sex crimes

Provides students and other readers with access to a wide diversity of opinions about online pornography stimulating these readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest.

Provides sixteen articles that offer personal, political, and professional perspectives on both sides of the debate about sexual predators, and includes the subject of abuse by authority figures.

Examines issues in the debate over sexual violence in America, focusing on possible causes of the problem, rape and childhood sexual abuse, and policy changes that could reduce the occurrence of sexual violence.

David's life is changed forever when his Uncle Frank is accused of sexual abuse and possibly murder, and his father, the sheriff, must deal with the consequences.

Katie Tarbox explains how and why she became involved, at the age of thirteen, with an Internet stalker, a middle-aged man who had told her he was a wealthy twenty-three-year-old; and shares the story of her ordeal after she realized, almost too late, that he was a sexual predator.

Fifteen-year-old Dawn, who cares for her alcoholic mother, tries to suppress a painful childhood memory as she contemplates killing God, whom she blames for her father's disappearance.

Discusses the extent and effects of human trafficking, the term that is used today for modern-day slavery, which takes place in almost every country in the world.

Contains twenty-five essays which offer varying viewpoints on issues related to sex offenders, such as sex offender policy based on accurate assumptions, effective treatment for sex offenders, registries and community notification, the death penalty, castration, containment, surveillance, and more.

Fictional vignettes depict acts of child sexual abuse, such as pornography, incest, rape, and obscene phone calls; and information on handling such situations is offered.

A teacher tells the children in her class to talk to an adult if they are being sexually abused.