Alleged Sex Abuse Victims’ Accounts of Their Abusers’ Modus Operandi

Gijn, Evianne L Van; Lamb, Michael E.

doi:10.1080/1936928x.2013.837420

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“…Less protracted offending more typically entailed preliminary grooming behaviors, and no contact or non-penetrative sexual contact (Case 3011). These findings replicated previous research showing that persistent offending was more severe than single abuse events (van Gijn & Lamb, 2013). Furthermore, our in-depth analyses in the present study of the modi operandi of offenders disclosed how they adapted to contextual factors and changed strategies to continue their abuse (Bartol & Bartol, 2008).…”

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“…As was demonstrated in case 1208, the offender devised another way to gain access to children when his first means of access was closed. Moreover, although previous research showed that offenders applied either persuasive or coercive techniques (van Gijn & Lamb, 2013), our comparative analyses of modi operandi in this study sample disclosed that offenders did not utilize a single strategy, but were versatile, and modified their tactics in the course of the abusive relationship to secure ongoing compliance of their victims. For example the offender in case 1202 started with socially persuasive techniques and switched to more coercive strategies when the complainant became resistant, or the offender perceived that the victim might resist.…”

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confidence: 61%

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Similarities in modi operandi of institutional and non-institutional child sexual offending: Systematic case comparisons

Martschuk

Goodman‐Delahunty

Powell

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Little is known about the extent to whichinstitutional child sex offending differs from non-institutional offending. Strategies to secure the compliance of child victims were systematically compared to compare the modi operandi (prior to, during and following abuse), and the type of power (intimate, aggressive, coercive) applied by child sexual offenders in institutional versus non-institutional settings. A sample of 59 of the most recent child sexual abuse cases referred for prosecution in three Australian states was manually reviewed and coded. Of these, six were cases of institutional abuse, one of which involved crossover offending. Based on complainant age and gender and patterns in offending behaviors, institutional cases were matched with cases of non-institutional abuse. Complainants of both genders ranged in age from 5 to 16 years at abuse onset. Offenders were male family members or friends, priests, an employer and one female school teacher. Results demonstrated commonalities in the modi operandi and grooming methods applied in institutional and non-institutional contexts. Implications for abuse prevention are summarized.

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Similarities in modi operandi of institutional and non-institutional child sexual offending: Systematic case comparisons

Martschuk

Goodman‐Delahunty

Powell

et al. 2018

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…When the perpetrator is a family member, we can expect to see less use of violence for they do not want to cause pain and bleeding, so they can repeat the act in the future (Lang & Frenzel, 1988). A forensic interview study that focused on the perpetrator behaviors of persuasion and coercion as reported by children found that abuse was more likely to involve persuasion than coercion, and found no significant association between perpetrator age and the use of coercion; older perpetrators were more likely to use persuasion, however (Van Gijn & Lamb, 2013).…”

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Unspoken: Child–Perpetrator Dynamic in the Context of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse

Katz

Field

2020

J Interpers Violence

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The literature on child sexual abuse (CSA) has contributed greatly to the understanding of child–perpetrator dynamic while mainly addressing the concepts of grooming and manipulation. Considerably less attention has been dedicated, however, to child–perpetrator dynamic in intrafamilial child sexual abuse (IFCSA). The current study examined how children perceive and experience the dynamic with their perpetrator parents in the context of IFCSA, as conveyed by victims. Analysis of 29 forensic interviews with children aged 8 to 14 years suggested above all, across all identified themes, the unspoken nature of IFCSA. Specifically, the children shared their surprise at the abusive incidents despite having described a long and unspoken grooming process. The children shared their understanding of the secretive nature of IFCSA although that too was unspoken, while illustrating the fear and terror in the family dynamic. Finally, the children discussed the elusiveness of the dynamic in terms of the natural and unnatural aspects of the relationship. The discussion addresses the unique nature of IFCSA and the family dynamic. The main implication for practice is the urgent need to modify existing instruction and training programs for practitioners to better adjust them to IFCSA survivors. More specifically, the elusive nature of IFCSA must be conveyed to both clinical and forensic practitioners who need to evaluate and intervene in with child survivors of IFCSA. In addition, the fear and terror that characterize the family dynamic and the unspoken, unbridled rule of the perpetrator fathers are of central importance in adapting interventions to children and their families in the context of IFCSA.

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“…van Gijn and Lamb’s (2013) study also relied on children as a source of information for the manipulation process. They analyzed 104 forensic investigations with children who were alleged to be victims of CSA.…”

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Children’s narratives of alleged child sexual abuse offender behaviors and the manipulation process.

Katz

Barnetz

2016

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: The aim of the current study is to examine offender behaviors and manipulation tactics described by children using a mixed method analysis. Method: The sample consisted of 95 randomly selected investigative interviews with children (aged 5 to 13 years) in which external evidence indicated a high probability that abuse occurred. An initial qualitative phase that aimed to identify key offender behaviors and manipulation tactics was followed by a quantitative phase, which explored the frequency of these tactics and their relations to children and abuse characteristics. Results: In the qualitative phase, the children described the emotional rapport offenders exhibited with them, the manipulation of their families, and the use of temptation and coercion immediately before or after the abuse. In the quantitative analysis, the establishment of emotional rapport and manipulation of the families were the most frequent offender behaviors. Girls more frequently reported emotional rapport, and children who experienced multiple incidents reported the manipulation of families more often. Conclusions: In the current study the children’s reports focused more on the establishment of rapport and threats to family members and less on the offering of temptations than past research on offenders’ descriptions of manipulation tactics. This suggests children focus more on the interpersonal aspects of offenders’ manipulation efforts, and this could be a focus of investigation and intervention. Moreover, these interpersonal aspects strengthen previous studies regarding the importance of communities in the prevention of child abuse. Communities must be a central component in understanding children’s safety and well-being.

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Alleged Sex Abuse Victims’ Accounts of Their Abusers’ Modus Operandi

Cited by 6 publications

References 66 publications

Similarities in modi operandi of institutional and non-institutional child sexual offending: Systematic case comparisons

Similarities in modi operandi of institutional and non-institutional child sexual offending: Systematic case comparisons

Unspoken: Child–Perpetrator Dynamic in the Context of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse

Children’s narratives of alleged child sexual abuse offender behaviors and the manipulation process.

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