Even though I have read and appreciated some previous articles and books by both the authors, the latest one on the subject of incest is in my opinion nothing short of astonishing. The range of the documentation, but fi rst of all the accurate andMoreEven though I have read and appreciated some previous articles and books by both the authors, the latest one on the subject of incest is in my opinion nothing short of astonishing.
The range of the documentation, but fi rst of all the accurate and thorough way of approaching every aspect of that troubling phenomenon: incest, make the book not just a mere criminological study, as the title would let one to believe.Surpassing the barriers of individual, cultural, moral and traditional taboos surrounding incest, the authors successfully go to the very roots of the facts, dissecting them from every possible scientifi c angle, analysing and explaining the occurrence of incest, the favourable conditions, the traditions leading to it, the victim-to-be features, the social, psychological and criminological implications.Prof.
Sorin Alamoreanu, Ph.D.