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Confronting Child Sexual Abuse: Knowledge to Action

Anne M. Nurse 2020 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license © Anne M. Nurse
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Most people get information about child sexual abuse from media coverage, social movements, or conversations with family and friends. Confronting Child Sexual Abuse describes how these forces shape our views of victims and offenders, while also providing an in-depth look at prevention efforts and current research. Sociologist Anne Nurse has synthesized studies spanning the fields of psychology, sociology, communications, criminology, and political science to produce this nuanced, accessible, and up-to-date account. Topics include the prevalence of abuse, the impact of abuse on victims and families, offender characteristics, abuse in institutions, and the efficacy of treatments. Written for people who care for kids, for students considering careers in criminal justice or human services, and for anyone seeking information about this devastating issue, Nurse’s book offers new public policy ideas as well as practical suggestions on how to engage in prevention work. Interactive links to studies, videos, and podcasts connect readers to further resources.
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Member Institution Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Section One: Knowledge
    • Chapter One: The Social Context of Child Sexual Abuse
    • Chapter Two: Child Sexual Abuse Definition, Prevalence, and Harm
    • Chapter Three: Victims and Offenders
  • Section Two: Action
    • Chapter Four: Legal Responses in the Wake of an Allegation
    • Chapter Five: Legal Restrictions Postprison
    • Chapter Six: Preventing Abuse in Organizations and Workplaces
    • Chapter Seven: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
    • Chapter Eight: Looking to the Future
  • Acknowledgments
  • Footnotes
  • Bibliography

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A comic strip illustration that shows two characters demonstrated confirmation bias.

Figure 1. Confirmation Bias

From Preface

Figure 1. Confirmation Bias. Source: The Upturned Microscope by Nik Papageorgiou. May 2017. https://theupturnedmicroscope.com/comic/logical-fallacies-confirmation-bias/

Photo of Roseanne Barr holding a microphone.

Figure 2. Roseanne Barr

From Chapter One

Page 30 →Figure 2. Roseanne Barr. “File:Roseanne Barr in 2010.jpg” by Leah Mark is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo of John Walsh giving a thumbs-up.

Figure 3. John Walsh

From Chapter One

Page 33 →Figure 3. John Walsh has hosted a number of shows about missing children. Most recently he hosted In Pursuit with John Walsh. Source: Everett Collection at Shutterstock.

Line graph displaying U.S maltreatment trends between 1990 and 2018, showing declines in each kind of abuse.

Figure 4. U.S. Maltreatment Trends 1990–2018

From Chapter Two

Figure 4. U.S. Maltreatment Trends 1990-2018. Source: Crimes Against Children Research Lab. University of New Hampshire. February 2020. Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2018.

Line graph displaying correlation, but not causation, between data on numbers of fatality by falling into a pool and the number films Nicolas Cage has appeared in.

Figure 5. Number of people who drowned by falling into a pool, correlated with films Nicolas Cage appeared in

From Chapter Three

Figure 5. Number of people who drowned by falling into a pool, correlated with films Nicolas Cage appeared in. Source: Tyler Vigen at tylervigen.com

Cartoon illustration showing a prosecutor at a desk next to a judge at a desk, to the prosectutor's right, each with their title in all-caps on the front of their desk.

Figure 6.

From Chapter Four

Figure 6. In the United States, prosecutors hold a lot of power because they decide when to file charges. Copyright [2020] American Civil Liberties Union. Originally posted by the ACLU at https://www.aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/across-america-single-most-powerful-person-local-criminal-justice-systems

Photo of a golden retriever looking into the camera.

Figure 7.

From Chapter Four

Figure 7. Dogs can be comforting for kids at the courthouse. Source: Caleb Fisher on Unsplash.

Comic strip 'How Deterrance Works' showing two characters, Pervis and Annabelle, discussing 'their next crime.'

Figure 8. How Deterrance Works

From Chapter Four

Figure 8. How Deterrence Works. © 2008 Ted Rall, all rights reserved, reprinted with permission, www.rall.com

Photocopy of a text document, a 'Community Notification' from Mississippi County in Arkansas.

Figure 9. Community Notification from Mississippi County, Arkansas

From Chapter Five

Figure 9. Community Notification from Mississippi County, Arkansas.

Comic strip showing two dog-like characters discussing if violence is accpetable as self-defense.

Figure 10. Self Offense

From Chapter Five

Figure 10. Self Offense. 2011 by Nina Paley. Mimi and Eunice. CC-BY-SA. https://mimiandeunice.com/category/violence/

Comic illustrastion of a boxing ring with a trainer telling his boxer, 'I'd say you've lulled him into a false sense of security' while observing his opponent watching TV in the ring.

Figure 11. False Sense of Security

From Chapter Five

Figure 11. False Sense of Security. Source: Kieran Meehan.

Photo of an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet on a peron's ankle, situated atop their sock.

Figure 12. Bracelet électronique

From Chapter Five

Figure 12. Bracelet électronique. Author: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, from Wikimedia Commons, License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.

Photo of a person placing both of their thumbs onto a digital fingerprinting machine.

Figure 13. Fingerprinting

From Chapter Six

Figure 13. Fingerprinting. Source: Ivan Semenovych at Shutterstock.

Comic strip showing two dog-like characters discussing the idea of 'othering.'

Figure 14. Othering

From Chapter Seven

Figure 14. Othering. 2010 by Nina Paley. Mimi and Eunice. CC-BY-SA. https://mimiandeunice.com/2010/07/29/othering/

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