Mark Levin is an icon in conservative circles. He worked in the Reagan Administration as the Chief of Staff for Attorney General Ed Meese. He is a constitutional attorney, and was close friends with Rush Limbaugh. That is how I first heard of him, listening to Rush and his friend “F. Lee Levin”. He hasContinue reading “Mark Levin’s Exploration of Positive and Negative Power”
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IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 9
In Identifying Child Molesters Chapter 9 Setting Boundaries to Help Prevent Child Abuse, Dr. Van Dam follows up her excellent profile with some advice on what to do when a concerning person has been identified. This is her last substantive chapter. Chapter 10 is a summary, and I won’t go over that. So you’ve usedContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 9”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 8
In Chapter 8 Visible Grooming, Dr. Van Dam provides, in the words of Criminal Minds, the profile. Before we get into that profile, there are some things to consider. A profile is not predictive. That means that a person who fits the profile is not necessarily a child molester. As you go through the partsContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 8”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS- CHAPTER 7
In Chapter 7 The Social Climate That Fosters It: Turning a Blind Eye, Dr. Van Dam explains why people can see what is going on, yet not see what is going on. In this chapter, she looks into: Attitudes toward children, attitudes toward women, societal denial and molester denial. Attitudes toward ChildrenOur society does notContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS- CHAPTER 7”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 6
Dr. Van Dam takes the reader into the heart of her book in Chapter 6 The Grooming Process: How Do They Do It? By describing the grooming process, she seeks to cut through the minimization, excuses, justifications and assumptions people use to protect themselves from the reality of the idea that an adult sees aContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 6”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 5
In Chapter 5 Characteristics of the Child Molester: Who Does It?, Dr. Van Dam describes the characteristics of child predators. To put it bluntly, you can’t tell by looking. Dr. Van Dam starts by writing about “stranger danger“, and how people assumed the child molester looked the part. They would be unkempt, unwashed, and wouldContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 5”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 4
Chapter Four Prevalence: How often does it happen? was a relatively short chapter. Dr. Van Dam cites numerous studies that essentially say, we’re not sure how prevalent it is. One thing we know for sure, based on the number of victims we know, it’s a lot, and the dark figure is high. In criminology, theContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 4”
HOMESPUN WISDOM
Paw came to my mind today. Truth be told, he’s on my mind a lot since he passed at the end of 2018. But today something happened that really brought him back to me. Paw was a guy who really liked to let people think he wasn’t as smart as he was. He was aContinue reading “HOMESPUN WISDOM”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER TWO
My last blog covered the case studies found in Chapter 1 The Problem. Before beginning Chapter 2 Knowing It Is a Problem: The Need for Clarity, I want to make a point I missed from Chapter 1. Think about some of our current efforts to prevent child molestation. We teach children about safe touching (GoodContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER TWO”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER ONE
Dr. Carla Van Dam’s book, Identifying Child Molesters: Preventing child sexual abuse by recognizing the patterns of the offenders, provides readers with a wealth of usable information. She focuses on child molesters whose “charm, respectability, and agreeable demeanor” make it easy for them to gain access to children. (Van Dam, Carla. Identifying Child Molesters (p.Continue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER ONE”
Meditations of a Bald, Fat Guy 