Various psychological theories exist in the literature to explain the behavior of men who
commit child sex offences, including the belief that child sexual abuse (CSA) is a …

Few men care for, or teach, young children. The 1991 UK census found that less than 1% of
nursery nurses were male, while 14% of nursery/primary teachers were male. A similarly …

Sexual exploitation in sport is a problem that has beset both male and female athletes
privately for decades but which has only recently emerged as a public issue. Spoilsports is …

The authors would like to thank the workers and parents who took part in the study and the
managers of centres who permitted us to interview staff on the premises. Without them the …

Organised Sexual Abuse offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary investigation of this
phenomenon. Since the early 1980s, social workers and mental health professionals around …

This paper reviews the social constructions of the paedophile as these are embodied in
clinical and journalistic discourses. It considers how these discourses have influenced …

The aim of this study was to provide the first empirical description of the modus operandi of
sexual offenders working or doing voluntary work with children and adolescents across all …

This paper reflects upon the historic abuse of young people living in children's homes.
Beginning with a recognition of 'individual abuse', it explores, first of all, the reasons why …

Confidence in the public care system in the United Kingdom (UK) has been shaken by
numerous and widespread scandals surrounding the abuse of children and young people …

Our understanding of criminal behaviour and its causes has been too long damaged by the
failure to integrate the emotional, psychological, social and cultural influences on the way …