Looking Beyond the Screen: A Critical Review of the Literature on the Online Child Pornography Offender

Sexual Abuse : a Journal of Research and Treatment
Marie HenshawJonathan A Clough

Abstract

This article reviews the current literature pertaining to those who engage in child pornography offending. The basic characteristics of online child pornography offenders (CPOs) and related typologies are briefly presented prior to reviewing the comparative literature pertaining to CPOs and child contact sexual offenders. In general, CPOs have been found to be relatively high functioning and generally pro-social individuals with less extensive and diverse offending histories than contact offenders. CPOs also display high levels of sexual pre-occupation, deviant sexual interests, and deficits in interpersonal and affective domains that surpass those of contact offenders. Although further research is required to replicate and clarify preliminary findings, the available evidence indicates that existing sexual offender risk assessment tools and treatment programs are not suitable for use with CPOs, and thus require revision and empirical evaluation prior to widespread use among this population. The article concludes with implications for clinical practice and directions for future research.

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Citations

Apr 17, 2018·Behavioral Sciences & the Law·Thanh LyJ Paul Fedoroff
Sep 26, 2019·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology·Virginia SoldinoHannah K Bradshaw
Sep 5, 2020·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology·Jonah R Rimer
Mar 5, 2020·Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law : an Interdisciplinary Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law·Michael J Proeve, Gabrielle Wolf
Jun 20, 2018·Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law : an Interdisciplinary Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law·Charlotte M HunnJeremy Prichard
Feb 15, 2020·Behavioral Sciences & the Law·Natasha KnackJ Paul Fedoroff
Feb 7, 2020·Current Psychiatry Reports·Emily D GottfriedAbby L Mulay
Oct 28, 2019·Child Abuse & Neglect·Virginia SoldinoKathryn C Seigfried-Spellar

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Software Mentioned

Child Pornography Offender Risk Tool ( CPORT )
CPORT

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