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This 2022 affidavit discusses research and evaluation issues in a case involving online child-sexual-abuse images, emphasizing distinctions between noncontact online offenses and contact sexual offending. It summarizes recidivism studies and risk-assessment findings, then describes factors and professional tools relevant to evaluating risk and informing sentencing, treatment, and supervision decisions.
This is a particularly timely CLE that Dr. Simpson has taught for the State Bar of Arizona, the Iowa Corrections Officers Association, the Pima County Public Defender’s Office, the Arizona chapter of ATSA, and multiple Air Force legal offices. The 133-page seminar handout is packed with essential information which explores the latest research findings regarding:
These lecture materials survey patterns of excessive internet use and discuss cybersex, online role-playing games, social networking, and online gambling as possible areas of compulsion. The 2013 presentation reviews proposed causes and screening instruments, then summarizes treatment approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, strategies for managing online behavior, and resources for clinicians working with affected clients.
A US Justice Department bulletin reports federal prosecution outcomes for child sex exploitation offenses referred in 2006, including child pornography, sex transportation, and sex abuse cases. It records conviction rates of 95%, 92%, and 86%, respectively, among defendants in those offense categories, and compares those figures with 1996 data.
The cited research examines age-discordant sexual relationships involving adolescent girls and adult men. One study considers girls’ recalled explanations for entering these relationships and contextual factors in the United States, while related research considers sexual motives, relationship settings, and links with sexual risk-taking.
The study investigates how evaluator attitudes may contribute to bias in forensic child sexual abuse assessments. It surveyed child-maltreatment professionals and identified attitudes related to sensitivity, specificity, and skepticism toward children’s reports, finding that these attitudes helped explain differing credibility judgments across decision exercises.
Online catfishing involves falsely presenting oneself to a potential romantic partner without intending to meet in person. The summarized study of 1,107 adults examined attachment anxiety, avoidance, and gender, reporting associations between attachment anxiety and both perpetrating and being targeted by this form of deception.
This overview discusses how young-looking adults and youths may be represented in sexual images and the difficulty of estimating age from images. It summarizes research on online searches and sexual fantasies, then describes a study in which pediatric endocrinologists frequently judged images of adult women as under 18, with substantial variation in the features they relied on.
This resource brings together research on adolescents’ MySpace profiles under the topic of online age deception. The cited studies examine disclosure of identifying details and changes in privacy practices over time, rather than directly measuring how often youths misrepresent their ages.
This resource describes a psychologist’s services for children, adolescents, and families, including diagnostic assessment, psychotherapy, family therapy, behavioral-management training, and consultation about school special education. It also notes services for adults adjusting to chronic medical conditions or disabilities, and availability in English and Spanish.
