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Offenders: Continuous Research Needed  By Thomas G. Tittle /
PATC  The point being, awareness is the best friend of the law
enforcement officer. Awareness may come in the form of “gut
feeling,” heavy suspicion, or “something isn’t right” combined
with their assessment of the situation at hand.  These insights
come from investigative experience and personally dealing with
worst-=case scenarios during the peak of an explosive situation.
More disturbing is the thought that a juvenile sexual offender
reaches adulthood and is never caught or his sexual deviance put
in check, what victim numbers they could generate.
Statistically, with a continuous targeting of juveniles, the
estimates vary, but some believe it to be more than 100 contacts
before an offender is caught (not necessarily arrested) and more
than 300 during their lifetime. Recognition of select behaviors
enables law enforcement to be more in tune with the
investigation of a sexual offense