The Sexual Exploitation of Children

IntroductionThe Difficulties Law Enforcement Faces in Investigating the Sexual Exploitation of ChildrenThe Unique Position of the Police and Their Agents in an InvestigationNeed for Professional Alliances with Clinical and Medical CommunitiesA Much Needed Change in Law Enforcement ResponseCases Pose Unique DefensesChildren Are Perfect VictimsThe Child as a WitnessNatural Disdain for the Subject MatterCountertransference and Its DangersThe Problem of Determining What Exactly is Sexual Abuse or ExploitationMixed Messages by the Public-at-LargeBacklashState of the ProblemThe Problem DefinedParties to the CrimeThe VictimProfile Characteristics: Effects of Victimization and Symptomatology of AbuseSomatic ComplaintsFamily DynamicsOther CharacteristicsThe OffenderPast PerspectivesNeed for Law Enforcement TypologyApplication of the TypologySituational vs. PreferentialPreferential Child Molester CharacteristicsLong Term and Persistent Patterns of Behavior Children as Preferred Sexual ObjectsWell-Developed Techniques for Obtaining VictimsSexual Fantasies Focus on ChildrenCommission of the CrimeMO CharacteristicsChild Pornography InvestigationLegal Approaches to ControlElements of Child Pornography CrimesLegal and Evidentiary Concerns in Child Pornography InvestigationsSources and Types of Child Pornography Investigative TechniquesInterviewing ChildrenBuilding a Foundation Concerns Regarding ReliabilityChild Interview ProblemsBackground: Influencing FactorsRapport BuildingProtective CustodyStrategyRecording the Interv iewCredibility ConcernsMultiple Victims and OffendersDocumenting EmotionLocation for Video-Taped InterviewsDecision to RecordSettingParentsJoint InterviewDemeanor and Ethnic RepresentationEvaluating the ChildTimingGetting the Chi