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The characteristics and motivations of adult shoplifters are documented in a survey of shoppers. Results indicated that shoplifting was related to economic and social stresses, depression, perceived deprivation, and rejection of society's dominant values. Implications for counseling are discussed.

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This paper discusses the problems and treatment of children with sexual behavior problems.These children coerce, intimidate or force other children by threats of physical harm to comply with their sexual requests,frequently a reenactment of their own experiences.This paper describes a comprehensive therapeutic foster care approach to these children.Many clinicians as well as researchers, tend to minimize the seriousness of young sexual offenders, describing their behavior as innocent sex play, experimentation, or normal aggressiveness. Yet, these children are displaying the same behaviors which are considered to be molestation or rape when committed by older persons. It is difficult to realize that children, including girls, as young as four or six, can coerce, intimidate or force other children by threats or physical harm to comply with their sexual requests.Another reason why sexual behavior problems are not taken seriously is the denial of children as sexual beings. Although the capacity lbr sexual arousal and functions are inborn, our culture has denied any sexual behavior displayed in childhood. Sexual behaviors are learned, by observing family behaviors, watching other adults, viewing television, etc. The enjoyment attached to sexual behaviors reinlbrces the behaviors.Sexually abusive/exploitive behaviors in children are reinforced by