From Victim to Offender provides unique insights into the problem of child sexual abuse, from people who were child victims and became offenders. Their stories reveal the vulnerability of boys to paedophiles and pederasts who provide the male attention and affection lacking in their home lives. They show how early sexualisation affects and damages their sexual development, their relationships and adult lives. From Victim to Offender reveals the inadequacy of present-day child protection education for the protection of boys. It emphasises the need for well advertised and readily available treatment facilities for offenders and the importance of assessment and treatment programmes in prison systems.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have had to buy two copies of this book. One to keep at hand and one to lend out to colleagues. I have also used it in work with one patient. It is not easy reading, at times gasping at the experiences people have suffered, but only further understanding why they may go on to abuse others. I can only say that if you work with offenders in any capacity (prison or hospital setting) you should read this book.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book shows how hurt the victims become, how one moment in a lifetime can ruin a life. It is inspirational and shows how careful we must be with the young children of the world
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Just the facts...
7 Jun 2002
By Clara M. Fuller
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If you are looking for TRUE insight into the minds of sexual offenders, then this is the book for you. The book is a collection of stories from actual offenders in Australia. It is not for those with weak stomachs or hearts. It is for those who truly want to understand how the mind of an offender works. These guys were all in jail where they underwent a specialized treatment program...after the other inmates and staff were educated so the sex offenders could be housed with regular criminals. They are not novelists and nothing is sugar-coated. Some stories are apologies to victims, while others continue to minimize their offenses. Either way, the reader gets an unabridged version of the thoughts of sex offenders, without a lot of psychological, investigative, analytical commentary...just the dark truth.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Many questions are left unanswered!
14 Oct 2000
By Gavin S. Pope
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Format:Paperback
This book offers a series of very graphic and painfully depressing
recollections of child abuse by victims (mostly boys) that eventually
became offenders. The graphic nature of these revelations may be too
much for more sensitive readers. The most shocking revelations do not
include the means of sexual, physical and emotional abuse that these
children suffered through, but the individuals that perpetrated this
abuse and the total lack of any moral or religious impediments to
their behavior.
recollections of child abuse by victims (mostly boys) that eventually
became offenders. The graphic nature of these revelations may be too
much for more sensitive readers. The most shocking revelations do not
include the means of sexual, physical and emotional abuse that these
children suffered through, but the individuals that perpetrated this
abuse and the total lack of any moral or religious impediments to
their behavior.
In the case of one of these children, the abusers
were part of the foster care system of Australia (Department of
Community Development), i.e., a religious organization that was
licensed by the State to care for children in the foster care system. ...
In the case of another boy sent to a boys home, also licensed by the
State, this child was subjected to sexual torture that defies the most
depraved imagination.
What this book lacks is answers to some of the
most basic questions surrounding child abuse...Why some children who
are severely abused do not themselves become abusers while others do
abuse children as adults? Why do some individuals become child
abusers who have not been subjected to abuse as children? Are there
treatment regimens for adult child abusers that are indeed successful
or do we need to lock up the abusers for the rest of their lives to
protect our children?
In the final analysis this book is basically
just a depressing series of recollections by adults severely abused as
children. ...
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
It won't teach you how to stop it or understand it.
27 Jan 2003
By "tigerlilyth"
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Format:Paperback
Graphicly detailing the abuse suffered and administered by these victims turned offenders, this book is definitely not for everyone. This is raw, this is gritty, and WILL NOT do anything to aid in the recovery of a victim, an offender, or their spouses. If anything, such graphic retellings can cause flashbacks and regression... definitely do not read if you are currently in treatment!
I envision that the people that most often pick this book up are offenders who were victims, victims that fear becoming offenders, and their parents and spouses... and they are looking in the wrong place. If your intent is to understand offenders, or heal an offender, look at books on sexual addiction-- Patrick J. Carnes is the best in that field. If you are looking to understand a victim or stop the cycle from victim to offender, there are MANY wonderful books out there on victims recovery... and the best way for a victim not to become an offender themselves is to put their heart into their therapy, and also release their anger. The anger and confusion left behind by abuse are the seeds that eventually grow into becoming a sexually abusive individual yourself.
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