Innocence Betrayed: Paedophilia, the Media and Society
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...
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In the wake of the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in the UK in July 2000, the tabloid paper News of the World began a campaign of "naming and shaming" convicted pedophiles, there was an outbreak of vigilante style violence, and British legislators began considering community notification laws. Silverman (Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC) and Wilson (criminal justice, U. of Central England) analyze the development of these events and criticize "naming and shaming" as counterproductive. They also argue that fears of stranger abuse are exaggerated, helping to minimize the real danger of inter-familial sexual abuse. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
AcknowledgementsIntroduction11A Short History of Sex Offending72Paedophiles283Beyond Victimhood484Dealing with Paedophiles within the Penal System655Protecting the Community866Release1077Communities in Need of "Community Notification"?1258Named and Shamed1469"Charlie's Angels" and How to Protect our Children167Bibliography185Index188
