Bibliography

Paedophilia

Australian Capital Territory. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Australian Federal Police.
Responding to sexual assault: the challenge of change.
Canberra, ACT: Publishing Services for the Director of Public Prosecutions, 2005, 288p, and Online (1.1MB)
http://www.dpp.act.gov.au/pdf/DPP%20SARP%20report%20(11Feb05).pdf

This report examines the possibilities for change in criminal justice responses to sexual assault in the Australian Capital Territory. It makes a number of recommendations across the range of levels in legal process, including: Investigatory structures and processes; Collaborative approaches to investigating child sexual abuse; the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Sexual offence provisions in the ACT; Court practices, procedures and facilities; Support for victims during investigation and prosecution; Use of technology to allow victims to give evidence from outside the court and for prerecorded evidence; Training in legal and non legal aspects of sexual offences for all professionals involved in the investigation and prosecution processes.

Available from: Publishing Services. GPO Box 595 Canberra City ACT 2601. Director of Public Prosecutions website: http://www.dpp.act.gov.au

Bayley, Allie.
Capturing the Friedmans: capturing the truth?
Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre Newsletter no.2 Winter 2004: 9-11

This article reviews the documentary film, 'Capturing the Friedmans', which has attracted large audiences in Australia and around the world. The film deals with confronting subject matter, in the form of a family's disintegration as a father and son are accused of multiple acts of child sexual abuse towards visitors to the family home. While watching the documentary, the reviewer began to realise that capturing the truth about the Friedmans may be as elusive as trying to touch a rainbow. (Journal abstract, edited)

Available from: Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre, 292 Wellington Street, Collingwood Vic 3066. Internet http://www.dvrcv.org.au/

Biggs, Barbara; Dabbs, Jennifer.
Chat room.
Australia: Mickland, 2006, 162p

A 13 year old girl becomes the target of a paedophile through chat rooms. The problem of child abuse and exploitation through use of the Internet is explored in this young adult novel. The book includes information on computer safety for children at the end.

ECPAT International.
ECPAT report on the implementation of the agenda for action against the commercial sexual exploitation of children 2002-2003.
Stockholm, Sweden: ECPAT International, 2004, 229p, Online (PDF 3.4 MB)
http://www.ecpat.net/eng/A4A02-03_online/ENG_A4A/A4A_2002-2003_ENG.pdf

ECPAT is a network of 69 member groups in 61 countries fighting against child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It promotes, monitors and assists progress on the Agenda for Action, which provides for specific actions to be taken to prevent, protect, rehabilitate and reintegrate child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. This 7th ECPAT Report on the Implementation of the Agenda for Action 2002-2003, opens with a comprehensive report on progress of global initiatives summarising the main actions taken. This is followed by regional situational analyses highlighting particular issues of concern that call for immediate attention by governments or relevant agencies. Countries who have committed to the Agenda for Action against sexual exploitation of children are required to develop National Plans of Action. The report records the status of each country's progress in a matrix.

Available from: ECPAT International http://www.ecpat.net/eng/index.asp

Fleming, Michele; Rickwood, Debra.
Teens in cyberspace: do they encounter friend or foe?
Youth Studies Australia v.23 no.3 Sept 2004: 46-52

Parents are increasingly concerned by their teens' use of the Internet. Many teens spend hours surfing the Net when parents would prefer them to be doing homework, out playing sport, or even out at the mall. In particular, concerns revolve around pornography, social isolation and safety. Media reports of cyber-predators have parents fearful that their children could be lured, or even tracked, by paedophiles. This article investigates whether parents' fears are well founded or not in this review of the literature on teens' use of the Internet. (Journal abstract)

Available from: Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, Private Bag 64, Hobart Tas 7001. Email acys@educ.utas.edu.au. Internet http://www.acys.utas.edu.au/

Gee, Dion G; Devilly, Grant J; Ward, Tony.
The content of sexual fantasies for sexual offenders.
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment v.16 no.4 Oct 2004: 315-331

A qualitative analysis was used to develop a descriptive model of the phenomena of sexual fantasy during the offence process. Twenty-four adult males convicted of sexual offences provided detailed retrospective descriptions of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours before, during, and after their offences. Using Grounded Theory, a model was developed to elucidate the content and themes of sexual fantasy for sexual offenders, as well as the way fantasy content was used in the process of sexual offending. The model was named The Sexual Fantasy Content Model (SFCM). Its strengths are discussed and its clinical implications are reviewed.

Griffith, Gareth; Roth, Lenny.
Protecting children from online sexual predators.
Sydney, NSW: NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service, 2007, 91p (Briefing paper no.10/2007), Online (PDF 426KB)
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/publications.nsf/0/ 3043e49ab3f4abf9ca2573530006f989/$FILE/Dealing%20with%20Online% 20PredatorsFINAL&INDEX.pdf

The use of the internet for the sexual solicitation of children, or 'online grooming', is the subject of this paper. The paper presents an overview of recent developments in: government initiatives; internet communication technology; the dangers posed by online predators; research findings on internet safety; the legal framework in Australia, the United States, Canada, England and Wales and New Zealand; police operations; prosecutions for offences; industry measures to protect children; educating children and parents; and internet filtering software.

