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

by Van Dam; Carla

• ISBN13: 9780789028068
• ISBN10: 0789028069
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-03-27
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Know what signs indicate a child molester! 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. The Socially Skilled Child Molesterfocuses on the sexual deviants who 'groom' family, friends, and their community to allow their activities, though arousing suspicion, to go on without restriction. This essential source reveals their tactics. Using composite representations of various types of child molesters, the author illustrates through case history and detailed research how these offenders succeed, while providing recommendations on how communities can stop enabling and protecting such individuals. The Socially Skilled Child Molesterdiscusses in depth: 'groomers' versus 'grabbers' common misperceptions about child molesters the groomer profile-the different types groomer strategies for manipulation correctly differentiating between pedophiles and the falsely accused predicting risk the key concerns when interviewing child molesters the three levels of child molesters recidivism for the sexual deviant. The Socially Skilled Child Molestercomprehensively brings together helpful strategies and vital information essential for parents, lawmakers, police, teachers, and therapists.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Understanding the Problem	1	(6)
Child Molesters As Addicts	1	(3)
Sexual Dependence	4	(3)
Child Molesters in Their Natural Habitat	7	(24)
The Social Psychopath	10	(4)
The Eager Beaver	14	(9)
The Saint	23	(2)
The Curmudgeon	25	(2)
Crude Groomers	27	(4)
Current Practices	31	(10)
Teaching Children to Protect Themselves from Being Abused	35	(1)
Taking Offenders to Court	36	(5)
Not All Child Molesters Are Alike	41	(6)
Groomers	43	(1)
Grabbers	44	(3)
Common Misperceptions	47	(12)
Definition of Child Sexual Abuse	48	(3)
Explanations	51	(8)
Accurately Differentiating Danger	59	(16)
The Unchanging Nature of the Groomer's Pathology	61	(3)
False Allegations	64	(2)
Gray Areas in Terms of Age and Consent	66	(3)
Age Cutoffs That Decriminalize Child Sexual Abuse	69	(1)
A Groomer Profile: Differentiating Thoughtful from Manipulative	70	(2)
Recognizing the Manipulative	72	(3)
A Framework for Understanding Child Sexual Abuse	75	(28)
The Underlying Pattern	75	(3)
Making Information More Visible	78	(1)
How Information Remains Buried	79	(2)
The Framework	81	(1)
The Iceberg	81	(22)
Interviewing Child Molesters	103	(10)
Identifying Lies	105	(3)
Phony Remorse	108	(1)
Creating Relationship	108	(1)
Inconsistencies	109	(1)
Rehearsed Speech	110	(1)
Too Much Information	111	(1)
Going on the Offensive	112	(1)
Predicting Risk	113	(22)
Community Notification	114	(1)
What Is Actuarial Data?	115	(3)
Defining Recidivism	118	(2)
Base Rate	120	(1)
Determining Risk	121	(1)
Corroborating Data	122	(1)
The Problem with Numbers	123	(12)
Incorporating Corroborating Evidence	135	(16)
Victims	138	(2)
Parents	140	(1)
Groups, Organizations, and Officials	141	(5)
Custody Battles	146	(2)
Conclusion	148	(3)
References	151	(4)
Index	155