In the case of one of these children, the abusers
were part of the foster care system of Australia (Department of
Community Development), i.e., a religious organization that was
licensed by the State to care for children in the foster care system. ...
In the case of another boy sent to a boys home, also licensed by the
State, this child was subjected to sexual torture that defies the most
depraved imagination.

What this book lacks is answers to some of the
most basic questions surrounding child abuse...Why some children who
are severely abused do not themselves become abusers while others do
abuse children as adults? Why do some individuals become child
abusers who have not been subjected to abuse as children? Are there
treatment regimens for adult child abusers that are indeed successful
or do we need to lock up the abusers for the rest of their lives to
protect our children?

In the final analysis this book is basically
just a depressing series of recollections by adults severely abused as
children. ...