NCJ Number
56059
Date Published
1978
Length
0 pages
Annotation
USING A SERIES OF VIGNETTES, THIS FILM SHOWS CHILDREN THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE CHILD MOLESTERS AND TEACHES THEM HOW THEY CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST MOLESTERS AND WHAT TO DO IF APPROACHED.
Abstract
A PRESCHOOL CHILD IS OFFERED MONEY BY A STRANGER IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS COMPANY ON A 'RIDE'; A YOUNG GIRL IS INVITED ALONE BY A MALE NEIGHBOR INTO HIS APARTMENT BUT WILL NOT COMPLY UNLESS HER MOTHER COMES TOO, A CHILD IS APPROACHED BY A MAN WHILE SHE IS BICYCLING ON THE STREET; AND A YOUNG GIRL RESISTS THE ATTEMPTS BY HER STEPFATHER TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY. THESE STORIES ARE USED TO TEACH CHILDREN WHEN TO SAY 'NO', TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS TO POLICE, PARENTS, OR A TRUSTED ADULT, AND TO NEVER ACCEPT MONEY OR TREATS FROM STRANGERS. INTERVIEWS WITH THE CHILDREN ARE USED TO BRING OUT AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CHILD MOLESTERS DO AT A LEVEL UNDERSTANDABLE TO CHILDREN AND IN A WAY THAT WON'T FRIGHTEN THEM. THE FILM EXPLAINS HOW TELLING THE POLICE OR OTHER ADULTS ABOUT A MOLESTER CAN HELP OTHER CHILDREN, AND HOW TO KNOW WHEN A PERSON, A STRANGER OR A PERSON THAT IS CLOSE, MAY BE ACTING STRANGE BY SUCH SIGNS AS TOUCHING AND HUGGING CHILDREN IN A DANGEROUS WAY. (DAG)