Preventing the sexual victimization of children psychological legal and public policy perspectives charles patrick ewing covers an expansive area of the field including legal psychological and public policy perspectives regarding child sexual victimization examines preventive strategies aimed at would be perpetrators. Preventing the sexual victimization of children psychological legal and public policy perspectives edited by c p ewing new york ny oxford xi 260 pp 58 . Child family behavior therapy volume 38 2016 issue 3 journal homepage 54 views 0 crossref citations to date altmetric book reviews preventing the sexual victimization of children psychological legal and public policy perspectives edited by c p ewing new york ny oxford xi 260 pp 5800 hardcover and ebook howard a paul phd abpp pages 245 253 published online 06 sep . Preventing the sexual victimization of children is the first book to critically evaluate national and international efforts to reduce child sexual abuse csa and ameliorate its effects until now input from social science and mental health experts has been accepted for the most part uncritically as have the programs and laws that have been developed in reliance upon that advice here dr ewing utilizes empirical data policy considerations cost benefit analyses psychological theory . Preventing the sexual victimization of children psychological legal and public policy perspectives charles patrick ewing covers an expansive area of the field including legal psychological and public policy perspectives regarding child sexual victimization examines preventive strategies aimed at would be perpetrators