Unspeakable Acts: Why Men Sexually Abuse Children Book

	Preface
1	Studying Offenders and Their Behavior	1
2	Blurring of Boundaries in Childhood	31
3	Escalating Problems in Adulthood	61
4	Shifting into an Offending Mode	91
5	Approaching and Engaging the Victim	123
6	Snowballing from One Act to Many	157
7	Continuing with Regular Offending	189
8	Exiting Offending and Public Exposure	221
9	Answering the Question Why	251
Table 1	Recent Studies Measuring Sexual Abuse	285
Appendix A	Topical Interview Guide	289
Appendix B	Research Consent Forms	294
Appendix C	Statistical Data on Cases	297
Appendix D	The Retrospective Interpretation Problem	300
	Notes	303
	Suggested Reading	336
	Index	343