Websites

Adviceguide
www.nacab.org.uk
Produced by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, this website provides basic advice and information on the law and your rights. Includes information regarding health, sex and sexuality. Also has details of local Citizens Advice Bureaux.

Angel Survive
www.angelsurvive.com
This online community site was set up for people of all ages that have been affected by abuse of any form (emotional, mental, sexual, incestuous, physical, violence, rape or assault). Includes links to helplines, a chat room and forums where you can get advice or general support.

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
www.atsa.com
American organisation dedicated to the treatment of sexual abusers. It is a non-profit, interdisciplinary organisation, for the prevention of sexual abuse through effective management of sex offenders.

New Deal National Strategy for Improved Services for Victims and Witnesses
www.cjsonline.org
Document from the Criminal Justice System online library outlining the aim of the Government, along with public and voluntary organizations, to improve the treatment and service provided to those whose lives have been touched by crime.

Sapphire
www.met.police.uk/sapphire/sapphire_sexualassault.htm
This section of the extensive Metropolitan Police website features the contact details of numerous Sexual Assault Referral Centres situated throughout the UK.

UK Police Force
www.police.uk/forces/default.asp
Should you wish to report an incident, or merely contact your local force, this section of the UK Police website enables you to locate the contact details of the relevant police department for your enquiry, swiftly and simply.

Victims of Crime – the help and advice that’s available
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/victimsofcrime.pdf
Criminal Justice System and Home Office PDF document that outlines clearly and in detail the procedure and support available for those reporting a crime.

Victims Virtual Walkthrough
www.cjsonline.org/virtual/victims.html
This is a unique and interactive Criminal Justice System online guide for victims of crime. The tour is designed to guide victims of crime through the multiple stages they will encounter once they report a crime, including police investigations, prosecution decision making, court processes and sentencing.

Related articles

Don't look now
Guardian article that explores the strange world of flashing, a crime variously viewed as a blight on communities or an oddity best laughed away. Features recent statistics and professional opinions.

Police 'wrong' to pass on allegation
Archive article from Community Care Magazine regarding a social worker whose career was blighted after Police passed on allegations of indecent exposure.  These allegations were later dropped.

Q&A: Sex Offences Act
Article examining Britain’s recently overhauled sex laws. As well as aiming to take a tougher approach towards flashers and peeping toms, it also attempts to tackle the many problems brought on by the onset of the digital age.

Sex and the law: how does it affect you?
In depth article in the 4Health section of the Channel4 website investigating the various implications and effects of existing UK laws regarding sex. Features comments on flashing, peeping toms and the difficulty in establishing the precise definitions necessary to combat the challenges of today.

Further reading

Exhibitionism (Ideas in Psychoanalysis S.) by Brett Kahr (Icon Books, 2001)
From a series of essays on psychoanalytical concepts, this book looks at the complex urge to exhibit oneself in public. What Freud saw as a legacy of infantile sexuality is viewed by others as a symptom of identity crisis. Buy this book from Amazon.

Blackstone's Guide to the Sexual Offences Act by Kim Stevenson, Anne Davies, Michael Gunn (Oxford University Press, 2004)
Analysis, clarification and insight into the many changes and developments prescribed by the recent Sexual Offences Act. Includes a full copy of the Act. Buy this book from Amazon.

Sexual Deviance: Issues and Controversies edited by Tony Ward, D Richard Laws and Stephen Hudson (Sage Publications Ltd, 2002)
Book that examines the reasons behind sexually deviant behaviour, and the controversial issue of how to deal with its aftermath. The editors are world renowned authorities in the field of understanding and treating sex offenders. Buy this book from Amazon.

Juvenile Sexual Offending: Causes, Consequences, and Correction by Gail D Ryan, Sandy L Lane (Jossey Bass Wiley, 1997)
Investigates the high number of juvenile sexual offenders - those that commit acts such as rape, exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism and obscene communication. Also provides an understanding into the personalities of the young people who commit such sexual offences, and the relevant available treatment. Buy this book from Amazon.

Sex Offender Treatment: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions edited by
Michael H Miner, Eli Coleman (Haworth Press, Inc, 2003)
An overview of sex offender treatment, this book examines current treatment practices, service provision and research, their levels of success and hopes for future developments. Buy this book from Amazon.

Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment edited by D Richard Laws, W O'Donohue (Guilford Press, 1997)
A definitive resource detailing the full range of paraphilias, including voyeurism, exhibitionism and fetishism. Covers issues such as: psychopathology, aetiology, methods of assessment and the treatment of disorders. Buy this book from Amazon.

Cognitive Behavioural Treatment of Sexual Offenders by William Marshall, Dana Anderson, Yolanda M Fernandez (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1999)
An invaluable asset to practitioner-researchers working with adult male sexual offenders. Buy this book from Amazon.

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