Child Sexual Abuse

Yang, Evelyn

Smart, Karen A

Center for Prevention of Abuse

Albury, Kandra C

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that approximately 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. This shocking statistics speaks to one truth, our children need to be taught about sexual predators, and need to have sharp critical reasoning when it comes to this topic. Editor Laurie Willis has compiled several first-hand account essays and factual articles that share important details about sexual predators. Readers will learn about abuse at the hands of trusted adults, abuse from respected leaders, and the ever-more present online predators. Give your readers this guidebook, it will teach the facts they need to avoid predatory behaviors.

This compelling collection of essays discusses the topic of sexual violence. Through the use of carefully selected articles, pulled from a variety of sources, this book addresses the issue of sexual violence as a societal problem that must be addressed. As with all large-scale social ills, it can only be effectively addressed after thoughtful examination. Readers are exposed to many sides of each debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Readers will evaluate the relationship between sexual violence and women, children, migration, and political violence. Essay sources include Amnesty International, the Global Freedom Center, United Nations Security Council, and the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.