What are the special challenges involved in investigating ritualistic crimes?

What will be an ideal response?


Law enforcement officers may have difficulty relating to those who engage in ritualistic activity. This is also true of the general public and the media, which frequently sensationalize cases involving ritualistic or cult-related crimes, particularly sexual abuse of children and homicides. Special challenges involved in investigating ritualistic or cult-related crimes include separating the belief system from the illegal acts, the sensationalism that frequently accompanies such crimes, and the "abnormal" personalities of some victims and suspects.

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