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With child sexual abuse and exploitation constantly in the headlines, CYP Now's 12-page special report outlines latest developments in policy, practice and evidence in tackling CSA and CSE

Despite the magnitude of the problem of child sexual abuse and the concomitant range of behavioural, emotional, and interpersonal problems in child victims, there is a dearth of services available to respond to this client population. Interventions that do exist tend to be sparse and piecemeal in approach, with no systematic follow-up or evaluation. Often, services are available to specific target clients (usually victim and perpetrator seen separately), with little consideration directed to other family members or to the social environment in which the abusive behaviour has occurred. In rural areas these problems are compounded - hampered by travel distances, diverse population bases, and limited service resources. Coordinating Child Sexual Abuse Services in Rural Communities reports on a three-year project concentrating on the design and implementation of a coordinated program for the treatment of child sexual abuse in rural Manitoba. The project was unusual in that it followed a rigorous research design which incorporated a matched comparison of test and control communities and assessed the impact of a 'coordinated service model' at family, agency, and community levels. It was also one of the rare studies to date that offered detailed information on service delivery in rural communities and assessed the impact of a 'coordinated service model' at family, agency, and community levels. It was also one of the rare studies to date that offered detailed information on service delivery in rural communities, including rich case material to highlight salient practice themes at both case and community levels. The book is divided into three sections: design and implementation of coordinated community services, evaluation of coordinated services, and reflections on community experience

Objective. Most research on child abuse in Tanzania and Kenya is unpublished in the international literature. The purpose of this paper is to examine the various commentaries and reports extant, towards an overview of the nature and frequency of child sexual abuse in Tanzania and Kenya. Methods. Contacts were made with academics, government departments, NGOs and UN agencies. This was followed by a field trip in the summer of 2001 where all available reports were examined and a wide range of interviews conducted. Results. Little empirical data exist on child sexual abuse in Tanzania. It is widely perceived that it may be increasing as a result of AIDS sufferers' attempts to 'cleanse' themselves. The breakdown of traditional childcare systems, foreign influences, poverty and the lowly position of girls in society are also implicated. More research has been conducted in Kenya. It is clear that first coitus occurs at a young age for many Kenyan children and adolescents. Also, a degree of force, trickery, or material exchange is not uncommon in adolescent sexual relations. Conclusions. Child sexual abuse is under-researched in Tanzania and Kenya. Studies by UN agencies such as Unicef (United Nations Children's fund) and the ILO (International Labour Organisation) have focused on the commercial sexual exploitation of children, to the neglect of more pervasive abuse in children's own communities by family, relatives and neighbours. Nationwide surveys of the general population are required for an empirical understanding of this topic. Given the high incidence of AIDS/HIV in both countries, it is important to know if the epidemic is increasing the risk of rape or incest for children.

In the past 20 years, the progressive uncovering of child sexual abuse in institutional settings has reverberated across the globe with simultaneous investigations across Europe and the English-speaking world. However, most books on child sexual abuse are narrowly focused and do not situate this most distressing of human behaviours within a social or historical context. Children, Sexuality, and Child Sexual Abuse examines child sexual abuse from a broader perspective in order to understand how and why child sexual abuse is perpetrated, by whom, under what circumstances, and with what societal consequences for victims and perpetrators. This book will be an essential reference for all those working in the field of child sexual abuse. Beginning with histories of childhood and sex, and their intersections, the book goes on to analyze sexual development, sexuality, and sexualized behaviour in children and adolescents. This is followed by an examination of the extent of child sexual abuse in the English-speaking world, including its prevalence in the Indigenous communities of Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and in once-trusted societal institutions including the Church, orphanages, and schools. The book focuses on issues of concern to all those who encounter the problem of child sexual abuse and addresses questions such as: How and when do children disclose child sexual abuse? What are the characteristics of memory that affect reporting? How are disclosure claims assessed? What are the effects of having experienced child sexual abuse? Finally, there is an examination of young people who offend sexually.

Intro -- Title Page -- Introduction -- FAQ's For Attorneys -- FAQ's For The Accused -- The Principles of Successful Representation -- Public "Hysteria" & -- False Allegations: -- Effective Case Organization: -- Expert Testimony: -- Protective Caseworkers A Personal Note: -- Effective Case Management -- INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCUSED -- Background of the Accused: -- Emotional Profile: -- Economic Resources: -- INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF ALLEGATIONS -- Components of the Allegations: -- Identifying Witnesses: -- The Hidden Agenda: -- PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY -- Reports and Pleadings: -- Development of Chronology: -- The "Chain of Evidence": -- Monitoring Investigations and Evaluations: -- Identifying Potential Experts: -- Identifying Agency Personnel: -- Requests for Credentials, Qualifications and Protocols: -- PRELIMINARY FORENSIC RESEARCH -- Assessing Research Reviews: -- Assessing Case Weaknesses: -- Consultation: -- FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- Discovery Costs: -- Cost of Experts: -- Business Decisions: -- Assessing The Accused -- THE INDICATORS OF PEDOPHILIA -- History of Family of Origin Psychopathology: -- Resistance To Taking A Lie Detector Test: -- ASSESSING YOUR CLIENT -- CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ADVERSE EXPERTS -- EXAMINATION OF YOUR EXPERT -- The "Indicators" of Child Sexual Abuse -- The "Indicators": -- A Scientific Understanding: -- Normal Child Development: -- TWO YEARS -- THREE YEARS -- FOUR YEARS -- FIVE YEARS -- SIX YEARS -- SEVEN YEARS -- EIGHT YEARS -- NINE YEARS -- TEN YEARS -- ELEVEN YEARS -- TWELVE YEARS -- EARLY ADOLESCENCE (13-14 years) -- MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE (15-16) -- LATE ADOLESCENCE (17-18 plus) -- ABNORMAL CHILD BEHAVIORS -- Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood: -- Refuting Adverse Experts -- Qualifications of Experts: -- Psychiatrists -- Psychologists -- Social Workers -- Other Organizations -- Agency Caseworkers:.

"This book uses a crime science approach to explore the ways in which child sexual abuse material (CSAM) can be tackled. It describes the CSAM ecosystem, focusing on the ways in which it is produced, distributed and consumed and explores different interventions that can be used to tackle each issue. Eliminating Child Sexual Abuse Material provides a methodical approach to unpacking and understanding this growing problem, identifies approaches that have been shown to work and offers alternatives that might be tried. This analysis is set within a crime sciences context that draws on rational choice, routine activities, situation crime prevention and environmental criminology to better understand the nature of the problem and the potential ways in which it may be solved. This book is intended for policy-makers and practitioners working in child protection, online harms and related areas and for students studying sexual violence or internet-related crime. The book will also be of interest to crime scientists as it provides another example of how the approach can be used to understand and reduce crime"--