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Sexual Predators: How To Recognize Them On The Internet And On The Street. How To Keep Your Kids Away by Stephen DeanDetailed and complete, serious and practical, this book deals with the risks posed by sexual predators in a thorough, rational way. It explains how and why they act as they do—online and in the real world. It uses actual cases to show how sex crimes happen. And it gives readers practical advice for how to avoid becoming victims and how to avoid or offset an assault. These cases are taken from the author’s original reporting and research. He knows the details—the mechanics, the patterns, the habits—that sex offenders use to locate and select victims. He knows the tricks they use to draw victims toward them. The book explains all of these things.ContentsIntroduction: They’re Flooding the Internet………………………………………5Chapter 1: Hooking Up …………………………………………………………… 9Chapter 2: How Sexual Predators Stalk Their Prey ………………………… 25Chapter 3: Selfishness, Desperation and Vanity …………………………….. 39Chapter 4: Predators Like to Move Fast ………………………………………. 51Chapter 5: Predators Groom Their Victims ………………………………….. 63Chapter 6: Predators’ Excuses ……………………………………………………. 77Chapter 7: Predators Don’t Change Their Spots…………………………….. 87Chapter 8: Chat Rooms and Instant Messaging …………………………….. 103Chapter 9: Some Kids Invite Predators In ……………………………………. 119Chapter 10: Web Cameras and Other Devices …………………………………133Chapter 11: The Internet Warps Kids’ Perspectives ……………………………149Chapter 12: Corporate Sponsorship of Child-Sex Chat Rooms …………… 163Chapter 13: How the Law Responds ………………………………………………  175Chapter 14: A Child’s Diary of Being Attacked ……………………………… 185Chapter 15: Child Pornography…and Legal Bureaucracy …………………… 195Chapter 16: Protecting Kids from Themselves ………………………………….. 209Conclusion: Threats on the Horizon ………………………………………………  225Appendix: Abbreviation Key & Glossary …………………………………….. 235Index ……………………………………………………………………..  245