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5 per cent of all sexual offenders against children (Grayston and De Luca 1999; see also Fisher and Beech, this volume), although the ‘true number’ is thought to be higher (Faller 1995; Nathan and Ward 2002). Consequently, owing to the small numbers involved, the knowledge base tends to be derived from case studies rather than large-scale surveys or meta-analyses (Davin, Hislop and Dunbar 1999). Research and investiga- 49 50 Managing Sex Offender Risk tion into female sex offending has also been hindered by a general reluctance to accept that women sexually abuse (Valios 2002).

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2003) Sexual Offenders – Measuring Reconviction, Reoffending and Recidivism. Home Office Research Findings No. 183. London: Home Office. M. E. (1999) Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Evidence-based Perspective. Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, volume 40. London: Sage. Fisher, D. and Mair, G. (1998) A Review of Classification Schemes for Sex Offenders. Home Office Research Findings No. 78. London: Home Office. R. D. ’ International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 43, 473–491.

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