Shattering the Silence
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Record year for solving federal child sex exploitation casesThe year 2007 was a record year for solving cases dealing with federal child sex exploitation cases by the U.S. Attorney’s Eastern District of Missouri office in St. Louis.
Finkelhor: 50 percent decrease in child abuse casesResearchers at the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire say there is some good news about child sex offenses.
Lawyer, professor is critic of sex offender registriesJohn Lafond, who lives in Washington, is a lawyer who specializes in sex offender laws, a retired University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor, and an author who is considered an expert on law and policies related to sex offenders.
Answers to Quiz1. Most men who commit sexual offenses do not know their victim.
Shattering the Silence
- Series prompts response of all kinds from readers
- Healing can begin after secrets are exposed
- Predators prowl the information highway
- Most offenders spend lifetime on sex registry
- 'It's just a family secret'
- Father used 'love' to molest daughters
- Wife knew husband abused her, but not their child
- Old love nearly destroys woman's life
- Mother cries for Hanna
- Secret almost caused woman's death
- Goal at sexual predator unit is to break deviant cycle
- Man finds help at treatment center
- Second time means success for offender
- Internet paves road for crimes against children
- Sex offenders must be on registry
- FBI tries to reduce vulnerability of children
- Nix tracks Internet predators
- Officer heads task force to prevent Internet crimes against children
- Project investigates, prosecutes Internet sexual predators
- Prosecutor says he felt swamped with abuse cases
- Most offenders are family or friends of victim
- Convincing jury is a challenge
- Justus ruling affects how prosecutors prepare for child abuse cases
- Prosecutor tries to re-establish pilot program for child abuse
- Record year for solving federal child sex exploitation cases
- Finkelhor: 50 percent decrease in child abuse cases
- Lawyer, professor is critic of sex offender registries
- Answers to Quiz
- Prevention is imperative for sex offenders
- Treatment programs often identify other victims
- Therapy uses eye movement as key to healing
- Successful completion of MOSOP is required for early release
- Prison can be an expensive option
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