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Charges of criminal sexual conduct or child abuse can be devastating to an individual and his/her family. Since these charges most often involve allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior toward children, it is particularly important that justice be served. The difficulty of evaluating the defendant on these charges arises primarily because the alleged behavior often takes place in secret. Because of this, such charges often become a case of He said/she said. Evaluations regarding issues of criminal sexual conduct alsoare made difficult by the fact that there is no recognized sexual offender profile that arises from psychological/personality assessment or testing.
Because of the complexities involved in such an evaluation, it is essential that an appropriate, thorough, and balanced assessment be undertaken.
