This presentation includes a case study which explores the application of behaviour analysis to law enforcement investigation of sexual crimes against children including those using technology and the internet. The primary focus is to demonstrate that by better understanding perpetrator behaviour investigators can substantially improve their investigative strategy and interview planning.
Denial is among the most common issues which interviewers encounter when speaking to someone suspected or accused of sexually exploiting children. This presentation will explore how denial typically manifests in offender accounts, how to recognise the type of denial used and techniques for engaging and working through erroneous denial. The presentation will use video of interviews with sex offenders to illustrate the key points and to demonstrate effective interview techniques.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the key objectives of a police interview with a suspected sex offender
Define the mechanisms of denial used by cooperating interviewees
Deploy behaviour analysis informed strategies to interviews with suspected sex offenders
