Child Sexual Abuse

References & Reading

Please also refer to the Trafficking and Prostitution sections of this website for further relevant publications.

Reports:

Mr. Juan Miguel Petit, Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 2005
- Thematic Report 2005: Child Pornography on the Internet.E/CN.4/2005/78 Available to view at the OHCHR website

Harper, Z. & Scott, S. (2005) Meeting the Needs of Sexually Exploited Young People in London, Barnardo's. Available to view from the Bridge House Grants website.

Save the Children Sweden (2004) The Client goes unnoticed. Available from the Save the Children website

Stuart, M. & Baines, C. (2004) Progress on safeguards for children living away from home: A review of action since the People Like Us Report, Joseph Rowntree Foundation. View a summary of findings and the report at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website.

Stuart, M. & Baines, C. (2004) Safeguards for vulnerable children, Joseph Rowntree Foundation. View the report at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website.

Skidmore, P. (2004) What Works in child sexual exploitation: sharing and learning, Final Report 2004, Barnardo's. Available to view at the Barnardo's website.

Crawley, Roberts & Shephard (2004) Taking Stock: Children and Young People at Risk of or Involved in Abuse through Prostitution within Stockton-on-Tees, Barnardo's. Available from the Barnardo's website.

Lyon, C., De Cruz,P., Cobley, C., Petrie, S. & Reid, C. (2003) Child Abuse, Jordans Publishing.

Dhont, F. & Dormaels, A. (2001) European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors, Gert Vermeulen, Belgium, Maklu.

UNICEF (2001) Profiting from abuse: An investigation into the sexual exploitation of our children, New York,UNICEF. Available to view at the UNICEF website.

Ruxton, S. (2001) Child Sexual Exploitation: An Action Plan for Europe, Save the Children Alliance.

Cawson, P., Wattam, C., Brooker, S., and Kelly, G., (2000) Child Maltreatment in the UK: A Study of the Prevalence of Child Abuse and Neglect. London, NSPCC.

Kelly, L.& Regan, L. (2000) Rhetorics and Realities: Sexual Exploitation of Children in Europe, CWASU.

Population Council (2000) Gender, Family and Development Programme - Reports by Countries [Online]. Available at the Population Council website:

Mullender, A., Kelly, L., Hague, G., Malos, E. & Imam, U. (1999) Children's Needs, Coping Strategies and Understanding of Woman Abuse, Economic and Social Research Council.

Van Meeuwen, A., et al. (1998). Whose Daughter Next? Children abused through Prostitution. Ilford, Barnardos.

Kelly, L., Burton, S. & Regan, L. (1998) Legacies of Abuse - "It's more complicated than that": A Qualitative Study of the Meaning and Impacts of Sexual Abuse in Childhood, University of North London.

ChildLine (1996) Talking with Children About Child Abuse: ChildLine's First Ten Years, ChildLine.

Hague, G., Kelly, L., Malos, E. & Mullender, A. with Dbbonaire, T. (1996) Children, Domestic Violence and Refuges: A Study of Needs and Responses, WAFE.

Bagley, C., Thurston, W. & Tutty,L. (1996) Understanding and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - Critical Summaries of 500 Key Studies: Volume 1 - Children: Assessment, Social Work and Clinical Issues, and Prevention Education, Arena Ashgate Publishing.

Bagley, C. & Thurston, W. (1996) Understanding and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - Critical Summaries of 500 Key Studies: Volume 2 - Male Victims, Adolescents, Adult Outcomes and Offender Treatment, Arena Ashgate Publishing.

Farmer, E. & Owen, M. (1995) Child Protection Practice: Private Risks and Public Remedies, HMSO.

Kelly, L., Wingfield, R., Burton, S. & Regan. L. (1995) Splintered Lives: Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Context of Children's Rights and Child Protection, Child and Women Abuse Studies Unit.

La Fontaine, J.S. (1994) The Extent and Nature of Organised and Ritual Abuse: Research Findings, London, HMSO.`

Kelly, L., Regan, L., and Burton, S. (1991)An Exploratory Study of the Prevalence of Sexual Abuse in a Sample of 16-21 Year Olds. London, University of North London.

Books:

Cox,P., Kershaw, S. & Trotter, J. (eds.) (2000) Child Sexual Assault: Feminist Perspectives, Palgrave.

Itzin, C. (ed.) (2000) Home Truths About Child Sexual Abuse: Influencing Policy and Practice - A Reader, Routledge.

