The Internet and child sexual offending: A criminological review

Beech, Anthony R.; Elliott, Ian A.; Birgden, Astrid; Findlater, Donald

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2008.03.007

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“…Whilst individuals with offences relating to sexually explicit material involving children (SEM-c) (Elliott, Beech, & Mandeville-Norden, 2013) arguably commence their identity repair work from an easier position than other (contact) sexual offenders, the literature does not unequivocally demonstrate that such individuals constitute a separate group of offenders (see Beech, Elliott, Birgden & Findlater, 2008 for a comprehensive review of research in this area). A previous study indicated that 85% of internet sex offenders had previous contact offences (Bourke & Hernandez, 2009), although, surprisingly, only 24% of the participants had a documented history of previous contact offences; the remainder selfreported contact offences during treatment, and in some cases after undergoing polygraph testing.…”

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Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

2014

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Public reactions to internet child offending remains ambivalent in that, whilst there is vocal condemnation of contact child sex offending, there is less indignation about internet child abuse; this is potentially due to a lack of recognition of this type of offence as sexual offending per se. This ambiguity is reflected by internet sex offenders themselves in their verbalisations of their offending, and this paper presents a qualitative analysis of the accounts offered by individuals convicted of internet-based sexual offences involving the downloading and viewing of images of children (N=7). In particular, this paper presents an analysis of the explanations of offenders for the commencement of internet activity and the progression to more illicit online materials. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, and analysed using discursive methods, paying close attention to language use and function. The analysis documents the practices that internet child abusers employ in order to manage their identities, distance themselves from the label of sex offender, and/or reduce their personal agency and accountability. Implications of this analysis are discussed with reference to the current minimisation of the downloading of sexually explicit images of children as a sexual crime per se by the public and offenders alike, and the risk assessment and treatment of individuals convicted of these offences.

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Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

2014

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“…These types of Internet sex crimes against minors have caused concern among parents, law enforcement agencies, lawmakers, educators and other child advocates and become a factor in the debate over Internet regulation. Internet sex crimes against minors is comprised of a diverse range of offences including completed and attempted sexual assaults (Lanning 2001, Wolak et al 2003, 2008; illegal use of the Internet to transmit sexual material to solicit minors (Lanning 2001, Wolak et al 2003, 2008; the possession, distribution and production of child pornography (Lanning 2001, Quayle and Taylor 2002a, 2002b, Taylor and Quayle 2003, Wolak et al 2003, 2008, Beech et al 2008, Elliott and Beech 2009; and establishing and maintaining contact with other individuals having a sexual interest in children (Lanning 2001, Beech et al 2008.…”

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Growth and change in undercover online child exploitation investigations, 2000–2006

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Finkelhor

Jones

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Policing and Society

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This paper documents changes in the rates and characteristics of undercover police investigations against child sexual exploiters on the Internet. Telephone interviews were conducted with law enforcement officials about a nationally representative sample of cases ending in arrest for an Internet-related sex crime against a minor in 2000 and 2006. The survey found a 280% increase in arrests of offenders identified in undercover operations between the two time periods. This translates to an increase in estimated numbers of arrests nationwide from 826 to 3137. Federally funded Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces showed the largest increase in arrests by 988%. The growth in arrests suggests the successful adaptation of new technology and training to improve police effectiveness.

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“…The capacity to instantly access information, exchange files, and the relative absence of effective legal regulation and geographical boundaries online have also encouraged this type of offending [24,25]. This has facilitated the proliferation of commercial activities related to SEIC, and been a major contributor to increases in the amount and quality of SEIC circulating online [25].…”

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“…Other studies have also identified motivations associated with Internet addiction, avoiding negative life experiences, forming social relationships with offenders who have similar interests, and the satisfaction of collecting a complete series of images [41][42][43]. Motivational factors also include the use of SEIC as a part of physical sexual offending against children, for financial gain, or out of curiosity [24].…”

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Behavioural Evidence Analysis Applied to Digital Forensics: An Empirical Analysis of Child Pornography Cases Using P2P Networks

Mutawa

Bryce

Franqueira

et al. 2015

2015 10th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security

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The Internet and child sexual offending: A criminological review

Cited by 167 publications

References 20 publications

Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

Growth and change in undercover online child exploitation investigations, 2000–2006

Behavioural Evidence Analysis Applied to Digital Forensics: An Empirical Analysis of Child Pornography Cases Using P2P Networks

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