Main description:

* Equips readers including criminal justice students and justice system agents, as well as clergy and lay people, with knowledge regarding sex crimes and sexual offenders so they can better recognize potential sexual exploitation in church settings. * Ideal as a primary or supplementary text in a criminal justice curriculum or in religious colleges and seminaries preparing clergy and church leaders. * Offers a unique in-depth review of the vulnerabilities associated with church environments and sexual crimes.

Contents:

1. A Christian Perspective: Historical and Modern Contexts; 2. Sex Crimes and Sex Offenders in the United States; 3. In the Name of the Father: Sex Crimes in the Church; 4. Predators Among Us: Church Leaders and Parishioners; 5. The Victim's Lament: Warning Signs and Consequences; 6. An Essential Priority: Maintaining Church Security; 7. Protect this House: Leadership Prevention Strategies; 8. What Will the Neighbors Think: The Church's Response to Sex Crimes; 9. All God's Children: A Known Sex Offender in the Church; 10. The Scales of Justice: Legal Issues for the Church; 11. #CHURCHTOO: A Way Forward