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Child Sex Offenders

Understanding. Child Sex Offenders. Characteristics of An Abuser. Background behavior, thought processes, physical/biological and other common characteristics Relationship to their Victims Process of Abuse how, when, where and to whom it occurs. What is a Sex Offender?.

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Child Sex Offenders

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  1. Understanding Child Sex Offenders

  2. Characteristics of An Abuser • Background • behavior, thought processes, physical/biological and other common characteristics • Relationship to their Victims • Process of Abuse • how, when, where and to whom it occurs

  3. What is a Sex Offender? Patterns of Behavior

  4. Not All Child Sex Offenders are Pedophiles • Fixated Pedophile • Regressed Pedophile • Opportunist • Stressed Molester

  5. Similar Backgrounds • Male • Rigid religious background • Isolated • Abused themselves • Entitled, controlling

  6. Important Note No pattern in physical, racial, social, economic or professional background

  7. Four Basic Elements • Sexual Arousal • Emotional Congruence • Blockage • Disinhibition

  8. Who are Sex Offenders? Relationship to Victims

  9. Known and Trusted • 75% are friends, neighbors or acquaintances • Access to children • Gain trust of both child and parents • Found anywhere

  10. Incest • Makes up 20% of child sexual abuse cases • Part of larger cycle of abuse • Opportunistic

  11. Chances of Getting Caught • Only 3% are caught • Not reported • Children not always believed • Statistics from prosecuted cases

  12. How Do They Abuse Children? Standard Patterns of Abuse

  13. Grooming • Access to children • Vulnerable and Needy • Provides attention, gifts, comfort • Tests child’s reaction

  14. Avoid Being Caught • Isolated location • Careful and organized • Avoid potential witnesses

  15. Recidivism • Four times more likely to reoffend • Required to attend treatment • Same rate for treated and untreated offenders • Sex Offender Registry

  16. Resources Places for Information and Help

  17. Resources • Utah State Sex Offender Registry Site • http://corrections.utah.gov/services/sonar.html • Utah Division of Child and Family Services • Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline 1-855-323-3237 • Rape Recovery Center Salt Lake City • (801) 467-7273 • http://raperecoverycenter.org/ • Prevent Child Abuse Utah (Ogden) • 801-393-3366 or 1-800-CHILDREN • http://preventchildabuseutah.org/ • Darkness To Light • http://www.d2l.org/

  18. Understanding the Threat And Where it Comes From

  19. Works Cited • Abel, Gene, et. al. “Self-Reported Sex Crimes of NonincarceratedParaphiliacs.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Sage Publications, 1987. Web. 28 June 2011. • Administration for Children and Families. “Perpetrators by Relationship to Victims and Selected Types of Maltreatment.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004. Web. 28 June 2011. • Cooper, Gregory M. and Michael R. King. Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2007. Print. • Darkness to Light. “7 Steps to Protecting Our Children.” Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse. Darkness to Light, N.d. Web. 28 June 2011. • Rowan, Edward L. Understanding Child Sexual Abuse. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2006. Print. • Sax, Robin. Predators and Child Molesters: What Every Parent Needs to Know to Keep Kids Safe. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2009. Print.

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