RT Article
T1 Drivers and deterrents of child sexual offending: analysis of offender interactions on the darknet
JF Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
SP 1
OP 16
A1 Wolbers, Heather
A2 Cubitt, Timothy
A2 Cahill, Michael John
A2 Ball, Matthew 1983-
A2 Hancock, John
A2 Napier, Sarah
A2 Broadhurst, Roderic G.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1919708650
AB This study examined 17 threads on a darknet forum for undetected online and contact child sexual offenders (CSOs) to identify key drivers and deterrents of offending and to inform intervention approaches. CSOs on the forum normalised sexual contact with children while minimising or denying the resulting harm and shifting the responsibility for offending. These cognitive drivers of offending were coupled with access to technology and close engagement with online communities supportive of child sexual abuse. Acknowledgement of the harm to children, feelings of guilt and shame, and concern about being caught by law enforcement or detected by family and friends acted as deterrents to continued offending.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 14-15
K1 Attitudes
K1 Child abuse and neglect
K1 Child sex offenders
K1 Child sexual exploitation
K1 Cybercrime
K1 Deterrence
K1 Peer-reviewed
DO 10.52922/ti77659