The criminal justice system increasingly seeks alternatives to traditional punitive measures like incarceration or conviction. One prominent mechanism is the diversion program, in which prosecutors and judges offer eligible defendants the opportunity to complete targeted educational courses in exchange for...

There is some evidence that individuals can gain voluntary control over their sexual arousal patterns through behavioral conditioning, such that someone who is attracted to “underage” persons could learn to suppress their sexual arousal to the underage category. There is...

I have been called down at seminars and presentations by merely reciting the title of the criminal charge… “It’s not child porn, it’s pictures of child sexual abuse… noted in Federal Sex Offender Treatment Programs. There are no child pornography...

It’s a trend among school kids, and it’s not about downloading songs on devices or playing the latest edition of Grand Theft Auto. It’s called “sexting”-sending graphic images and pornographic videos via text message to friends. It’s becoming such a...

Evaluating the potential risk and dangerousness of individuals who collect or consume child sexual abuse material (CSAM) involves looking at both criminological research and clinical observations. In forensic psychology and sex offender treatment research, individuals whose offenses are limited to...