ABSTRACT
This chapter will focus on insight into the behavioral patterns of offenders and victims in sexual exploitation of children cases involving computers and the Internet. The information and its application are based on my education, training, and more than 30 years of experience studying the criminal aspects of deviant sexual behavior and interacting with investigators and prosecutors. Although I have great confidence in its behavioral accuracy and reliability, its legal acceptance and application must be evaluated based on agency policy, rules of evidence, and current case law. The use of any terms in this chapter that are also utilized in the mental health field (i.e., impulsive, compulsive, paraphilia, pedophilia) is not meant to imply a psychiatric diagnosis or lack of legal responsibility.
