I wanted to post a comment I had read in an article in the Ledger. It was a comment about female sex offenders and I think this is information that more professionals and organizations should be told:
“People tend to think women can’t really sexually assault because they don’t have the proper anatomy, or they don’t have aggressive tendencies — sexual aggression,” said Susan Strickland, Ph.D., a certified sex offender treatment provider.
“Women molest, but they molest in a different way,” said Strickland, whose office is in Atlanta. “There is less use of force than with male offenders, and more use of coercion. These women come in all shapes and sizes. There is no profile.”
And female sex offenders use more intrusive levels of sexual behaviors than men. They are more likely than men to abuse strangers. And they are less likely than men to acknowledge guilt or to feel sorry or guilty, Strickland said.
After reading a bio (see below) about Ms. Strickland from the Georgia State Government in which she was appointed a member of the Sex Offender Review Board in 2006 I found myself giving more weight and credibility to her statement.
Here is that Bio:
Susan “Susi” M. Strickland, Ph.D., 44, Decatur, GA – Strickland is a licensed clinical social worker. She is an assistant professor at the University of Georgia, a consultant and expert witness at the Southern Center for Human Rights, a consultant and group facilitator at the Georgia Department of Corrections and a sex offender treatment specialist at the Highland Institute. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, the Council on Social Work Education, the Society of Social Work Research and the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. She serves as a volunteer for the DeKalb Rape Crisis Center and the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, a master’s degree from the University of Georgia and a doctoral degree from the University of Georgia.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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Have you ever seen a movie called "Spanking the Monkey?" It's about a young man who is coerced into a sexual relationship with his mother. It is billed as a comedy. Comedy, my ass! I found this to be a thoroughly disturbing film. But it speaks to the nudge-nudge-wink-wink attitude of female-on-male sexual abuse.
If you haven't yet read it you might be interested in Dr. Cameron West's book "First Person Plural," which describes his discovery that that he had been sexually molested by both his mother and grandmother, which resulted in his developing dissociative identity disorder.
"But it speaks to the nudge-nudge-wink-wink attitude of female-on-male sexual abuse"
it's not just that, it's a MOLESTING INCESTUOUS MOTHER!
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