Sexual offenders are surrounded by mythology, fascination, and revulsion. Sex offenders present difficult and complicated issues interpersonally, as well as in treatment and management. Most people do not understand why and how someone who sexually abuses does what he does, so we inaccurately apply information or explanations that do nothing more than facilitate the offenders' evasion of accountability and visibility. Denial, victim blaming, aggression, and blatant chronic deception are inherent in the interactions with sexual offenders. Sex offenders, almost without fail, are not able to accept responsibility nor do they hold themselves accountable for their own behavior. Unfortunately, our failure to truly understand their motives and techniques helps provide excuses and further camouflage to their deviance. This book is specifically geared towards unmasking the offender by providing clear, comprehensible information about the motivations, techniques, and dynamics of sexual offenders. It will not only explore the biases and myths that the reader may rely upon to understand deviance, but will also explain pathways to offending, the distorted thinking and relating that offenders engage in, and the ways offenders manipulate and exploit others. The first part will be guiding the reader to explore the presumptions and assumptions commonly adopted about sexual offenders. The reader will be shown how misinformation supports the success of the sexual offender. The second section will focus on exposing the sexual offender using straightforward language and tangible examples. The third section will include safety and management strategies for the everyday reader, as well as the reader who might be in law enforcement or offender supervision. This book is intended for anyone interested in learning about offenders. It will be written to be useful for both professionals and non-professionals, including students, paralegals, victim advocates, and others involved in the criminal justice system or mental health field.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367741532
Author Veronique N. Valliere
Format Hardback
Page Count 168
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 178g