To Catch a Predator
To Catch a Predator can be a American reality television set that features hiddencamera investigations . It was committed to impersonating underage persons and detaining adults who contacted them over the web. People were lured to match under the pretense of contact with a decoy and subsequently faced. Show host Chris Hansen explained in an interview why these issues should be classified as potential predators, and never pedophiles. "Pedophiles have a very specific definition, those who are interested in prepubescent gender," he said.
The show included 12 investigations in total, and premiered in November 2004. The diagnoses were conducted since undercover sting operations together with the help of watch dog group Perverted-Justice. Since the next installment, other officials and police force were involved, resulting in the arrests of the majority of individuals. No fresh episodes have surfaced since December 2007.
Local versions of To Catch a Predator have been also done by NBC affiliates WTMJ in Milwaukee, KSHB in WBRE and also Kansas City. Have aired in the Identical arrangement, including To Grab a Con-man, To Catch a Car Thief, To Grab a ID Thief and To Grab. To Catch a Predator is also aired on FX and Crime & Investigation Network in the Uk, the Crime & Investigation Network in Australia and also New Zealand and FOX Legislation in Portugal.