The Whole Story

<p><b>A leading criminologist draws on over 30 years' experience working with sex offenders to propose a new way of understanding sexual crimes</b><br><br>The prevalence of sex crimes has become one of the most urgent, and most widely misunderstood, subjects of our times. We are living through a sea change in our attitudes to sex crimes, yet we continue to get things badly wrong in the way we respond to them.<br><br>Drawing on over 30 years' experience, Patrick Tidmarsh argues that we need to find a new way to understand, investigate and talk about these crimes. He invites us all to question our own prejudices and assumptions - about both victims and perpetrators - and to question the social, criminal, and judicial systems that mean most victims still stay silent, and so few sexual offenders are held to account.<br><br>Written with calm authority, insight and sensitivity, <i>The Whole Story</i> reveals the shocking reality of sexual crimes today and offers an urgent roadmap for change.</p> <p><b>A leading criminologist draws on over 30 years' experience working with sex offenders to propose a new way of understanding sexual crimes</b><br><br>The prevalence of sex crimes has become one of the most urgent, and most widely misunderstood, subjects of our times. We are living through a sea change in our attitudes to sex crimes, yet we continue to get things badly wrong in the way we respond to them.<br><br>Drawing on over 30 years' experience, Patrick Tidmarsh argues that we need to find a new way to understand, investigate and talk about these crimes. He invites us all to question our own prejudices and assumptions - about both victims and perpetrators - and to question the social, criminal, and judicial systems that mean most victims still stay silent, and so few sexual offenders are held to account.<br><br>Written with calm authority, insight and sensitivity, <i>The Whole Story</i> reveals the shocking reality of sexual crimes today and offers an urgent roadmap for change.</p>