This unprecedented look at female sexual predators explains why and how they prey on our children and youths and what adults—and children and youths themselves—should understand to prevent victimization. In Female Sexual Predators: Understanding and Identifying Them to Protect Our Children and Youths, social worker and therapist Karen A. Duncan helps adults be proactive so children will not fall prey to this violation. Vignettes pulled from news headlines and interviews with female sexual predators Duncan has encountered in her own practice are used to help readers understand these crimes and the women who commit them, as well as the impact these crimes can have on victims. The women profiled were in positions of authority at churches, schools, sports institutions, and the home. Victims explain how these women exploited their positions of trust, planned their crimes, groomed their victims, deceived adults into not detecting their behavior, and how they did not stop even when they recognized the danger and the harm to themselves and their victims. Duncan addresses the issue of maternal sexual abuse answering questions about mothers who willingly sexual abuse their own children and at times commit child sexual abuse with other adults, as well as women who sexually abuse girls. Four types of female sex offenders are presented within the emerging research on this topic, along with questions regarding assessment, treatment, and management of female sex offenders in the community. It also addresses the controversial issues of female pedophilia and female sexual deviance within the context of what we know about human sexuality.

The rise of women who rape and sexually assault is reaching epidemic proportions. The mainstream media is trying to sweep it under the carpet. Women are exploiting gynocentricity and female privilege to hide their sexual aggressiveness behind gender myths and stereotypes.

A Female Predator aims to explore the hidden relationships between Female Predators and their Female Victims, focusing solely upon crimes committed by women against women. Through investigative Case Studies of both modern day and historical crimes, A Female Predator gives a voice to silent victims and helps to expose and dispel commonly held opinions within our society about Women's capacity to commit same sex violence even in its most subtle forms. 2014 Revised Edition

Controversies in Victimology features original works of noted scholars and practitioners, aiming to shed light on the debates over, the media attention on, and the psychology behind victimization. This book discusses the controversies from all sides of the debate, and attempts to reconcile the issues in order to move the field forward.

Featuring a collection of essays by leading experts, Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment is the first book to bring together current research, clinical assessment, and treatment techniques of female sexual offenders into one accessible volume. Describes the most recent research data regarding female sexual offenders, covering such issues as female-perpetrated sexual abuse prevalence and juvenile offenders Includes an assessment of the risk of recidivism, international treatment initiatives, and a discussion on the use of the polygraph with female sexual offenders Features practitioner-focused essays which evaluate current assessment strategies, treatment needs, effectiveness, and processes for female sexual offenders

This book organizes existing knowledge on female sexual abusers, explores their backgrounds, methods of abuse and the impact on victims. It begins with a fictional account of the development of a girl into an offender, based on actual experiences described by female sex offenders to researchers and therapists. Subsequent chapters discuss the incidence of female sexual offending and social reluctance to recognize it, and the treatment options for offenders.

Shows how to identify sexual predators and protect children, discussing the most common characteristics of a sexual predator, different stages of abuse, and various types of predators.