Essays on Child sexual abuse

Sex offenders have gained more attention over the more recent years in media, politics, and more sex crimes being reported. programs and treatments have been established in attempt to reduce the likelihood of a sex offender reoffending in the future. However, it is hard to compare how effective this treatment actually is. When compared to…

Judging the Veracity of CSA Memories 1. In October of 1996 a group of Psychologist at Stanford University began conducting a study funded by an award from the Institute on Women and Gender located also at Stanford University. This study centered on examining factors associated with therapist’s judgements and treatment decisions regarding patients with memories…

Becoming a mega star is what every little kid dreams about becoming, but not many imagine the thought of dealing with having to shelter yourself into privacy. Michael Jackson pretty much accomplished everything that he put his mind to, but plenty of extra baggage came along with his success. One would ask why would a…

Literature Review             The literature review looks into previous studies on the recidivism rate of male sex offenders in terms of three emerging themes. First is the rate of recidivism of male sex offenders upon release from incarceration. This provides a background on the rate of recidivism or re-arrest and/or re-conviction after release from prison….

“Nationally, juvenile sex offenders make up 20% of all individuals charged with sexual offenses (McGinnis, 2006). Placing a sex offender label on a juvenile may unjustifiably put restrictions on his or her opportunities in adulthood so it is for this reason that cases involving juvenile sex offenders should be prosecuted cautiously. The term “sex offender”…

There are estimated to be around 120 million children living on the streets in the world (30 million in Africa, 30 million in Asia, and 60 million in South America). Often victims of all kinds of abuse, these children still have rights. Street children are minors who live and survive on the streets .The phenomenon…