TY - JOUR
T1 - The three dimensions of child pornography offending
AU - BOER, Douglas
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The internet has opened up opportunities for non-contact sex offending, such as the viewing of child pornography. This paper proposes a model for the classification of child pornography offenders as an aid for their assessment and treatment, deducted from empirical studies and existing typologies for child pornography offenders. Different subgroups of child pornography offenders may be described according to three dimensions: (1) type of offending, (2) the motivation behind child pornography offending and (3) the situational and social engagement in the offending behaviour. Distinct pathways of child pornography offending can be identified, related to differing criminogenic needs, severity of offending, and appropriate assessment and treatment strategies for the offenders.
AB - The internet has opened up opportunities for non-contact sex offending, such as the viewing of child pornography. This paper proposes a model for the classification of child pornography offenders as an aid for their assessment and treatment, deducted from empirical studies and existing typologies for child pornography offenders. Different subgroups of child pornography offenders may be described according to three dimensions: (1) type of offending, (2) the motivation behind child pornography offending and (3) the situational and social engagement in the offending behaviour. Distinct pathways of child pornography offending can be identified, related to differing criminogenic needs, severity of offending, and appropriate assessment and treatment strategies for the offenders.
KW - Child pornography offending
KW - classification model
KW - sex offending
KW - sex offender assessment
U2 - 10.1080/13552600.2011.611898
DO - 10.1080/13552600.2011.611898
M3 - Article
SN - 1355-2600
VL - 19
SP - 121
EP - 132
JO - Journal of Sexual Aggression
JF - Journal of Sexual Aggression
IS - 1
ER -