Pedophilia

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Characteristics and Behavioral Indicators of a Pedophile - A Department of Justice profile of common indicators, personality traits, and patterns of behavior of pedophiles, developed through numerous case studies. Provided by the Seattle Police Department. [PDF]

Fact Sheet: Pedophilia - Describes the criteria used by the American Psychiatric Association to make a DSM-IV diagnosis of pedophilia. Includes recommended treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, medication, and relapse-prevention.

Grooming Children for Sexual Molestation - Article by Gregory M. Weber, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin, on how predators "groom" children to exploit. Learn the pedophile's secrets and how to guard against them.

Male Homosexual Attraction to Minors Information Center - Information about the psychology of adult men's attractions to boys, including myths and facts, personality factors, relation to aggression, effects on boys, and potential for treatment.

Pedophiles and Child Molesters: The Slaughter of Innocence - Crime Library articles define and distinguish child molesters and pedophiles and attempt to identify typical behavioral patterns of pedophiles.

Pedophilia Out of the Darkness - A pedophile writes about how he copes with attraction to little girls and methods to prevent acting on the impulse, including the use of a personal abuse prevention worksheet.

Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Pedophilia - Short synopsis of definition, symptoms, causes, and treatment.

The Roots of Pedophilia - Describes the personality traits of several types of pedophiles and explores common rationalizations.

The Sexual Rights of Kids - A comparison of age of consent laws with past laws that prevented women from voting and allowed the slavery of African-Americans. Makes claims of manipulation and abuse of the legal system.

Technophilla: A Modern Day Paraphilia - Article by Detective James F. McLaughlin describing behaviors of persons using the computer to seek out child pornography, sexual contacts or cybersex with children.

JS Online: Cases Force Hard Look at Puzzle of Pedophilia - Article discusses how difficult it is to understand pedophilia because of a lack of information and a resistance by society to discussing the issue openly and objectively. (May 6, 2002)

IPT Journal - "Problems of Research into Adult/Child Interaction" - A discussion of ways research can be carried out into adult-child sexual interactions despite the barriers currently in place preventing such research from being conducted. (1996)

Pedophiles Argue Their Case in the Journal of Homosexuality - Synopses of several articles published in 1990, all supporting tolerance for "Male Intergenerational Intimacy." (1990)