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What is a pedophile?
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*16 years or older
*Has had sexually arousing dreams with a pre-convescent child. *Urges or actions with a child 5 years younger. *Has done actions with child for 6 months or longer. |
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What is a child molester?
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Individuals who have "diddled" with someone under 18 years old (even once).
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What is the common ground between pedophiles and child molesters?
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Both have paraphilic interests.
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What leads to molesting? (GENETIC FACTORS)
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Contribute to any social behavior.
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What leads to molesting? (BAD PARENTING)
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Parents who reject or abuse their kids cause them to not be able to make emotional, intimate bonds with other age kids or adults.
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What leads to molesting? (PHYSICAL MATURATION)
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Interested in sex but the relationship part scares them.
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What leads to molesting? (SEXUAL INTIMACY VS. EMOTIONAL INTIMACY)
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They confuse the emotional intimacy with sex.
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Does distorted thinking cause molesting activities?
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NO-offenders use it to rationalize their behavior.
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Why do molesters lie about their behavior?
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They know the rest of society doesn't accept that.
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What are some cognitive distortions and therapy?
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Therapists try to stop the offenders from using rationalizations and thinking of distortions.
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Whats the profile of a "typical" sex offender?
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*male
*heterosexual *religious *married (or has been) |
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What are some AZ sex offender statistics?
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*11,000 registered sex offenders in AZ.
*1/3 of all AZ inmates have sexually violent histories. *1/5 of AZ inmates are in jail for sex offences. *1,500 people in Maricopa County are on prohibition for sexual offence. |
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What is a containment approach to the problem?
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Team of professionals closely monitors the offenders.
EX.- paroll officer, therapist. |
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What is a cognitive behavioral intervention?
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They tell them up front to not have those bad distortions. They make them stop rationalizing situations.
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What is relapse prevention planning?
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Therapists teach offenders to identify and avoid feelings or situations that make them want to molest.
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What is polygraphy and plethysmography?
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Lie detector tests.
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How can you protect your kids from sex offenders?
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1) Never leave your child alone with someone you don't know.
2) Know what your child is always doing. 3) Look over your child's internet activity. |
