: Educational institutions must disclose statistics for fondling incidents in their annual crime reports to the Department of Education .
: Law enforcement agencies report fondling incidents to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to help quantify national crime trends. Investigation Procedures fondling
: The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without the victim's consent. This includes instances where the victim is unable to give consent due to age or mental incapacity. This includes instances where the victim is unable
Definitions of fondling focus on the intent of the actor and the nature of the contact: such as those in Michigan
: 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).
When a fondling report is made, specialized investigators (such as Title IX officers) follow standardized protocols: National Incident-Based Reporting System Volume 1