e second interview asked the men a total of seventy-two questions and was conducted by a female research psychologist. Some of the questions were; the age and range of their victims, how they selected children, how they maintained them as victims and what suggestions they had for preventing child sexual abuse. The third interview was conducted six months after the second and the answers received were compared to those in the second interview to test for consistency. The offenders displayed a 90 percent consistency in the way they responded throughout the interviews.The study concluded that in order for prevention programs to become more affective and successful they need to include information about the specific ways that child molester operate. It also stated that it is potentially dangerous for children to tell the abuser no once the abuse as started and that Child Safety Programs needed to be re-evaluated and information reassessed in light of the information that offenders have revealed. (Elliott et al, 1995, page 593)The next research study that will be examined is entitled Positive and Negative Effects of a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program. The aim of this research is to study the intended and unintended affects of the Right to Security child sexual abuse prevention program. The aim of the prevention program is to enhance self-protective skills of children that are thought to contribute to safety in potential abuse situations. (Taal & Edelaar, 1997, page 400) The program aims to outfit children to deal with their first encounter with persons who intend to sexually offend them. The Right to Security program was adapted from the American Feeling Yes, Feeling No program and the Child Assault Prevention Project, to Dutch society. (Taal & Edelaar, 1997, page 407) The program consisted of eight sessions, three of which were given by actors and the others by teachers trained to administer the program. (Taal & Edelaar, 199...
