Updated Review of Online Child Pornography Offender Research

Last Updated on September 24th, 2026 at 08:49 pm
Originally Published on November 3rd, 2021 at 05:35 pm

Overview

What factors should attorneys be vigilant for during sentencing for child contact offenses versus an internet only child pornography offender?

Summary

Internet based possession and distribution of child pornography has been a common enough crime that the research community has updated its first critical review which was published in 2015. 

This needs to be done every few years.  As more research is published, the findings may change.

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Reference

SOURCE RESEARCH

Looking Beyond the Screen: A Critical Review of the Literature on the Online Child Pornography Offender

Henshaw, M., Ogloff, J.R.P., & Clough, J.A. (2017). Looking Beyond the Screen: A Critical Review of the Literature on the Online Child Pornography Offender. Sexual Abuse: 29(5), 416-445.

Published: 2017
Research type: Literature Review

DOI: 10.1177/1079063215603690

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