Contenu
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- 1.0 Introduction -- 1.1. Canada's Commitment to Addressing Child Sexual Abuse -- 1.2. Extent of the Problem and Challenges for Police -- 1.2.1. Extent of Child Sexual Abuse -- 1.2.2. Role of Police -- 1.2.3. Needs of Police -- 1.3. Purpose of Manual -- 1.3.1. Principles -- 1.4. The Approach of the Manual: Interagency Collaboration -- 1.4.1. The Advantages of Interagency Colaboration -- 1.4.2. Police Involvement in Interagency Collaboration -- 1.5. Using this Manual -- 1.5.1. Organization and Use of Manual -- 1.5.2. Definitions -- 1.5.3. Limitations -- 2.0 Understanding the Child in Child Sexual Abuse Cases -- 2.1.1. Children are Dependent on Adults -- 2.1.2. Children are Naturally Trusting and Curious 2.1.3. Attention and Affection Fulfilment -- 2.1.4. Adolescent Defiance and Peer Pressure -- 2.1.5. Children with Disabilities --
2.2. Cognitive Development -- 2.2.1. Thinking Capacity -- 2.2.2. Memory Capacity -- 2.3. Sexual Development and the Abused Child -- 2.3.1. Infants and Toddlers/Preverbal Stage -- 2.3.2. Preschoolers (2 to 5 Years of Age) -- 2.3.3. First Through Fifth Graders (6 to 10 Years of Age) -- 2.3.4. Puberty: Fifth through Seventh Graders (10 to 13 Years of Age) -- 2.3.5. Adolescents: Eighth Through Twelfth Graders (13 to 17 Years of Age) -- 2.4 Common Indicators of Child Sexual Abuse -- 2.4.1. Preschoolers (2 to 5 Years of Age) -- 2.4.2. First Through Fifth Graders (6 to 10 Years of Age) -- 2.4.3. Puberty: Fifth through Seventh Graders (10 to 13 Years of Age) -- 2.4.4. Adolescents: Eighth Through Twelfth Graders (13 to 17 Years of Age) -- 2.4.5. Assessing Behavioral Indicators-- 2.5 Related Issues -- 2.5.1. Delay in Disclosure and Recanting -- 2.5.2. Understanding Fact and Fantasy -- 2.5.3. False Allegations and Reliability of Reports -- 2.6. Preparing for an Investigation --
3.0. Victim and Offender Profiles: Current Research -- 3.1. Characteristics of Offender -- 3.1.1. Gender -- 3.1.2. Age: Youth/Adult -- 3.1.3. History of Abuse -- 3.1.4. Pedophile/Non-Pedophile -- 3.2. Characteristics of Victim -- 3.2.1. Gender -- 3.2.2. Age -- 3.2.3. Vulnerability of Victim -- 3.3. Nature of Relationship -- 3.3.1. Intrafamilial/Extrafamilial -- 3.3.2. Incest -- 3.3.3. Power Differential -- 3.3.4. Stranger/Non-Stranger -- 3.3.5. Acquaintance Rape -- 3.4. Context of Abuse -- 3.4.1. Mult-victim/Multi-offender -- 3.4.2. Ritual/Satanic Abuse -- 3.5. Occurrence Characteristics -- 3.5.1. Number of Victims/Number of Offenders -- 3.5.2. Type of Behaviour -- 3.5.3. Use of Force, Enticement, Alcohol, and Drugs -- 3.5.4. Duration of Abuse -- 3.5.5. Emotional Trauma to Victim --
3.6. Classification Scheme of Child Molesters -- 3.6.1. Situational Child Molesters -- 3.6.2. Preferential Child Molesters -- 3.6.3. Sex Rings -- 3.7. Summary -- 3.7.1. Charateristics of Offender -- 3.7.2. Characteristics of Victim -- 3.7.3. Nature of Relationship --3.7.4. Context of Abuse -- 3.7.5. Occurrence Characteristics -- 4.0. The Legal Response to Sexual Offences Against Children -- 4.1. Sexual Offences Against Children -- 4.1.1. Sexual Offences: Complainant Under 14 Years Old --4.1.2. Sexual Offences: Complainant 14 to under 18 Years Old -- 4.1.3. Sexual Offences: Complainant under 18 Years Old -- 4.1.4. Sexual Offences: Complainant - Age Neutral -- 4.1.5. Attempts -- 4.1.6. General Defences -- 4.1.7. Specific Defences -- 4.2. Historical Sexual Offences -- 4.3. Laying Charges -- 4.3.1. Criteria -- 4.3.2. What to Charge -- 4.3.3. Summary, Indictable, and Dual Procedure Offences -- 4.3.4. Who May Charge -- 4.3.5. Who May be ChargeD -- 4.3.6. Timeframe -- 4.3.7. Timing --
