Sexual Deviant Offenders: Understanding Sexual Behavior in Order to Identify, Interview, Arrest and Convict

Course Objectives and Agenda (CLICK HERE)

Please be aware that this class is a 20-hour training. Therefore, the first two days of training will be 8am-4pm local time. The last day will be 8am-12pm local time.

Course Objectives:
Sexual deviant behavior is “need” driven behavior. Sex offenders repeat their crimes because of this “need”. Therefore, there exists a high probability of additional victims. Officers investigating and interviewing persons committing sex crimes, including sexual homicides, must understand the nature of this “need” driven behavior in order properly investigate and hold these sex offenders criminally responsible.

The core objective of this course is not to gain insight or understanding about why sex offenders act out against victims to help or treat them, but to recognize and assess how sex offenders act out against the victims in order to identify, arrest, and convict them. To that end, the following topics will be presented:

Clinical Approach to Sexual Deviancy – Laypersons Understanding of Diagnosis and Intervention

Defining Paraphilia and Associated Paraphilic Behaviors

Sexual Deviancy – A Practitioner’s Understanding of the Role of Deviant Behavior in Violent Crime

Fantasy Driven Behaviors – Isolative in Nature or a Behavioral Continuum

Offender Dichotomies – Pedophiles and Child Molesters

Search Warrant Applications – Affidavit Documentation in Support of the Execution of Search Warrants

Behaviorally Based Interviewing – Utilization of Cognitive Approach Methodologies

Vicarious Victimization – Psychological Protection of Investigators and Prosecutors

Case Studies - Throughout the course of instruction, the participants will review actual criminal cases, view interview videos and participate in an interviewing exercises