Russell, D.E.H. & Bolen, R.M. (2000) The Epidemic of Rape and Child Sexual Abuse in the United States, Sage.

Bifulco, A. & Moran, P. (1998) Wednesday's Child: Research into Women's Experience of Neglect and Abuse in Childhood, and Adult Depression, Routledge.

Campbell,B. (1997) Unofficial Secrets - Child Sexual Abuse: The Cleveland Case, Virago.

Harder, M. & Pringle, K. (eds.) (1997) Protecting Children in Europe: Towards a New Millennium, Aalborg, Aalborg University Press.

Armstrong, L. (1994) Rocking the Cradle of Sexual Politics: What Happened When Women Said Incest, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.

Hopper,C. (1992) Mothers Surviving Child Sexual Abuse, Routledge.

Breckenridge, J. & Carmody, M. (1992) Crimes of violence: Australian Responses to rape and child sexual assault, Sydney, Allen and Unwin.

The Violence Against Children Study Group (1990) Taking Child Abuse Seriously: Contemporary Issues in Child Protection Theory and Practice, Unwin Hyman.

Nelson, S. (1987) Incest: Fact and Myth, Stramullion, Edinburgh, 2nd ed.

Book Sections:

Kelly, L. (2001) ''Remembering the point: a feminist perspective on children's evidence' in Westcott,H.L., Davies, G.M. & Bull, R.H.C. (eds.) Children's Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice, John Wiley and Sons Ltd.

Kelly, L. & Regan. L. (2000) 'Childhoods marked by abuse and violence: legacies of harm', in Hosin, A.A. (ed.) Essays on Issues in Applied Developmental Psychology and Child Psychiatry, The Edwin Mellen Press.

Kelly, L. Regan, L. & Burton, S. (2000)''Sexual exploitation: a new discovery or one part of the continuum of sexual abuse in childhood?', in Itzin. C. (ed.) Home Truths About Child Sexual Abuse: Influencing Policy and Practice - A Reader, Routledge.

Kelly, L. & Humphreys, C. (2000) 'Stalking and paedophilia: ironies and contradictions in the politics of naming and legal reform', in Radford, J., Friedberg, M. & Harne, L. (eds.)Women, Violence and Strategies for Action: Feminist Research, Policy and Practice, Open University Press.

Lynch, L. (1999) 'A different balance altogether? Incest offenders in treatment', in Challenging Silence: Innovative Responses to Sexual and Domestic Violence. New South Wales: Allen and Unwin.

Abel, G., Mittleman, M., and Becker, J. (1985) 'Sexual offenders: results of assessment and recommendations for treatment', in Ben-Aron, M., Hucker, S., and Webster, C., (eds.), Clinical Criminology: The Assessment and Treatment of Criminal Behaviour, Toronto, University of Toronto.

Kelly, L., Burton, S. & Regan, L. (1993) 'Beyond victim to survivor: the implications of knowledge about children's resistance and avoidance strategies', in Ferguson, H., Gilligan, R. & Torode, R. (eds.) Surviving Childhood Adversity: Issues for Policy and Practice, Dublin, Social Studies Press.

Journals:

The Child Abuse Review, published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, published by Pergamon Press.

Journal of Child and Youth Care Special Issue In the Shadow of Satan: The Ritual Abuse of Children (1990)

Journal Articles:

Finkelhor, D. (1994) 'The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse' Child Abuse and Neglect 18:5 409-417.

Kelly, L. & Scott, S. (1993) 'Organised abuse: a review of the literature', Child Abuse Review, 2, (4).

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Other Resources:

Kelly, L. (2000) The VIP Guide: Vision, Innovation and Professionalism in Policing Violence Against Women and Children. The Council of Europe Police and Human Rights Programme

Gallagher, B. (1998) Grappling with Smoke - Investigating and Managing Organised Child Sexual Abuse: A Good Practice Guide, NSPCC.

Legislation:

Children Act 2004

Sexual Offences Act 2003

Adoption and Children Act 2002

Protection of Children Act 1999

Children Act 1989

Children and Young Persons Act 1969

Children Act 1960

Indecency with Children Act 1960

International Documents:

United Nations Commission on Human Rights Resolution on the Abduction of children in Africa (2004)E.CN.4/RES/2004/47. View the resolution at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights website.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/57/189. The girl child. (2002-2003 session) View the resolution at the GA website. There have also been previous resolutions on this title passed by the GA, including the 56th session (2001-2002) A/RES/56/139

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990), entered into force Nov. 29, 1999.V

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