Characteristics of Male Internet Only Child Pornography Offenders

Last Updated on September 24th, 2026 at 08:48 pm
Originally Published on November 18th, 2021 at 02:34 pm

Overview

What scales are used to evaluate risk assessment among these offenders? How do the results differ from CP offenders with a contact offense?

Summary

It is now well established that there are two distinct categories of Internet Child Pornography offenders.  There is one category, often called internet only, that have no history of contact offending (IOCP).  The second category is sometimes called Mixed or Dual Offenders and these individuals have a child pornography charge and either a historical contact sexual offense or a concurrent contact sexual 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., (2014). 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: 2014

DOI: 10.1177/0306624X12465271

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