Inside the Mind of a Sex
Offender
This session focuses professionals on elements of sex offender behavior that
are commonly overlooked during investigation and supervision. The Internet has
changed the sex offending experience. Attendees will leave this session with a
fuller understanding of the 8 ways offenders access sex and potential victims on
the web; how the Internet compliments and enhances grooming behavior; and how
often the most important findings on a sex offender’s computer are not
immediately related to sex. Public safety is advanced when investigators and
probation/parole officers understand the full extent of the Internet and how it
is changing sexual offending.
Presented by
Jim
Tanner
Dr. Tanner has 39 years experience in community corrections. He obtained his Ph.D. in Cognitive Social Psychology from the University of Illinois, specializing in Phenomenology and Criminology. He serves as the computer forensic examiner for Probation in the 20th Judicial District of Colorado and has examined more than 1,300 sex offender’s computers. He is nationally recognized as a leader in the management of sex offenders’ computers. He is responsible for the creation of Field Search, a forensic software application in use in the US, Canada, U.K. and Australia. He also developed the Structured Sex Offender Treatment Review (SSOTR) in use nationally to monitor sex offenders’ behavior.
