postmodern treatment modalities: Advances and limitations

7 The family system: The broad impact of sexual offending

8 Don’t ask, don’t tell: Minor attraction

9 Alternatives to the current models: Looking beyond behavior

10 Distant horizons: Implementing change

Biography

James A. Cates is a board-certified clinical psychologist in northeast Indiana. He is adjunct faculty in the mental health counseling program at Purdue University— Fort Wayne, United States.