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"STAYING ALIVE AS A PERSON AND AS A PROFESSIONAL"

"STAYING ALIVE AS A PERSON AND AS A PROFESSIONAL" ____________________________________________________________      As professionals, our most powerful technique is an ability to model awareness and authenticity; and, taking care of  ourselves so that we remain fully alive is essential to thriving. ____________________________________________ BURNOUT What is BURNOUT? Some people describe it as "just going through the motions." Some professionals report feeling, at some point in their career, that what they were doing made "no difference." Others have described it as "having nothing left to give."  BURNOUT manifests in many ways: tired, feeling drained,  lacking enthusiasm. Pulled by projects whose tasks have come to feel as though they have no meaning. Overall, these people feel under-appreciated, unimportant, and go about their jobs in a "mechanical way." _____________________________________ CAUSES OF BURNOUT 1. doing the same type of...

"PROFILING THE PROFILER; HOW JOHN DOUGLAS GOT VIOLENT CRIMINALS TO TALK WITH THE F.B.I.

PROFILING THE PROFILER; HOW JOHN DOUGLAS GOT VIOLENT CRIMINALS TO TALK WITH THE F.B.I. ___________________________________________________      John Douglas took on the undertaking of trying to interview violent criminals behind bars across the country. Initially,  upon coming up with the idea, didn't have any planned goals in mind. He saw the best way to approach these interviews would simply to get the subjects to talk. With that beginning baby step, Douglas began what would continue to be important research for generations to come. Not to mention, the basic ideas and principles that he developed are STILL used in modern day practices of this sort.    Douglas was pleasantly surprised that such offenders were willing to be interviewed or share any information at all. Douglas had the expectation that many of the criminals that they desired to talk to, had been in prison for decades, were never getting out, and, thus, seemingly, had nothing to...

BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD PREDATORS

  BACKGROUNDS OF CHILD PREDATORS __________________________________________ 1. emotional difficulties 2. sexual difficulties; attractions are hard to repress; find emotional relationships with adults "difficult". 3. they feel children cannot be bad to to them 4. they understand the power and control dynamic and exploit it to the fullest' 5. immature; arrested development 6. anxiousness and hard time managing it 7. it's typical for the predator to project sexual interest upon the victim. 8. brain can be implicated by abnormalities.  9. typically have at least 1 other Psychological Disorder 10. blame is held over the victim as a weapon or threat 11. many of these types of offenders record their sexual crimes on some type of medium. 12. flat out victim blaming, (ie) "she was already sexually active, and she came onto me." 13. child hood physical abuse 14. child abuse and or neglect 15. TBI, CTE 16. difficulty externalizing feelings from a young age continuing t...

ANATOMY OF A MOTIVE; THE CASE OF MADELINE SOTO AT HANDS OF STEPHAN STERNS

ANATOMY OF A MOTIVE; THE CASE OF MADELINE SOTO at HANDS OF STEPHAN STERNS ___________________________ BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON CASE: WHO IS STEPHAN STERNS: Stephan Sterns has been charged with first degree murder for the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.  _______________________________________________ WHAT DID STEPHAN STERNS DO TO MADELINE SOTO?  She was the daughter of Sterns' girlfriend and they all lived together in Kissimmee. He was supposed to drop her off at Hunters Creek Middle School on February 26, but instead, police say he killed her and dumped her body. Investigators say he'd also been molesting her for years and recording it with his phone. _________________________________________________ WHAT WAS FOUND ON STERN'S CELL PHONE? FOX 35 previously reported that the images allegedly found on Sterns' phone were graphic and sexual, and the subject appeared to be a child, according to the probable cause statement connected to those charges. ___________________...

TRUE CRIME WITH STRATEGIC EYES/ACALL IN SHOW ABOUT MADELEINE SOTO/HANDWRITING ANALYSIS

  TRUE CRIME WITH STRATEGIC EYES: CALL IN SHOW ABOUT MADELINE SOTO/HANDWRITING  ANALYSIS ________________________________________________ LINK TO SHOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uqgfZuytdM&t=6406s My speaking part on the panel comes in around 1 hour, 46 minutes ____________________________________

THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF STUDENTS BY TEACHERS IN POSITION OF POWER AND TRUST

  THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF STUDENTS BY TEACHERS IN      POSITION OF POWER/TRUST __________________________________ WHAT THE RESEARCH TELLS US     When young children are sexually assaulted, the issue of responsibility is generally very clear cut; as the younger victim is not in an equal position of power.     In the case of a student/teacher relationship, if the victim is older, the victim may be seen as having more control and the relationship, though inappropriate, is NOT seen as abusive.  Research suggests that adolescent appear uncertain as to whether a social relationship with a teacher was abuse at all. Those outside, looking in, may attribute patterns of blame upon the victim. Inferring that the victim didn't do everything they could do to avoid "uncomfortable situations." For example, while many consider sexual contact with a minor to be  completely out of bounds and unsolicited, others consider those that are on the "older ...

GYPSY ROSE VS. SON OF SAM LAWS

  GYPSY ROSE VS. SON OF SAM LAWS _______________________________ Background on SON OF SAM LAWS:    SON OF SAM laws (also known as notoriety-for-profit-law) is a law designed to prevent criminals from profiting off their crimes or the publicity of their crimes. Some instances/examples include: selling one's story or rights to their story to publishers. Such laws often seize money earned from deals in book/film/biography; and paid interviews. Money is typically, in such cases, seized, and is used to compensate victim's family members.   In certain states, the law extends beyond criminals directly. It can also extend to friends, neighbors, family, from seeking any such profit either. Some states are very strict in their stance that they adopt a "zero tolerance" policy for any of this behavior. ______________________________________________ RELATED CONCEPTS    Regardless of the SON OF SAM law, victims or family members of the victim may and can s...

STEPHAN STERNS; THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS

  STEPHAN STERNS; THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS _______________________________________ THE 50 ACCUSED FELONIES AGAINST STEPHAN STERNS 60 Charges Filed Against Defendant Stephan Sterns  The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit filed a 60-count information against defendant Stephan Sterns, the person associated with the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto. Sterns is facing the following charges: • 8 counts of Sexual Battery on a Child Under 12 • 5 counts of Sexual Battery with a Child 12-18 (Familial/Custodial Authority) • 7 counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation • 40 counts of Unlawful Possession of Materials Depicting Sexual Performance by a Child Ten or More Images During law enforcement’s investigation into the disappearance of Soto, Kissimmee Police found several images and videos on Sterns’ phone and arrested him on charges of sexual battery with a child, capital sexual battery and possession of material depicting sexual performance by a child. He...

STEPHAN STERNS; THE OPPRTUNISTIC PEDOPHILE; AND HIS COLLECTION OF RED FLAGS

STEPHAN STERNS; THE OPPORTUNISTIC PEDOPHILE; and, his COLLECTION OF BEHAVIORAL RED FLAGS _______________________________________________ Documents: Over 1,700 images found in Google Drive account on Stephan Sterns' cell phone As detectives were searching for Madeline, officials arrested Sterns, alleging that he had child sex abuse material on his cell phone. He had voluntarily provided his cell phone to law enforcement to presumably aid in those search efforts. However, he told them that he had inadvertently performed a factory reset on his phone prior to giving it to law enforcement. Shortly after, Sterns was booked into jail and charged with 60 counts of sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation, and unlawful possession of materials depicting the sexual performance of a child. "I don't know what the heck I did, but somehow, during the massive OS update, I managed to factory reset my phone and lose all of my contacts, all my information," Sterns told police off...