The Socially Skilled Child Molester: Differentiating the Guilty from the Falsely Accused

ISBN-13: 9780789028068 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 178 str.

Carla Van Dam

Opis

Revealing the secret but successful strategies used by child molesters allows adults to intervene long before children are abused. The Socially Skilled Child Molester: Differentiating the Guilty from the Falsely Accused identifies how socially proficient molesters successfully ingratiate themselves into families and communities. The book closely examines their techniques and strategies while detailing the tools for prevention. The difficult issue of false accusation is tackled by learning the distinctions that clearly differentiate the actions of the guilty from those who are innocent. Practical recommendations for accurately assessing danger and managing safety are provided.

Spis treści

• Preface
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Introduction
  
• Chapter 1. Understanding the Problem
  
• Child Molesters As Addicts
  
• Sexual Dependence
  
• Chapter 2. Child Molesters in Their Natural Habitat
  
• The Social Psychopath
  
• The Eager Beaver
  
• The Saint
  
• The Curmudgeon
  
• Crude Groomers
  
• Chapter 3. Current Practices
  
• Teaching Children to Protect Themselves from Being Abused
  
• Taking Offenders to Court
  
• Chapter 4. Not All Child Molesters Are Alike
  
• Groomers
  
• Grabbers
  
• Chapter 5. Common Misperceptions
  
• Definition of Child Sexual Abuse
  
• Explanations
  
• Chapter 6. Accurately Differentiating Danger
  
• The Unchanging Nature of the Groomer’s Pathology
  
• False Allegations
  
• Gray Areas in Terms of Age and Consent
  
• Age Cutoffs That Decriminalize Child Sexual Abuse
  
• A Groomer Profile: Differentiating Thoughtful from Manipulative
  
• Recognizing the Manipulative
  
• Chapter 7. A Framework for Understanding Child Sexual Abuse
  
• The Underlying Pattern
  
• Making Information More Visible
  
• How Information Remains Buried
  
• The Framework
  
• The Iceberg
  
• Chapter 8. Interviewing Child Molesters
  
• Identifying Lies
  
• Phony Remorse
  
• Creating Relationship
  
• Inconsistencies
  
• Rehearsed Speech
  
• Too Much Information
  
• Going on the Offensive
  
• Chapter 9. Predicting Risk
  
• Community Notification
  
• What Is Actuarial Data?
  
• Defining Recidivism
  
• Base Rate
  
• Determining Risk
  
• Corroborating Data
  
• The Problem with Numbers
  
• Chapter 10. Incorporating Corroborating Evidence
  
• Victims
  
• Parents
  
• Groups, Organizations, and Officials
  
• Custody Battles
  
• Conclusion
  
• References
  
• Index
  

O autorze

Van Dam, Carla