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Child Definitions & Legal Framework:

 Child According to Title 63 of the South Carolina Code of Laws: ✔ A

child is defined as a person under the age of 18. Child Abuse, Neglect, and Excessive Corporal Punishment (Title 63 SC

Code): ✔ Child abuse and neglect involve inflicting or allowing physical or

mental injury, or acts that present substantial risk of such injury, including excessive corporal punishment. However, corporal punishment or physical

discipline is not considered abuse if:

• Administered by a parent or person in loco parentis.
• Performed for the purpose of restraining or correcting the child.
• Reasonable in manner and moderate in degree.
• Does not cause permanent or lasting damage.
• Not reckless or grossly negligent behavior by the parent.

✔ Other forms of child abuse include sexual offenses, and failure to provide adequate food, shelter, clothing, or education.

Dynamics of the Maltreatment of Children:

 Vulnerability of Children: ✔ Children are inherently vulnerable, which

makes them easy targets for maltreatment.

 Indicators of Parental Maltreatment of Children:

o Denial of problems: Parents may deny any issues.

o Negative perception of the child: The parent might view the child as

"bad."

o High expectations: Parents may demand unrealistic academic or

physical performance.

o Indifference: Parents show little concern for the child's welfare.

 How Children Experience Abuse:

o Secrecy: Children may feel they need to keep abuse a secret.

o Helplessness: They may feel powerless to change the situation.

o Entrapment & Accommodation: Children may adjust their beliefs or

actions to cope.

o Delayed or Unconvincing Disclosure: Children often delay reporting

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o Retraction: The child may later take back or deny their initial

disclosure.

Types of Child Molesters:

 Child Molester:

✔ A significantly older individual who engages in sexual activity with a child.

 Pedophile:

✔ A person who is sexually attracted to children.

 Situational Child Molester:

✔ Their criminal behavior is often driven by basic sexual needs like lust or desire. They may molest children they have access to, not necessarily because they have a strong preference for children.

 Preferential Child Molester:

✔ These individuals have a sexual preference for children, and their crimes are often based on factors like gender, age, and ethnicity. They are responsible for the highest number of victimizations.

Initial Interview Techniques for Children:

 Interview Location:

✔ Initial interviews with children may be conducted outside the presence of parents to help the child feel more comfortable.-

Various Offender Registries - ANSWER✔✔Department of Social Services Central Registry of Abuse and Neglect

• perpetrators of child abuse and neglect must be entered in the registry

Sex offender Registry

Sex tortion and tactics used - ANSWER✔✔Sextortion: is a broad category of

online exploitation in which a child is being groomed and encouraged to take sexually explicit photos of themselves, meet face to face with someone for sexual purposes.

Tactics

• reciprocation

-Offering drugs or money to child

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