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Children and Young People Who Sexually Abuse Others

by Marcus Erooga

This accessible text presents key research findings about young sexual abusers and up-to-date models of policy and practice. Chapters cover issues such as policy and service development, particularly in the context of the 1997 Sex Offenders Act and the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act; sexually aggressive children (those under 10 years) and female adolescent sexual abusers; evaluating treatment of outcomes in relation to young abusers, and issues around empowered and empowering practice.