Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis For Professionals Investigating the Sexual Exploitation of Children
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2010
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Abstract
This discussion will focus primarily on the behavioral aspects of the sexual
exploitation of children perpetrated by adult offenders who have an acquaintance
relationship (i.e., not strangers or family members) with their child victims. Some of
the information, however, could have application to acquaintance juvenile offenders
and other types of child-molestation cases. Although some legal and technical
aspects involved in these cases will be discussed, those are not my areas of expertise.
The law and emerging technology can change rapidly and significantly in a short
time. Experts in those areas should be consulted before applying this information,
but underlying human behavior tends to remain the same. Another goal of this publication is to describe, in plain language, the behavioral
dynamics of these cases.
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child abuse, perpetrators, behavioral analysis, guidelines
Citation
Lanning, K. V.. (2010). Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis For Professionals Investigating the Sexual Exploitation of Children. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.