RT Article
T1 Development of a Case Formulation Model for Individuals Who Have Viewed, Distributed, and/or Shared Child Sexual Exploitation Material
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 64
IS 10/11
SP 1055
OP 1073
A1 Merdian, Hannah L.
A2 Dustagheer, Elspeth
A2 Glorney, Emily
A2 Perkins, Derek E.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1738655261
AB Increases in the number of arrests of individuals who download or distribute Child Sexual Exploitation Material (CSEM) have highlighted a need to further understand the offending pathways of this offender group. This article describes the development of an aetiological model specific to CSEM offending. Individuals who had viewed, distributed, and/or shared CSEM (n = 20) were interviewed regarding their life and sexual history, relationships, substance use, offending details, and circumstances leading to their CSEM offending, resulting in seven superordinate themes: Developmental Context, Individual Propensities (risk-related and risk-protective) and Psychological Vulnerabilities, Personal Circumstances, Permission-Giving Thoughts, Internet Environment and Behaviour, Evaluation of Consequences for the Individual, and Desistance. These themes were combined into a case formulation tool specific for CSEM offending behaviour, with the aim of providing systematic guidance for assessment and treatment providers.
K1 Child sexual exploitation
K1 Child sexual abuse
K1 Illegal images of children
K1 Risk management
K1 Case formulation
DO 10.1177/0306624X17748067