In this Bell Works Talks, Dr. Tanner will identify and explain the four major approaches adult sex offenders use to groom and manipulate child victims. Regardless of your profession, anyone who works with victims or perpetrators will come away with a deeper understanding of critical elements of the grooming process and how it relates to their occupation.

Dr. Tanner has been a justice system professional since 1970. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois with specialties in Cognitive Social Psychology, Sociology of Law, and Evaluation Research. His applied experience includes operating secure detention facilities, halfway houses for juveniles and adults, day reporting centers, probation/parole services, intensive treatment programs, and computer forensics. His primary interests are the adaptation of cognitive sciences in treatment of offender populations, secondary trauma, cyber crime analysis, and improving the efficacy of sex offender management. He is an internationally recognized authority on sex offender management and sex offenders in a digital world. He is court qualified as an Expert Witness in the areas of Cognitive Sets and Grooming Strategies of Sex Offenders, Corrections, and Computer Forensics. He additionally serves as an invited member of the Europol Panel of Experts on Child Exploitation and was the recipient of the American Probation and Parole Association’s University of Cincinnati Award in Corrections in 2017 for his life-time contributions to corrections in the US and Canada.

Dr. Tanner has presented hundreds of seminars and workshops for the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Probation and Parole Association, Center for Sex Offender Management, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), Crimes Against Children Conference, Conference on Crimes Against Women, Probation/Parole Departments in 32 states, Irish Penal Reform Trust, Northern Ireland Police Service, U.K.’s National Policing Improvement Agency, Correctional Services of Victoria Australia, Correctional Services of Australian Capital Territory, Mental Health Organizations in 13 states, Child Advocacy Centers in 12 states, Child Welfare agencies in 15 states, and a wide variety of private organizations.

Resources:

Exploring Sex Offender Grooming by Jim Tanner, Ph.D. and Stephen Brake, Ph.D. http://www.kbsolutions.com/Grooming.pdf

Colorado Special Conditions Report, Jim Tanner, Ph.D. http://www.kbsolutions.com/SAC.pdf

Additional materials found on Dr. Tanner’s website, available at: http://www.kbsolutions.com/html/resources.html