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CHILD MOLESTING

 

DEFINITION: “The act of forced sexual conduct with a child or children.” (Encyclopedia of Social Issues)

 

NARROW THE SUBJECT:  

·         What is the role of teachers or ministers/priests in the sexual abuse of children?

·         How prevalent is incest and what can be done about it?

·         What is the best way to handle sexual assaults by grade school students?

·         What are the causes and effects of child molesting?

·         What is false (recovered/repressed) memory syndrome?

·         Does the notification of the whereabouts of convicted sexual predators violate their rights? 

·         Is chemical or surgical castration a suitable punishment for child molesting?

·         Will victims of child molesting grow up to become child molesters?

·         Does therapy help victims of child molesting?

·         Does the need to protect victims justify the use of online entrapment techniques by police?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Child Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Sexually Abused Children; Adult Child Sexual Abuse Victims; Pedophilia;  Sex Offenders

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement	REF HV 7921 .E53 2005
Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia “Pedophilia”	REF HQ 12 . S423 2006
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice	REF HV 9104 .E58 2003 "Child Sexual Abuse"
Encyclopedia of Stress	REF QP 82.2 .S8 E53 2007 "Child Sexual Abuse"
U.S. Laws, Acts, and Treaties  "Megan’s Law (1996)"	REF KF 385 .A4 U152 2003
Women in Early America	REF HQ 1416 .M395 2004

                                                                    

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Child Sexual Abuse: At Issue (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

CQ Researcher  "Sex Offenders" 9/8/06; "Future of the Catholic Church"1/19/07

Opposing Viewpoints:  Child Abuse; Sexual Violence; Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

Issues & Controversies "Virtual Child Pornography" 12/14/2001 p. 465-472; "Social Networking Web Sites" 6/09/06

DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders   “Sexual Abuse”            

 

STATISTICS:

U. S. Department of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/soo.htm
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect	http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/
Information Plus: Child Abuse	(Ref Desk) (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
Child Abuse Statistics	http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/
National Criminal Justice Reference Service	http://www.ncjrs.gov/app/QA/Detail.aspx?Id=81&context=9

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Health and Wellness Resource Center

CQ Researcher

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

National Center for Exploited and Missing Children	http://www.ncmec.org/
National Clearinghouse for Child Abuse	http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/
Center for Sex Offender Management	http://www.csom.org/
ECPAT	http://www.ecpat.net/eng/index.asp
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Operation Predator	http://www.ice.gov/graphics/predator/factsheets.htm
Crimes Against Children Research Center	http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/

 

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