ABSTRACT
Those working in this area know only too well that this scenario is far removed from the current position in the UK where services for young female abusers are few and far between. The authors work at Kaleidoscope, a community resource for children and young people up to the age of 17 years and their families, and for several years have been working with children who have sexually abused other children. These young abusers are primarily boys and young men but relatively recently young females have also been referred. On the basis of this albeit small clinical sample this chapter will consider the significance of gender issues in working with child-on-child abuse and will compare similarities and differences in the characteristics of young male and female sexual abusers.
