Uncovering Female Child Sexual Offenders—Needs and Challenges for Practice and Research

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dc.contributor.authorTozdan, S., Briken, P., & Dekker, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-27T18:12:52Z
dc.date.available2019-03-27T18:12:52Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis article provides a short literature overview on female child sexual offenders (FCSO) focusing on the discrepancy between prevalence rates from different sources, characteristics of FCSO and their victims, as well as the societal “culture of denial” surrounding these women. FCSO are a powerful social taboo. Even professionals in the healthcare or justice system were shown to respond inappropriately in cases of child sexual abuse committed by women. As a result, offences of FCSO may be underreported and therefore difficult to research. The lack of scientific data on FSCO lowers the quality of child protection and treatment services. We therefore deem it particularly necessary for professionals in health care to break the social taboo that is FCSO and to further stimulate research on the topic of FCSO. We provide some general implications for professionals in health care systems as well as specific recommendations for researchers. We end with an overall conclusion.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTozdan, S., Briken, P., & Dekker, A. (2019). Uncovering Female Child Sexual Offenders—Needs and Challenges for Practice and Research. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(3), 401.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463078/pdf/jcm-08-00401.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4277
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Clinical Medicineen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectfemale perpetratoren_US
dc.subjectincesten_US
dc.subjectgender stereotypesen_US
dc.subjectsocial tabooen_US
dc.titleUncovering Female Child Sexual Offenders—Needs and Challenges for Practice and Researchen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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