Characteristics of Male Internet Only Child Pornography Offenders
Overview
How do Internet Only CSAM Offenders (Child Sexual Abuse Material) differ from non-offenders and offenders with a contact offenses?
Summary
While this is an older article (2012), it needs to be included here. It is an oft-cited study that articulates both the psychological and demographic characteristics of men who have been convicted of possessing child sexual exploitation material (CSEM).
It has provided a great deal of insight into the perpetrators of this type of crime.
Internet Only CSAM Offenders: The Study
The subjects were all men in federal custody with a history of a contact or a CSAM offense.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
Exploring Clinical and Personality Characteristics of Adult Male Internet Only Child Pornography Offenders
Magaletta, P.R., Faust, E., Bickart, W. & McLearen, A.M. (2012). Exploring Clinical and Personality Characteristics of Adult Male Internet Only Child Pornography Offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 58(2), 137-153.
Published: 2012
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