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Author Van Dam, Carla

Title Identifying Child Molesters : Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by Recognizing the Patterns of the Offenders
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013
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Description 1 online resource (242 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Problem; Case Studies; Chapter 2. Knowing It Is a Problem: The Need for Clarity; Clear Definitions; Guiding Treatment; Guiding Research; Guiding Relationships; Guiding Interventions; Chapter 3. Why It Is a Problem: What Is the Harm?; Psychological Issues; Moral Issues; Cultural Issues; Chapter 4. Prevalence: How Often Does It Happen?; Chapter 5. Characteristics of the Child Molester: Who Does It?; Demographics; Chapter 6. The Grooming Process: How Do They Do It?
Sexual Attraction to ChildrenJustifying the Interest; Grooming the Adult Community; Grooming the Child; Chapter 7. The Social Climate That Helps Foster It: Turning a Blind Eye; Attitudes Toward Children; Attitudes Toward Women; Societal Denial; Molester Denial; Chapter 8. Visible Grooming; Current Prevention Strategies; Visible Grooming of Adults; Chapter 9. Setting Boundaries to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse; Intervening with a Potential Child Molester; Chapter 10. Summary; Appendix: Legal Definitions; References; Additional Resources; Index
Summary Stop abuse before it starts!Identifying Child Molesters: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by Recognizing the Patterns of the Offenders will teach you to better protect children from potential child sexual molesters long before any abuse can actually occur. Here you'll learn to recognize and understand the seemingly invisible steps that typically precede child sexual abuse. These stories of molesters, their families, and their victims, will enable you to more accurately see through a potential molester's charming demeanor and better protect the children in your life. Understand
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Subject Child molesters -- United States -- Identification
Child molesters -- United States -- Psychology
Child sexual abuse -- United States -- Prevention
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Child molesters
Child molesters -- Psychology
Child sexual abuse -- Prevention
United States
Genre/Form Field guides
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317826514
1317826515