CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 An Introduction to Social Science Perspectives on the Problem of Clergy Sexual Abuse -- 2 Understanding the Response to Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests: A Criminal Justice Perspective -- 3 The Interplay of Psychological and Institutional Factors in Sexual Abuse by Roman Catholic Clergy -- 4 Contingent Crimes: Exploring the Sexual Abuse of Children by Clerics from a Situational Crime Perspective -- 5 The Priest and Catholic Culture as Symbolic System of Purity -- 6 Don't Call It An Affair: Understanding and Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct with Adults -- 7 Clergyperson Sexual Misconduct with Congregants or Parishioners: Past Attempts to Impose Civil and Criminal Liabilities and a Proposed Criminal Law to Increase the Likelihood of Criminal Punishment of Perpetrators -- About the Contributors -- Index.