Paedophiles and Sexual Offences Against Children (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law) [Hardcover]

Dennis Howitt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471939390 | ISBN-13: 978-0471939399 | Publication Date: April 1995 | Edition: 1

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.

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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.

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Key features of the book include&UL;&LI;Provision of extensive interview material giving insight into ‘offenders’ and their lifestyles.&LI;Discussion, in unprecedented detail, of the criminogenic role of sexual fantasy, including pornography, in sexual offences against children.&LI;Emphasis on the origins of offending in childhood sexualization including the special significance of women in the sexual abuse of future offenders.&/UL; --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471939390
• ISBN-13: 978-0471939399
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,086,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good beginning to understanding them, October 21, 1999

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This review is from: Paedophiles and Sexual Offences Against Children (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law) (Hardcover)

I was researching pedophilia when I came upon this book and I'm so glad I had the chance to read it now. It really opened my eyes regarding pedophiles and the goings on within their minds. It also gave me a firmer understanding of possible reform programs for these offenders. Most of all, it ensured me that not nearly enough time and study has gone into the understanding of these people as a solution to the problem. Are pedophiles around every corner as our media would have us believe? No. Do they exist and are they a concern in modern day society? Yes. The point is that only by trying to understand why they do what they do can we begin to keep tragic events from taking place and ruining families and lives across this country. Being outraged and executing them without studying them thoroughly is not the answer people.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a dangerous apologia for child sexual abuse, September 2, 2003

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This review is from: Paedophiles and Sexual Offences Against Children (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law) (Hardcover)

Denis Howitt's book is quoted extensivly on websites which defend child sexual abuse - the kind of websites that refer to man boy love and intergenerational sex. Men who abuse children need 'academic' work which minimises the nature of their crimes - indeed, suggest it may be beneficial to children. There's a long history of this kind of 'research' going back to the Paedophile Information Exchange in the 70s. Howitt's hostility to any analysis of child sexual abuse which defines it as an abuse of power tells you all you need to know. Men who write books suggesting that children can freely consent to sexual activity without suffering any ill effects let all abusers off the hook. Howitt, like all men who write this kind of book, knows full well who utilises and benefits from it, who it enables to sleep more peacefully at night - not the children that's for sure.

Who is Dennis Howitt- an academic at Loughborough University. But that's not the whole story. I suggest readers do their own research