January Bishop

Mommy Didn't Know January Bishop

This remarkable book is specifically designed for students, teachers, parents, attorneys, health care professionals, law enforcement officials and any individuals who are concerned about the welfare of minor children in our society. This book addresses some of the psychological and political issues around female sexual offenders. This book also serves as a guiding tool to help professionals identify the long term consequences of childhood sexual trauma, and the offender's inability to deal effectively with external strssors (i.e employment, treatment and criminal justice system) due to societal barriers. Because of limited research and information on female sexual perpetrators, effective intervention by both, healthcare professionals and law enforcemcent officials is poor, unless they have a clear understanding of this social phenomena. Statistics show that there are approximately 2.5. million cases of female sexual perpetrators within the United States. And there are approximately three million reported cases of individuals who have been victimized by female sexual offenders, which does not include human trafficking. The book examines the severity of the problem and gives testimonies of female sexual offenders who were subjected to psychological mutilation by both, their childhood sexual experiences, and as an adult. Presently, there are no clear diagnostic guidelines that constitute female sex offending nor standarized interviewing procedures to protect minor children who have been sexually abused. It is my hopes that this book will support the need for further clinical research, modification of currnet legislative laws around child sexual abuse, and provide further training for healthcare providers, eduators and law enforcement officials.