To Catch a Predator
To Catch a Predator is a American reality television set that features hiddencamera investigations . It was committed to impersonating individuals and detaining male adults who contacted them on the Internet. People were tempted to meet under the pretense of contact a decoy and confronted. Prove host Chris Hansen explained with NPR News in an interview never, and why these issues should be tagged as potential predators pedophiles. "Pedophiles have a very specific definition, those who're interested in prepubescent gender," he said.
The show premiered in November 2004, and featured 12 investigations in total held over the USA. The diagnoses were conducted with the help of on line watch dog group perverted justice. Since the 3rd setup, other officials and law enforcement were involved, leading to the arrests of individuals caught. No new episodes have surfaced since December 2007.
NBC affiliates WTMJ in Milwaukee, KSHB in WBRE and also Kansas City Also Have achieved local variations of To Catch a Predator. Many Spin Offs have aired in the Identical format, such as To Catch a Conman, To Catch an i-Jacker, that comprised iPod thieves, To Catch a Car Thief and To Catch a ID Thief. To Catch a Predator can be aired on both the Crime and Crime & Investigation Network in the United Kingdom, FX & Investigation Network in Australia and also New Zealand and FOX Crime in Portugal.