
Purchase
Protecting Your Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home
Dutton
March 2007
On Sale: March 15, 2007
256 pages ISBN: 0525950095 EAN: 9780525950097 Hardcover
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction
Hansen takes readers deep into the world of child predators to show what we can do to protect ourselves and our families.
Police sergeant Rick Woody thought he was doing everything in his power to protect his thirteen-year-old daughter, Kacie, on and off line.
He kept the computer in the living room facing out, he sometimes checked her chats and e-mails, and he made sure Kacie knew not to give out her address or any other personal information. But neither Kacie nor Rick knew that her "seventeen-year-old" friend Dave from California was actually a forty-nine-year-old child predator until it was too late.
Such victims inspired Dateline to create the "To Catch a Predator" series that investigates online predators. Now, correspondent Chris Hansen shares the many stories of the victims who have motivated him to speak out.
These are stories of parents, children, wives, and families, who have had their lives shattered by child predators. Their accounts expose the twisted psychology and workings of men who prey on children and teens, how they manipulate their victims and their loved ones, and the way they've destroyed children, families, and communities. Hansen also explores effective punishment and treatments to stamp out the crime.
We live in a new online world where the time-tested rules of parenting no longer sufficiently protect children. See the real dangers facing teenagers today and learn what you can do to keep them safe.
To Catch a Predator takes you beyond the broadcast into a shadowy world that every parent needs to understand. Inside the pages you will find:
* What motivates child predators and how they choose their prey. * An in-depth look at child victims and what made them targets. * What happens to families who suddenly discover they are living with a child predator. * What detectives, therapists and child predators feel are the best deterrents and treatments to prevent this crime. * What parents must do to protect their kids online, what sites to block, and what software to get. * And, most important, how parents can talk to children about on-line safety WITHOUT scaring them.
 Media BuzzConan O'Brien - March 19, 2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live - August 15, 2007 Daily Show with Jon Stewart - April 3, 2007 Access Hollywood - March 30, 2007 Dateline - March 24, 2007 Daily Show with Jon Stewart - March 21, 2007 Today - March 20, 2007 Today - March 14, 2007 Larry King Live - March 14, 2007 Imus in the Morning - March 13, 2007
|