Kenneth V. Lanning

This discussion is not intended to be a detailed analysis of the complexities and dynamics of grooming. Instead, it will focus on the evolution of the concept and the term. More than an historical narrative, however, this evolution provides valuable insight into recognizing the diverse nature of contact sex offenses against children and important d...

The following behavioral analysis is intended to set forth practical investigative information. It is based not only on the available research but also on the extensive professional and reflective experience of the authors in the behavioral analysis of cases involving the abduction and sexual victimization of children.

As a result of his assignment to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Behavioral Science Unit, the author consulted on and has firsthand knowledge of most of the cases discussed in Cheit’s book. He came to believe that there is a middle ground. Some of what victims allege may be true and accurate, some may be misperceived or distorted, some ma...

This article is based not only on the research literature but also on the extensive field experience of the authors in consulting with investigators, attorneys, and organizations on the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and civil litigation of molestation of children within or in connection with youth-serving organizations. Acquaintance moles...

This study examined the differences between 97 abducting and 60 nonabducting child molesters on selected typological and antisocial/criminal variables. Although the results supported one a priori hypothesis, they disconfirmed two others and yielded an unpredicted but theoretically interesting abductor covariate. Our hypothesis that child abductors...

historical overview [stranger danger, intrafamilial child sexual abuse, the acquaintance molester, satanism: a new form of "stranger danger"] / child sex rings / multiple child sex rings [characteristics of multidimensional child sex rings, why are victims alleging things that do not seem to be true, do children lie about sexual abuse and exploitat...

Caution: This chapter will focus on insight into the behavioral patterns of offenders and victims in sexual exploitation of children cases involving computers. The information and its application are based on my education, training, and more than 27 years of experience studying the criminal aspects of deviant sexual behavior and interacting with in...

C aution: This chapter will focus on insight into the behavioral patterns of offenders in sexual exploitation of children cases involving computers. The information and its application are based on my education, training, and more than 27 years of experience studying the criminal aspects of deviant sexual behavior and interacting with investigators...