Journal article
Assessing the risk of users of child sexual exploitation material committing further offences: a scoping review
Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol.30(1), pp.1-24
2024
Abstract
The aims of this scoping review were to determine: how practitioners assessed the risk from CSEM users; the tools commonly used; the populations these tools were designed for and the evidence-base for them. Digital databases and websites were examined to identify sources published in English from January 2000 onwards. In total 36 studies were identified conducted in the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Spain. Few studies examined or evaluated risk assessment practice. Most tools have not been validated with CSEM users, nor females, ethnic minority populations, or individuals with Autism, mental health conditions or disabilities. Although some tools could be used cautiously, with men convicted of both CSEM and contact sexual offences, they should be used only to rank individuals, as normed probabilities are not applicable. These findings pose challenges for professionals; work is urgently needed to develop and appropriately validate tools for this population.
Details
- Title
- Assessing the risk of users of child sexual exploitation material committing further offences: a scoping review
- Authors
- Sarah J Brown (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Publication details
- Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol.30(1), pp.1-24
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1080/13552600.2022.2104394
- ISSN
- 1742-6545
- Organisation Unit
- Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99659698402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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