Sextortion Offenders: Typologies
Explore four typologies of sextortion offenders from 111 U.S. federal cases, including motivations, victim profiles, limitations, and mitigation implications.
CSAM/CSEM & Online Sexual Offending
Research on child sexual abuse or exploitation material, online sexual offending, solicitation, sextortion, production, distribution, and internet-facilitated offenses.
CSEM, Generative Artificial Intelligence, and the Law
The proliferation of Generative Artificial Intelligence is transforming the landscape of CSEM creation, distribution, and forensics.
CSAM Offending: A New Meta-Analysis
CSAM Offending meta-analysis (2025) updates recidivism rates: low official reoffense, higher self-report, and key CSAM-only vs mixed differences.
Pathways to CSAM Offending
This summarizes key findings from a self report study offering critical insights into initial CSAM viewing, online behaviors, and factors influencing offending.
Comparing the Static-99R and CPORT
There is a prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Materials cases and no fully validated risk assessment measure for these cases. Looking at the Static-99R and CPORT.
What Risk Assessment Tools Can You Use for CSEM Cases?
CSAM cases continue to proliferate, the question remains: What risk assessment measures can be used for cases without co-occuring contact offending behaviors?
What do we Need to Know About Child Pornography, Autism and the Law?
In this article, Mark Mahoney, Esquire, lays out the primary symptoms of ASD and the peculiarities of autism and the law.
Should the CPORT Be Used for CSAM Risk Assessment?
Analysis of a meta-study trying to validate the forensic use of the Child Pornography Offender Risk Tool (CPORT) for actuarial CSAM risk assessment.
Mixed Offenders are not all the Same
It has been known for quite some time that there are two categories of CSAM offenders, internet-only and mixed offenders.
Summary of the Report of the PA Task Force on Child Pornography
What are the findings of the multi-year, state government-funded report of the PA Task Force on Child Pornography? And what are its recommendations?