Clergy Sexual Abuse: Social Science Perspectives

by Claire M. Renzetti and Sandra Yocum

This book brings together experts primarily from the fields of criminology, criminal justice, law, and social work, but also cultural anthropology and psychology, to analyze clergy sexual abuse from the perspective of their individual disciplines. Contributors examine the latest data and analyses on the scope and impact of clergy sexual abuse, frame the problem in terms of sociological and criminological theories of crime and deviance, explore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555538096
• ISBN13: 9781555538095
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher