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Does a Pedophile Live Next Door to You?

by amerric in Crime, August 26, 2009
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Chances are you could be living with a pedophile or sex offender just right around the corner or right next door. This article discusses the weak laws this country has when sentencing convicted pedophiles and sex offenders.

Who Can We Trust with Our Children?

by Jennifer Pointon in Crime, January 18, 2009
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An essay on risks of child predators and myths about sex offenders.

Shock and Denial are First Reactions to Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse

by Jane Gilgun in Crime, December 29, 2008
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No one wants to believe that someone they know and love is sexually abusing a child, but apparently wonderful people do. This articles shows how hard it is to keep an open mind, but how important open minds are.

Child Sexual Abuse: One of the Most Neglected Social Problems in Modern Times

by Jane Gilgun in Crime, December 29, 2008
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Child sexual abuse affects millions of children and families throughout the world and takes many forms. Child sexual abuse hurts survivors. Many do recover with a great deal of understanding and help, but many other children are left to suffer in silence. In many countries, when children are sexually abused, they are blamed and every effort is made to protect perpetrators.

Rape is Not Personal

by Jane Gilgun in Crime, December 14, 2008
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Survivors of stranger rapes think something about them caused the rapes. In this story, a man convicted of several stranger rapes explains that rape is not personal. He would not recognize his victims if they walked into the room. Women blame themselves for rape, but this story shows that sex offenders know who causes rapes. It is not survivors.

Laws Against Sex Offenders

by Mally Anderson in Law, September 18, 2008
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There should be a separate law for some sex offender violations.

Children Think Sexual Abuse is Their Fault

by Jane Gilgun in Crime, June 16, 2008
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When children are sexually abused, they think the abuse is their fault. In their own words, children say what sexual abuse means to them. It’s time to pay attention to what they say. Otherwise, child sexual abuse will go on and on.

What Child Sexual Abuse Means to Child Survivors and Perpetrators

by Jane Gilgun in Crime, June 4, 2008
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Child survivors think abuse is their fault; Perpetrators know otherwise. In this article, child survivors and perpetrators say in their own words what child sexual abuse means to them. Perpetrators talk about love, comfort, thrills, bliss, vengeance, fixing how they feel, and romance. Children talk about fear, dread, shame, guilt, and confusion.

Sex Offender Treatment Programme Failing at HMP Wakefield

by Stefan Walker-Dubois in Crime, December 24, 2007
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Details of how the SOTP is failing both the public and inmates in Britain’s most notorious sex offender prison.

Should Ex-Sex Offender Be Allowed Around His Own Minor Children?

by Myra Clarice Smith in Crime, July 17, 2007
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Imagine: You’re a free man (or woman), but you can’t be around your loved ones due to a crime that you’ve already paid for. When will society forgive for the mistakes of the past?

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