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While we recognise the potential diversity of our readership, it is appropriate to say something about ourselves as authors of this book. We are white men who qualified to practice as social workers. Malcolm worked with sex offenders as a probation officer for 12 years and then managed a therapy unit for young victim-survivors of sex crimes before becoming a university academic. Much of his teaching and research has focused on issues related to sex offenders, identities (including masculinities and ethnicities) and diversity. Steve worked with children and young people with sexually harmful behaviours as a social worker in both statutory and voluntary agencies for seven years before also becoming a university academic. His teaching and research has been about working with difficult behaviours and developing creative ways of doing this. Our identities, work experience and education influence how we respond, as erstwhile practitioners and academics, to people who sexually harm others. As such, we recognise the importance of critical reflection to ensure that we are aware of the complexities of practice in this area.