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This outline presents a continuum of conduct discussed in relation to child pornography sentencing, from receipt and possession through distribution and production. It distinguishes passive from active distribution and lists offense-related factors for consideration.
This resource surveys research and methods used to assess people who commit contact sexual offenses against children, including individuals who solicit minors online. It discusses recidivism predictors, static and changeable risk factors, and the limits of applying established tools to online-only or fantasy-driven cases.
This resource examines the hidden prevalence of prior hands-on sexual offenses among people investigated for online child sexual abuse material offenses. It reviews self-report research and the disputed Butner study, while noting concerns about underreporting, study methods, and how broadly the findings can be generalized.
This overview summarizes the ATSA’s discussion of internet-facilitated offenses and research on recidivism among people convicted of noncontact child pornography offenses. It presents cited comparisons with contact offenders, describes reported low group-level rates alongside variation in individual risk, and discusses how criminal history, sexual interest, and self-control may inform assessment and intervention.
This article reviews assessment considerations for adults convicted of noncontact child pornography offenses, including structured risk tools and factors associated with recidivism. It describes CPORT-V2 and CASIC, discusses antisociality, sexual deviance, interpersonal competence, criminal history, and impulse control, and distinguishes static from changeable risk factors.
This article reviews research linking social connection and problematic internet use, with attention to online relationships, loneliness, and social anxiety. The cited studies associate problematic use with seeking new contacts or emotional support online and preferring online interaction, while also discussing social deficits, mood regulation, and findings concerning adolescents.
This resource describes features of internet use that researchers have proposed may reinforce excessive or compulsive online behavior. It discusses accessibility, affordability, anonymity, convenience, escape, immersion, disinhibition, repeated exposure, interaction, simulation, and the possibility of presenting a constructed social identity online.
This overview introduces theories and research used to describe compulsive internet and cybersex use, including terminology, reported prevalence estimates, and possible effects on users. It also summarizes historical survey findings about online sexual activity and adolescent exposure, and identifies online behaviors that researchers associated with increased risk of sexual exploitation.
This article applies Adler’s goal-directed view of behavior to possible motivations for internet activity that becomes problematic. It outlines eight proposed motivators—excitement, comfort, escape, affirmation, belonging, power, helplessness, and revenge—and gives examples of how each may function as a payoff for online behavior.
The document outlines theories about why people may prefer computer-mediated communication, including cues-filtered-out and cues-filtered-in accounts. It discusses social information processing, social identity, hyperpersonal communication, selective self-presentation, and features that may make online interaction appealing to people experiencing social anxiety.
