Three Intensive Training Seminars

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CHILD SEXUAL PREDATORS: PROTECTING CHILDREN ONLINE

This training seminar will present an overview of the growing problem of sexual predators targeting children on the Internet. The student will be provided with a fundamental understanding, information and skills required to "surf the Internet." In addition, the methodologies employed by the child molester in the seduction and luring of children will be identified and discussed. Lastly a visual description of child sex chat rooms, child erotica, child pornography and law enforcement’s reactive or proactive responses to these cases will be illustrated.

• Overview of the problem
• Historical background of child exploitation
• Fundamental computer hardware, technology and terminology awareness
• Profiling the Internet child sexual predator
• The progression of child pornography from Polaroid’s, camcorders to digital cameras and beyond
• Techniques and software which can be utilized to identify an online child molester
• Interviewing techniques for the online child abuse victim
• Online child sexual abuse indicators and the special needs of the online child abuse victim
• Child exploitation evidence identification and evaluation
• State of the art reactive and proactive investigative responses to Internet child enticement
• Interviewing techniques and disclosure themes for the Internet child molester
• Classic and evolving defenses utilized by the online child molester

PHYSICAL AND NEGLECT CHILD ABUSE INJURY RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

This seminar will focus on non-accidental injuries on children and will emphasize the specific techniques that can be used by the investigator in the assessment, investigation and reconstruction of cases involving soft tissue injuries such as bruises, lacerations and burns. In addition, the various weapons utilized by the offender in child abuse situations will also be identified and discussed. The seminar will also address the circumstances and evaluation of deprived and neglected children. Lastly, the curriculum offers case illustrations that encourage hands on participation by the student.

• Abusive caretaker assessment
• Soft tissue injury assessment
• Neglect child abuse injury reconstruction
• Physical child abuse dynamics
• Victim interview techniques for physical abuse
• Interview and Interrogation themes for the caretaker
• Child abuse weapon identification
• Determining the age and developmental skill
• Wound identification
• Open and closed soft tissue injury reconstruction
• Soft tissue injuries from hands
• Soft tissue injuries from belts
• Soft tissue injuries from cords
• Reconstructing wet and dry burns

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY "TEAM" CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES

This powerful, victim oriented seminar will be divided into two training modules: Techniques for Interviewing the Abused Child and Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Investigative Techniques. The focus of the training will be developing and then utilizing the "Team" approach to the identification, assessment, investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse allegations.

Interviewing the Abused Child:

• Child sexual abuse indicators
• Child abuse seduction sexual activity
• Pre-Interview considerations
• Preparing for the interview
• The child's reaction to the abuse
• Interview setting
• Talking about the abuse
• Corroboration of specific details
• Specific information to be obtained
• The freehand drawing interview process

Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Investigative Techniques:

• Child sexual abuse crimes
• Child sexual abuse vs. exploitation victims
• The online child molester and the internet
• Profiling the Situational and Preferential child molester
• Child molester collections - child erotica / child pornography
• Interview / Interrogation themes

WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING IS BEST FOR ME? Based on the precise needs of your community or agency, the seminar can be customized to address your specific requirements or issues. Your training seminar itself can be one, two or three days in length. For additional information please contact Robert Hugh Farley.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The seminars have been specifically designed for professionals in law enforcement, child protection, medical services, counselors, mental health, school officials and prosecutors who would be involved in the investigation, assessment, intervention, treatment or prevention of child abuse. Upon completion of this training the participant will have been provided with the necessary tools to respond quickly, sensitively and skillfully to a child abuse allegation.