Child molesters to child protectors: what place for the child?

Citation
S. Morizot et al., Child molesters to child protectors: what place for the child?, ANN MED PSY, 157(10), 1999, pp. 726-730
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
ANNALES MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGIQUES
ISSN journal
00034487 → ACNP
Volume
157
Issue
10
Year of publication
1999
Pages
726 - 730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4487(199912)157:10<726:CMTCPW>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
From clinic examples and historical reminders, authors show in what the Vic tim child, the King child or the "child-wolf" of suburbs are imaginary chil dren, pure products of our "narcissism blind" (11). They wonder at the "rag e to punish " (4) the child molester or the "Young" delinquent as well as a t a certain drift that consists, as at the hygienists of the XIX century, t o will to govern individual behaviors to preserve the collective health. In a sociocultural context where families are rapidly suspected, the psychiat rist, or others specialists of the child, ave taking the place of the Fathe r AIL Powerful whose speech said expert or scientific and decisions are ind isputably. And nevertheless.. Why always to install a mad power beside chil dren? The protection of the child is transformed too often into legal child abuse ... Authors will describe some aspects of it.