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due to any greatness of character or heroism on my part. But what about those raised in a POW camp called "childhood?" Some of those children not only lived through it, not only refused to imitate the oppressor (evil is a decision, not a destiny), but actually maintained sufficient empathy to care about the protection of other children once they themselves became adults and were "out of danger." To me, such people are our greatest heroes. They represent the hope of our species, living proof that there is nothing bio–genetic about child abuse. I call them transcenders, because "surviving" (i.e., not dying from) child abuse is not the significant thing. It is when chance becomes choice that people distinguish themselves. Two little children are abused. Neither dies. One grows up and becomes a child abuser. The other becomes a child protector. One "passes it on." One "breaks the cycle." Should we call them both by the same name? Not in my book. (And not in my books, either.)
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644:." That's why Vachss posed for a recent publicity photo cradling his pit bull puppy. "You know what pit bulls are capable of, right?" he asks, referring to the animal's notorious killer reputation. "But they're also capable of being the most wonderful, sweet pets in the world, depending on how you raise them. That's all our children."
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for abused children. The dogs have a calming effect on traumatized children. Vachss noted that using these particular breeds further increases the victims' feelings of security; their "dangerous" appearance, in combination with the extensive therapy training, makes them excellent protection against
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I believe that many people who were abused as children do themselves—and the entire struggle—a disservice when they refer to themselves as "survivors." A long time ago, I found myself in the middle of a war zone. I was not killed. Hence, I "survived." That was happenstance ... just plain luck, not
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The biggest threat to children is always inside their houses. The predator with the ski-mask who grabs the kid out of a van, while a real thing, is a tiny percentage of those who prey upon children. Most victimization of children is within the
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Vachss also wrote non-fiction, including numerous articles and essays on child protection and a book on juvenile criminology. His books have been translated into 20 languages, and his shorter works have appeared in many publications, including
579:" which has since entered general circulation. Vachss coined the term to combat the mistaken over-emphasis on "stranger danger," a bias that prevents society from focusing on the most common way children are accessed for victimization:
588:—not necessarily a parent, but somebody who was let into that circle, who can be a counselor, or a coach, or someone at a day-care center. The biggest danger to children is that they're perceived as property, not human beings.
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The Cross series uses distinctive supernatural aspects to further explore Vachss' argument that society's failure to protect its children is the greatest threat to the human species. In 2012, Vachss' published
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human threats. During her time as chief prosecutor, Alice Vachss regularly brought one such trained dog, Sheba, to work with abused children being interviewed at the
Special Victims Bureau.
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him, or the state which raised him, but the family that he chose—that homicide is a natural consequence of injuring any of that family. He's not a
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or neglect case, state law requires the appointment of a law guardian, a lawyer who represents the child's interests during the legal proceedings.
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on the Lower West Side. Before becoming a lawyer, Vachss held many front-line positions in child protection. He was a federal investigator in
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Chicago. He then managed a re-entry program for ex-convicts in
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cases. At the judge's discretion, a law guardian may be appointed for a child in a custody dispute.
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Sex Crimes: Ten Years on the Front Lines
Prosecuting Rapists and Confronting Their Collaborators
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1533:"One Sole Practitioner's Crusade: Best-Selling Novelist Has Declared War On Child Abusers"
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1345:"In Defense of the Children Lawyer Andrew Henry Vachss, Fighting Urban Evil With Fiction"
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McKinney's Cons. Laws of NY, Book 29A, Family Ct. Act §§ 241–249.
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2342:"Andrew Vachss Doesn't Fight Fair: A Conversation with Clayton Moore"
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Andrew Vachss was the author of 33 novels and three collections of
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The Life-Style
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Under New York law, a law guardian also must be appointed in
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Another Chance To Get It Right: A Children's Book for Adults
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The Child Abuse-Delinquency
Connection — A Lawyer's View
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Many of Vachss' novels feature the shadowy, unlicensed
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Vachss collaborated on works with authors Jim
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Interview of Andrew Vachss on his final Burke novel
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1155:(1995) – seven-issue series with James Colbert.
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1395:"Andrew Vachss Does Not Paint Pretty Pictures"
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2127:"The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine"
1477:"Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid to Biafra'"
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2738:"Childhelp Congressional Award, 1994"
1693:"US publication date of Another Life"
1401:. Reuters. 2000-11-09. Archived from
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2596:"The Haunted World of Andrew Vachss"
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730:A/V Peer Review (highest rating) by
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799:Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
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2321:"Abuse within the Circle of Trust"
1939:"Reinventing Vachss, by Adam Dunn"
1452:"Andrew Vachss: Hot Biafra Nights"
1427:"Andrew Vachss: Beating the Devil"
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1651:"Index of author's written works"
593:An Interview with Andrew Vachss,
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1739:"Shockwave by Andrew Vachss"
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1764:"Signwave by Andrew Vachss"
1502:"The Secession That Failed"
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2635:"Sex Crimes: Then and Now"
1814:"Blackjack: A Cross Novel"
1135:Andrew Vachss' Underground
760:Literary honors and awards
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2272:. Vachss.com. 1995-11-13
2270:"Children of the Secret"
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2043:"Cross (graphic series)"
2003:. Vachss.com. 2010-10-19
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1672:"Finale of Burke series"
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711:Notable Book of the Year
493:Writers Guild of America
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2850:American male novelists
2471:San Francisco Examiner,
2442:Ski apps (2009-01-19).
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807:La Sorciere de Brooklyn
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298:Doctors Without Borders
2880:Writers from Manhattan
2845:American legal writers
2614:"Alice Vachss website"
2222:. Twotrainsrunning.com
966:The Aftershock trilogy
767:Raymond Chandler Award
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1919:"Two Trains Running"
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1036:A Bomb Built in Hell
789:Maltese Falcon Award
497:Contemporary Authors
2022:"That's How I Roll"
1560:. November 10, 1998
1539:. November 25, 2002
1349:The Washington Post
323:In addition to the
163:Andrew Henry Vachss
2661:The New York Times
2323:. Vachss.com. 2011
2085:"Heart Transplant"
2001:"Heart Transplant"
1537:Lawyers Weekly USA
1323:The New York Times
1159:Predator: Race War
1018:Two Trains Running
732:Martindale-Hubbell
451:The New York Times
357:Two Trains Running
353:Two Trains Running
339:Released in 1993,
244:juvenile offenders
211:Vachss grew up in
2616:. Alicevachss.com
2448:January 19, 2009"
1898:"The Getaway Man"
1514:on April 10, 2009
1253:(Lexington, 1989)
1247:(Lexington, 1979)
1054:That's How I Roll
877:False Allegations
720:Honors and awards
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540:biological family
381:That's How I Roll
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