Available from: Parliament of New South Wales http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/

Johns, R.
Child sexual offences: an update on initiatives in the criminal justice system.
Sydney, NSW: NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service, 2003, (Briefing paper no.20/2003), Online
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/publications.nsf/0/9A466D78D50EC630CA256ECF0009F0C5

With a focus on New South Wales, this briefing paper examines some of the developments in 2002-2003 in court procedures involving child sexual assault complainants, and explores methods of monitoring convicted child sex offenders. Comparisons are made to other Australian jurisdictions and to the United Kingdom. The paper includes information about legislative changes; the Specialist Child Sexual Assault Jurisdiction pilot program, which commenced in March 2003 at Parramatta; registration of child sex offenders; child sex offender orders; and policing paedophiles on the Internet.

Krone, Tony.
Queensland police stings in online chat rooms.
Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2005, 6p, table (Trends and issues no. 301), and Online
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi301.html

Between June 2003 and September 2004 the Queensland police service conducted 25 investigations into predatory behaviour by men seeking sex with children through online chat rooms. This paper provides an overview of the legislation under which these offences against children can be prosecuted, and particularly the relevant Queensland legislation. It reports on the Queensland police investigations and discusses two successful prosecutions.

Available from: Australian Institute of Criminology, GPO Box 2944, Canberra ACT 2601. Email aicpress@aic.gov.au. Internet http://www.aic.gov.au

McMenamin, B.
Global actions to prevent child sexual exploitation: the ECPAT experience.
In: Weeks, W., Hoatson, L. and Dixon, J. eds. Community practices in Australia. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia, 2003, p34-38

The growth of international travel and tourism, particularly to third world countries, has resulted in the growth of child sex tourism. The author discusses campaigns against child sex tourism, particularly the ECPAT (End child prostitution in Asian tourism) campaign, which was officially formed in 1990. She discusses ECPAT's work in awareness raising, influencing governments, creating a global network, monitoring trends, law reform, local child protection laws, law enforcement, working with police, and travel and tourism industry education and actions.

Available from: Pearson Education Australia, Unit 4, Level 2, 14 Aqatic Dr, Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086. Internet http://www.pearsoned.com.au

Quayle, Ethel; Taylor, Maxwell
Viewing child pornography on the Internet: understanding the offence, managing the offender, helping the victim.
Lyme Regis, England: Russell House Publishing, 2005, 160p

This book examines the problems presented by pornographic images of children on the internet, for the further understanding of professionals involved in the therapy or management of offenders or victims. Topics include psychological processes of offenders, crime investigation, and psychological issues of children as willing participants or sexual abuse victims.

Rayner, Moira.
The neighbourhood paedophile.
Eureka Street v.15 no.7 Sept-Oct 2005: 40-41

How can we adequately protect children from sexual exploitation? This article discusses characteristics of female and male paedophiles, the low rates of reporting and prosecution of child sexual assault, treatment programs for paedophiles, the cycle of abuse, child protection programs, and the potential for protecting children from paedophiles.

Available from: Jesuit Publications, PO Box 553, Richmond Vic 3121. Email eureka@ jespub.jesuit.org.au. Internet http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/index.html

Robinson, Amanda Alexandria.
The silent crisis: simple ways to protect children from sexual abuse.
Perth, WA: Silversky Publishing, 2007, 256p

This book aims to educate parents about child sexual abuse: improving child safety through parental awareness. It explains the dangers and warning signs of child sexual abuse and outlines preventive strategies for minimising risk and empowering children to trust their instincts and seek help. Topics include sexual abuse and child development, the characteristics of paedophiles, child abuse by family members, the signs of child abuse, socialisation, resilience, building effective parent child relationships, and strategies for suspected abductions and use of the internet.

Smallbone, Stephen W; Wortley, Richard K.
Onset, persistence, and versatility of offending amongst adult males convicted of sexual offenses against children.
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment v.16 no.4 October 2004: 285-298

Official sexual and nonsexual offence histories and confidential self-report data on sexual offending were obtained on 207 adult males serving sentences for sexual offences against children. The mean self-reported age when offenders first had sexual contact with a child was 32.2 years. The mean age at first conviction for any offence was 30.5 years, and the mean age at first conviction for a sexual offence was 37.3 years. ANCOVA revealed a systematic pattern of onset with first convictions for any offence preceding first sexual contact with a child. Taken together, results indicate that, in general, adult child molesters (a) begin sexual offending in their 30s, (b) have already become involved in nonsexual crime by the time they first have sexual contact with a child, (c) are criminally versatile, and (d) vary considerably in their persistence with respect to both sexual and nonsexual offending.

Southwell, Jenni.
What is child sexual abuse? Rethinking what we know.
Collingwood, Vic: Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre, 2003, 83p (Discussion paper no.4 2003)

Child sexual abuse (CSA) has come to be a widely discussed issue, with most people assuming that they fully understand the issue. This discussion paper seeks to question such assumptions by analysing the meaning given to CSA and how such meaning informs perception and response to the issues. Terms discussed include incest, paedophilia, child prostitution, child pornography, child sex tourism, rape and sexual assault. The discussion includes consideration of the historical and theoretical frameworks of the meaning.

Available from: Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre, 292 Wellington Street, Collingwood Vic 3066. Internet http://www.dvrcv.org.au

Taylor, S Caroline.
Court licensed abuse; patriarchal lore and the legal response to intrafamilial sexual abuse of children.
New York, NY: Peter Lang, 2004, 312p (New literacies and digital epistemologies v.11)

This book is based on research that analyses transcripts of intrafamilial child sexual abuse. It examines flaws in the adversarial legal system through an analysis of the cross examination of child victims of sexual abuse and presents arguments on how law and psychiatry silence and blame victims of sexual assault. Six trials are studied as textual case studies from a critical, feminist point of view. Trials are seen to enact a narrative template that maintains a patriarchal status quo around intrafamilial child sexual abuse.

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