6.0. Victim Support -- 6.1. Personal Support Services -- 6.1.1. The Police Role in Victim Support -- 6.2. Treatment -- 6.2.1. Initial Considerations -- 6.2.2. Trauma -- 6.2.3. Treatment Issues for Victims -- 6.2.4. Types and Characteristics of Therapeutic Approaches -- 6.2.5. Treatment for Adolescents and Adults -- 6.2.6. Treatment and Investigation -- 6.3. Participation in the Criminal Justice System -- 6.3.1. Preparation of Children for Court -- 6.3.2. Preparing Child Victims and Witnesses -- 6.4. In-Court Support -- 6.5. Victim Support: Checklist -- 7.0. Publication of Information -- 7.1. Legal Context of the Publication of Information -- 7.1.1. Releasing Information -- 7.1.2. Restrictions on the Public and Publication -- 7.2. Working with the Media --7.2.1. Dealing with the Media -- 7.2.2. Press Releases -- 7.3. Special Issues -- 7.3.1. Multi-victim/Multi-offender Cases -- 7.3.2. Police Duty to Warn -- 7.4. Publication of Information: Checklist --
4.4. Procedural and Evidentiary Issues: Arrest to Diposition -- 4.4.1. Detention, Arrest, and Indentification -- 4.4.2. Judicial Interim Release -- 4.4.3. Disclosure of Case Information -- 4.4.4. Preliminary Inquiry -- 4.4.5. Trial Preparation -- 4.4.6. Verdicts -- 4.4.7. Sentencing -- 4.4.8. Corrections -- 4.5. Other Legal Issues -- 4.5.1. Young Sexual Offenders -- 4.5.2. Children Under 12 -- 4.5.3. Protection Remedies -- 4.5.4. Child Protection Proceedings -- 4.5.5. Financial Compensation for Victims -- 4.6. Future Developments -- 5.0. Primary Role of Police: Investigation -- 5.1. Investigative Process -- 5.2. Initial Response -- 5.2.1. The Report -- 5.2.2. Notifying Child Welfare Authorities -- 5.2.3. Immediate Protection of the Child -- 5.2.4. Secure the Crime Scene -- 5.2.5. Interviewing the Alleged Victim -- 5.2.6. Assessing Credibility -- 5.2.7. Outcome of Initial Investigation --
5.3. Further Investigation/Collection of Evidence -- 5.3.1. Interviewing other Witnesses -- 5.3.2. Interviewing the Non-offending Parent(s) -- 5.3.3. Medical Examinations -- 5.3.4. Backgrounding Alleged Victim -- 5.3.5. Locating and Interviewing the Alleged Offender -- 5.3.6. Aids to Investigation -- 5.3.7. Further Investigation Outcomes -- 5.4. Follow Through -- 5.4.1. Interim Release -- 5.4.2. Aids to Testimony -- 5.4.3. Sentencing -- 5.5. Special Cases -- 5.5.1. Cross-cultural Cases -- 5.5.2. Parental Divorce or Custody Hearings -- 5.5.3. Allegations of Ritual or Satanic Abuse -- 5.5.4. False Memory Syndrome -- 5.5.5. Multi-victim/Multi-offender Cases -- 5.6. Investigation: Checklist --
8.0. Prevention -- 8.1. The Goal of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention -- 8.2. The Role of the Police in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention -- 8.2.1. Developing a Community Strategy -- 8.3. Child-focused Prevention Programs -- 8.3.1. the Police Role in Child-focused Prevention Programs -- 8.3.2. The Challenges Involved in Implementing Child-focused Prevention Programs -- 8.3.3. Implementing Child-focused Programs In Your Community -- 8.4. Adult-focused Prevention ProgramS -- 8.4.1. Police Involvement in Adult-focused Prevention Initiatives -- 8.5. Sexual Offender Treatment -- 8.5.1. Treatment Philosophies -- 8.5.2. Treatment Programs -- 8.5.3. Treatment Outcomes -- 8.6. Conclusion -- 8.7. Prevention: Checklist -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Selected Resources and Materials Pertaining to Child Sexual Abuse -- Appendix B: Legislation Tables -- Appendix C: Legal Resources -- Index.