The socially skilled child molester : differentiating the guilty from the falsely accused / / Carla van Dam

• Autore: Van Dam Carla <1950-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85836
• Soggetto topico: Child molesters - Psychology; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Child sexual abuse - Prevention
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published by Haworth Press, 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The socially skilled child molester
• ISBN: 0-7890-2806-9; 1-315-82115-X; 1-317-82502-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458357703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II