: Victims who do not wish to pursue criminal or judicial action can often file confidential reports . These reports help institutions track patterns of activity and improve community safety while protecting the victim's identity.
: Educational institutions must disclose statistics for fondling incidents in their annual crime reports to the Department of Education . fondling
: Legal statutes, such as those in Michigan , define "erotic fondling" as touching a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or breasts (including developing breast areas in children). : Victims who do not wish to pursue