Motivation for Online Sexual Interactions with Children
Overview
How do you classify offenders who have online sexual interactions with children? How does this affect sentencing mitigation or aggravation?
Summary
Earlier research (Webster et al, 2012) showed that individuals who sexually interact with children online can be broken down into several categories based on analysis of their online interactions.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
A Qualitative analysis of offenders’ modus operandi in sexually exploitative interactions with children online
Kloess, J.A., Seymour-Smith, S., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C.E., Long, M.L., Shipley, D., & Beech, A.R. (2017). A Qualitative analysis of offenders’ modus operandi in sexually exploitative interactions with children online. Sexual Abuse, 29(6), 563-591.
Published: 2017
Research type: Qualitative Study
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
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