What Risk Assessment Tools Can You Use for CSEM Cases?

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Last Updated on September 24th, 2026 at 05:55 pm
Originally Published on March 12th, 2024 at 01:53 pm

Overview

With the CSAM cases continuing to proliferate, the question for evaluators remains: What risk assessment measures can you use for these cases without co-occuring contact offending behaviors? There is currently only one risk assessment tool specifically designed for CSAM. It has limited use due to some issues with psychometrics and validity in all populations.

Summary

Authors Helmus et. al, sought to address with their submitted for publication in January of 2024. They provided their manuscript to ATSA members. This study reviewed all of the research to date on the following measures and assessed them in reference to their predictive accuracy with CSAM cases. The measures studied were:

  • CPORT
  • Risk Matrix 2000/Sex
  • OASys Sexual Reoffending Predictor – Indecent Images
  • Static-99R
  • STABLE-2007
  • ACUTE- 2007
  • Post Conviction Risk Assessment (PCRA)
  • Level of Service Inventory- Ontario Revision (LSI-OR)

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    Reference

    SOURCE RESEARCH

    What Risk Assessment Tools Can Be Used With Men Convicted of Child Sexual Exploitation Material Offenses? Recommendations From a Review of Current Research

    Helmus, L.M., Eke, A.W., Seto, M.C. (2024) What risk assessment tools can be used with men convicted of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) offenses? Recommendations from a review of current research. Link

    DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000594

    Published: 2024
    Research type: Literature Review

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