* Practical, clear information enables the reader to hone skills in working with victims and perpetrators, whether in a relationship, treatment, or supervision of the offender

* Professionals, survivors, and their families need to understand the thinking and manipulations of offenders, especially as more survivors are coming forward in the #MeToo age

* Valliere fills a gap in the available information on the criminality, personality, and distorted world view of the sexual offender, describing deviance in a way that can help shift the reader’s understanding and perception of the perpetrator