CPORT Does Not Pass Cross Cultural Validation

Last Updated on September 24th, 2026 at 08:48 pm
Originally Published on November 14th, 2021 at 03:45 am

Overview

How does the CPORT miss the mark in properly predicting recidivism rates?

Summary

With the proliferation of child pornography offenses over the last decade, there has been a push to try to create a reliable and valid actuarial risk assessment measure for child pornography offenders.  This resulted in the CPORT, a risk measure developed by Dr. Michael Seto. 

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Reference

SOURCE RESEARCH

Spanish Validation of the Child Pornography Offender Risk Tool

Soldino, V., Carbonell-Vaya, E.J., & Seigfried-Spellar, K.C. (2021). Spanish Validation of the Child Pornography Offender Risk Tool. Sexual Abuse, 33(5), 503-528.

Published: 2021
Research type: Cross-Cultural Validation
Jurisdiction: Spain

DOI: 10.1177/1079063220928958

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