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Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies
Department of Social and Developmental Psychology
Free School Lane
Cambridge, CB2 3RQ

March 2, 2011

Dear respondent,

I am a PhD candidate studying child sexual abuse in the Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, at the University of Cambridge. I am particularly interested in how alleged offenders of child sexual abuse operate in an abuse. I would like to ask for your help providing me with your general impressions and experiences as a police officer handling child sexual abuse cases.

I would be truly grateful if you decide to complete the survey. Through your participation, I hope to gain an insight into the strategies that offenders use to groom children, make children cooperate, and encourage children to conceal the event. This information is important as it may facilitate designing effective prevention programs that protect children. Please consider this as an opportunity to share your experiences and impressions, which enhances the understanding of such dreadful societal issues.

Participation in this research is voluntary. You do not need to answer questions that you do not want to answer, and you can decide to stop filling out the survey at any point. I would like to emphasize that your answers are confidential and anonymous.

Please read the instructions and questions on each page carefully. It is important that you describe your experiences/impressions as accurate as possible.

If you have any questions or concerns about this questionnaire or about the research in general, you may contact me at [email protected].

Yours truly,

Evianne van Gijn
PhD candidate in Forensic Psychology
 
 
Child sexual abuse
Please read each statement carefully, and cross the box that indicates how true this is the case for the majority of child sexual abuse cases. The child sexual abuse process is referred to as the moment the offender and child meet until the abuse is disclosed.
 
 
 
Abuse characteristics
always usually half of the time seldom never unknown
Offenders are known to the children.
Offenders befriend parents, to gain trust and time alone with the child.
Offenders consume alcohol and other psychoactive substances.
Offenders watch (child) pornography
Offenders use physical violence (e.g. striking).
Offender uses verbal threats (e.g. “I will kill your family”).
Offenders are in contact with other sexual assaulters or part of a offender network.
Offenders take children to outings without parents (e.g. cinema, playground).
Offenders offer children money, toys or other presents.
Offenders and children spend a lot of time together, in and outside the house.
always usually half of the time seldom never unknown
Offenders babysit and take over parental care of the children(e.g. bathing, dressing).
Internet is important for offenders in recruiting and grooming victims.
Offenders expose children to sexual content before the abuse (e.g. pornography).
Children stay overnight at the offenders’ homes.
Offenders bring the children on holiday, regardless the parents' presence).
Offenders abuse more than one child.
Victims report to have resisted (e.g. saying “stop” or pushing offender away).
 
 
 
Sex offenders are often:
 
below 20 years
 
20 - 30 years
 
30 - 40 years
 
40 – 50 years
 
50 – 60 years
 
above 60 years
 
Don’t know.
 
 
 
Sex offenders follow comparable patterns in committing child sexual abuse crimes.
 
Yes
 
No
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
Describe a typical grooming scenario that offenders frequently follow. What are typical offender strategies to gain the victim’s trust or cooperation before the sexual event?
   
 
 
 
What is a typical scenario of how offenders make the child conceal the abuse. What strategies do the offenders use?
   
 
 
 
What is an example of child sexual abuse case that stood out from other cases? Explain why and what offender strategies were employed.
   
 
 
 
Describe the difference between young offenders (25 years or below) and older offenders (above 25 years). What different strategies can be observed?
   
 
 
Location
Public place School or day care centre Friend's or parent's friend place Offender’s home or close neighbourhood Child's home At a leisure club
What is the most common place for offenders to recruit victims?
Where does the sexual abuse often take place?
 
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