Potential and Dunkelfeld offenders: Two neglected target groups for prevention of child sexual abuse

Rethinking responsibility in offenders with acquired paedophilia: Punishment or treatment?

“…DSM-IV considers paedophilia a psychiatric illness-but not on the basis of a criterion that refers to neuropathological aetiology which differs from acquired paedophilia (First, 2008). According to this definition, sexual contact with a minor is not, ipso facto, a determination of paedophilia, as not all individuals with paedophilia actually abuse children (Beier et al, 2009;Schaefer et al, 2010;Neutze, Seto, Schaefer, Mundt, & Beier, 2011). Because different classifications of paedophilia have been given, it is important to underline that the concept of paedophilia is multidimensional.…”

Non-offending Pedophiles

“…This research examined the age at which pedophilic individuals first recognized that their sexual interests were different from their peers, exclusiveness of sexual interests, and flexibility of pedohebephilic interests in a sample of 75 minor-attracted men recruited online. The age when these men first recognized their pedohebephilic interests ranged from 6 to 44 years, with a mean of 17 years of age; other research has also found that the majority of a sample of help-seeking, non-offending pedophiles were aware of their sexual interests by the age of 20 [18]. A majority of the men in Tozdan and Briken [17•] were motivated to pursue treatment; however, self-efficacy to change their pedophilic interests was associated with a non-exclusive attraction, suggesting that pedophiles who are exclusively attracted to children do not believe their attractions can be altered.…”

The conceptualization of dynamic risk factors in child sex offenders: An agency model

“…However, this is not the case, and in fact many prefer adults as sexual partners (Seto, 2008). It has been estimated that 25 to 50 % of convicted sex offenders can be diagnosed as having pedophilia (Schaefer, Mundt et al, 2010).…”