Innocence Betrayed Paedophilia, the Media and Society

by Wilson, David C.; Silverman, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780745628882
• ISBN10: 0745628885
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-30
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

Innocence Betrayed is the first sustained attempt to address the issue of how we can best protect children from the threat posed by predatory paedophiles. It asks all the difficult questions: Can paedophiles be treated? Do they change their behaviour? Does naming and shaming help protect our children or make matters worse? Combining the skills of journalistic research and academic scholarship, this engaging and accessible book carefully untangles the News of the World's 'Sarah's Law' and presents, for the first time, the behind-the-scenes reaction to the newspaper. It contains an enlightening series of interviews with paedophiles, both in a penal setting and after release, in England, Wales and North America, as well as interviews with the victims of sexual abuse. This important and timely book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the complexity of the problem posed by paedophiles and how we can make our communities safer places for children.

Author Biography

Jon Silverman is the BBC's Home Affairs Correspondent.


David Wilson is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central England in Birmingham, and is a former Prison Governor.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
Introduction	1	(6)
A Short History of Sex Offending	7	(21)
Paedophiles	28	(20)
Beyond Victimhood	48	(17)
Dealing with Paedophiles within the Penal System	65	(21)
Protecting the Community	86	(21)
Release	107	(18)
Communities in Need of ``Community Notification''?	125	(21)
Named and Shamed	146	(21)
``Charlie's Angels'' and How to Protect our Children	167	(18)
Bibliography	185	(3)
Index	188