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Summary: Excellent
Review: This writer has a clear view of the multisysytem problems that impact the victim and families of the victims of child abuse. Reeves is courageous in sharing her insights, knowing there will likely be negative feedback from the accused, the guilty and the cowards. It will be tremendously rewarding for victims and their families to see that they were not crazy, but that the system is so wrong, so far off base and so contributing to the traumatization of the victim. Reeves' career has likely just begun in that she will be flooded with an enormity of requests for her undaunted assistance. Hopefully Reeves will succeed in educating the therapists, doctors, and anyone who treats this population, will give them courage to stand up for the needs of their clients and to the system that continually fails them. Perhaps Claire's work will sufficiently embarass the judicial system that fails to protect, that wears out the protector and returns victims to their perpetrators. Maybe her honesty will offer rehabilitation for the whole system from police to Judges, doctors to therapists, and above all, the perpetrators. While her disdain for such heinous abuse is quite clear, so is her understanding of the cycle of abuse. There is at least some hope her compassion for victims will reach those who have gone on to be perpetrators and they will seek and get the help they need. I have never read any book or article of any kind that so eloquently and realistically describes the cycle, system and generational supports of abuse and offers hope through her candor. Five stars all the way around for Claire Reeves. Get this women on tour to conduct workshops!
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Summary: A Bible for Those Who Care
Review: Throughout my 20 years as a Special Agent with the FBI, I worked on numerous cases in which children were victimized, or I worked on cases in which an adult (male or female) was abused as a child, and now victimizes others. Though I am now retired, I still read a great deal on matters related to various types of violent crime, victims, and the justice system. Without question this book is the most comprehensive I've ever seen, and it's a quick read. It's very straightforward and written in a down-to-earth manner. Most important, it looks at every conceivable aspect of child sex abuse, (and some things of which even I was unaware). For example, though I new that the concept of "reunification" of an abused or neglected child with the offending parent was a common goal in social service as well as judicial circles, I had no idea that it was a federal mandate. I am also painfully aware that it rarely works. Sadly, many children die every year in this country because they were reunited with the wrong parent. Reeves discusses in her book why reunification must be stopped, and how to go about doing it. What I liked most about the book is that private citizens as well as professionals can benefit from the vast information contained in the pages. Reeves doesn't simply identify the problems and leave the reader feeling overwhelmed and helpless, she offers step-by-step advice on exactly what (and what not) to do from the moment abuse is suspected. Lastly, she offers adult survivors of child sex abuse the hope and encouragement they need to start healing and "reclaim" the life their abuser stole. I highly recommend this book to not only professionals who have chosen to work with children, but to anyone who cares about our children, our future.
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Summary: A Must Read For Everyone-Too Many of Us Are Touched By Abuse
Review: You MUST read this book if you have any little ones that you care about in your life. This book will OPEN YOUR EYES. It is not always easy to hear about the abuse that children can face but you can't protect them if you are not armed with the facts about abuse and the predators out there. As Claire Reeves points out 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 4 boys will experience some form of abuse before age 18...that is TOO MANY. Us adults are supposed to protect our children and we need to be as deligent about it as the predators out there are about abusing their poor innocent victims.
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