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Perspectives on Female Sex Offending A Culture of Denial

Perspectives on Female Sex Offending A Culture of Denial Book review Perspectives on Female Sex Offending: A Culture of Denial Myriam S Denov Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd (2004) 240 pp £45 ISBN 0 7546 3565 1 We learn from this book that victims of a female sex offender are unlikely to disclose abuse, but when they do are often in long-term therapy for other issues. The type and consequence of professional responses to disclosure, and long-term effects of abuse on a sample of 15 Canadian female and male survivors are examined. Both are found rooted in a Western societal, organisational and professional culture of denial, based upon stereotypical ‘scripts’ of women and their roles; but also of men and their assumed dominance and desires. Denov’s research is the first attempt to give voice to victim realities: suffering in muted silence; humiliating attempts to gain help from disbelieving and either uninterested professionals or those who lack skills in a little recognised area of work. An interesting literature review across the UK, the US and Canada deconstructs and questions low prevalence rates, involving law, psychological and sociological theoretical underpinnings of professional and victim perceptions, and how organisations respond or fail to respond to disclosure. In the UK, until this year, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Adult Protection Emerald Publishing

Perspectives on Female Sex Offending A Culture of Denial

Smith, Tina
The Journal of Adult Protection , Volume 6 (3): 2 – Nov 1, 2004
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Book review Perspectives on Female Sex Offending: A Culture of Denial Myriam S Denov Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd (2004) 240 pp £45 ISBN 0 7546 3565 1 We learn from this book that victims of a female sex offender are unlikely to disclose abuse, but when they do are often in long-term therapy for other issues. The type and consequence of professional responses to disclosure, and long-term effects of abuse on a sample of 15 Canadian female and male survivors are examined. Both are found rooted in a Western societal, organisational and professional culture of denial, based upon stereotypical ‘scripts’ of women and their roles; but also of men and their assumed dominance and desires. Denov’s research is the first attempt to give voice to victim realities: suffering in muted silence; humiliating attempts to gain help from disbelieving and either uninterested professionals or those who lack skills in a little recognised area of work. An interesting literature review across the UK, the US and Canada deconstructs and questions low prevalence rates, involving law, psychological and sociological theoretical underpinnings of professional and victim perceptions, and how organisations respond or fail to respond to disclosure. In the UK, until this year,

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