By presenting stories of molesters, their families, and their victims, van Dam (a clinical and forensic psychologist) outlines the steps that typically proceed child sexual abuse. She explains the techniques child sexual molesters use to charm adults and gain access to children. Chapters discuss various aspects of the problem, including the need fo

Understanding the behaviour that molesters often exhibit when trying to obtain access to children is essential to protecting children from their advances.

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....

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....