Perspectives on Female Sex Offending: A Culture of Denial

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ISBN: 9780754635659 | 0754635651
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Copyright: 1/28/2004

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Myriam Denov examines the life histories and experiences of both male and female victims of female sex offenders and investigates the impact and consequences of this sexual abuse. She also explores professional responses to female sex offending and the ways in which police officers and psychiatrists have understood, portrayed and managed such cases.

List of Figures and Table

viii

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

(8)

Societal Values and the Recognition of Child Sexual Abuse

(2)

Female Sexual Offending: An Unexplored Phenomenon

(3)

Definition of Terms

(1)

Overview of the Book

(2)

1 The Prevalence of Female Sex Offending: Rare or Under-Recognized?

(24)

The Controversy

(1)

Case Report Studies

(2)

Case Report Data on Female Sex Offending: A Rare Phenomenon

(2)

Self-Report Studies

(2)

Self-Report Studies on Female Sex Offending: An Under-Recognized Phenomenon

(2)

Barriers to Recognizing Female Sex Offending

(15)

2 Understanding Denial: The Transformation and Dialectical Processes

(22)

The Dialectical Process

(14)

Sexual Taboos and the Origins of Denial

(1)

The Transformation Process

(7)

3 The Research Methodology

(12)

The Sensitive Nature of the Research

(3)

A Qualitative Inquiry: Using Interviews

(2)

Data Collection Sites

(3)

Data Analysis and Interpretation

(4)

4 Police Perspectives on Female Sex Offending

(32)

Police Occupational Culture

(11)

Constructions of Female Sex Offenders

(10)

Understanding Police Constructions

(3)

Police Investigative Policies and Practices

(8)

5 Psychiatrists' Perspectives on Female Sex Offending

(32)

The Occupational Culture of Psychiatry

(12)

Constructions of Female Sex Offenders

111

(14)

Understanding Psychiatrists' Constructions

125

(6)

6 Victims' Perspectives on Female Sex Offending

131

(44)

The Experience of Sexual Abuse by Females

131

(2)

Characteristics of the Sexual Abuse

133

(8)

Negotiating the Past: Transforming the Sexual Abuse Experience

141

(7)

The Long-Term Effects of the Sexual Abuse

148

(13)

Victims' Experiences with Disclosure to Professionals

161

(2)

Professionals' Responses to Disclosures: Affirming the Culture of Denial

163

(3)

Consequences of Professional Responses

166

(9)

7 Conclusion and Policy Implications

175

(26)

The Culture of Denial

175

(3)

Organizational Cultures and the Dialectic

178

(2)

Criminal Justice Responses to Female Offenders

180

(3)

Feminist Theory

183

(3)

Implications of the Culture of Denial

186

(1)

Implications for Child Sexual Abuse Policy and Practice: Countering the Culture of Denial

187

(8)

Directions for Future Research

195

(6)

References

201

(22)

Index

223

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Perspectives on Female Sex Offending: A Culture of Denial

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