Anna Salter is an American

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

, an internationally recognized expert on sexual predators, and a mystery novelist. Dr. Salter earned her MA from Tufts University and PhD from

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. She has been a teaching fellow at both Tufts University and Harvard University. She is the author of several non-fiction books including ''Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders: Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Our Children'' (2003), and ''Treating Child Sex Offenders and Victims'' (1988)

Education, clinical and research work

In 1968, Salter earned a BA in English and Philosophy from the

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. Her Masters was in Child Development at

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(1973), and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice at

(1977). Salter has an emphasis in

sex crime Sex and the law deals with the regulation by law of human sexual activity. Sex laws vary from one place or jurisdiction to another, and have varied over time. Unlawful sexual acts are called sex crimes. Some laws regarding sexual activity are ...

s. She has treated the victims of sex crimes, and also has studied offenders. She has published several books and peer-reviewed articles on sex crimes, given many keynote speeches to professional and law enforcement groups, and consults with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Additionally, Salter has interviewed numerous sex offenders and other criminals, compiling the videotaped interviews along with her commentary and analysis. ''Truth, Lies and Sex Offenders'' is for general audiences, and ''Sadistic Offenders: How They Think, What They Do'' is aimed at professionals and law enforcement.

Fiction

As of 2011, Salter has also published four mystery novels: ''Shiny Water'', ''Fault Lines'', ''White Lies'' and ''Prison Blues''. The latter was nominated for a 2003

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for best paperback original.

Selected bibliography

:''Sorted chronologically.'' * "Treating Abusive Parents," ''Child Welfare'', 64(4): 327–241, July–August 1985. (co-authored with S. Kairys and C. Richardson), * "Working with Abused Preschoolers: A Guide for Caretakers." ''Child Welfare'', 64(4): 343–356, July–August 1985. (co-authored with C. Richardson and P. Martin) * ''Treating Child Sex Offenders and Victims''. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988 * "Response to the 'Abuse of the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome.'" '' Journal of Child Sexual Abuse''. V. 1(4), pp. 173–177, 1992. * ''Transforming Trauma: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse''. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1995 * "Confessions of a whistle blower: Lessons learned." ''Ethics and Behavior''. 8(2), 1998, pp. 115–124 * ''Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders: Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Our Children''. New York: Basic Books, 2003.

References

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