Sex Offending Against Children: Understanding the RiskHome Office, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 1998 - Child abuse - 56 pages This report reviews the literature relating to sex offending against children. It is aimed at the UK police service, and focuses on those studies that have most relevance to police officers in their interaction with individuals who sexually offend against children. It covers three broad areas : the extent and nature of child sexual abuse, the characteristics of offenders and the risks posed by them, and the ways in which those risks can be managed. |
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