Most sexual abusers are ordinary people: fathers, neighbors who always lends a hand. The authors, therapists and specialists, attempt to treat them to prevent recidivism.

Sexual offenses vary greatly, from assault to rape, incest to exhibitionism, corruption of minors to spousal abuse. French law mandates that perpetrators of sexual violence receive psychiatric care. This book documents accounts of such care, before and after the trial, and then after release from prison. The authors, psychiatrist and clinical psychologists, face abusers of women and children who are not clichéd monsters but very often Mr. Average: teachers, work colleagues, good fathers, ordinary men. In most cases of sexual assaults, victims know their abuser well. Through often chilling cases, the authors describe the workings of these men's minds and various therapies intended to confront them with the seriousness of their actions, with an eye to preventing recidivism.