Abstract
The evidence suggests that the most numerous form of police sexual abuse occurs when a law enforcement officer enters into a quid pro quo sexual relationship during “normal” routine duties. The sexual events are, for the most part, opportunistic and not the trolling or hunting incidents found in serial sexual predators , although pretext stops are in play in that type also. Pretext stops are common in contemporary, proactive aggressive police actions described as zero tolerance , stop and frisk, and quality of life policing .
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Barker, T. (2020). Type 3: Sexual Extortion aka Sexual Shakedowns. In: Aggressors in Blue. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28441-1_5
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