Special Thanks Janis Wolak and David Finkelhor A new University of New Hampshire study challenges the view that online predators are a distinctly dangerous variety of sex offenders, requiring special programs to protect youth. The study from the UNH Crimes...

It’s the trend among school kids, and it’s not downloading songs on devices or playing the current 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 problem...

The March 2011 issue of the ATSA journal contains pertinent articles on the risk assessment of internet offenders. Wakeling et al. in an article pertaining to sex offender risk assessment, found that a modified version of the Risk Matrix 2000...

“C.R.” grew up in a chaotic, highly conflictual home. He was immature, socially klutzy, anxious and depressed. Friends introduced him to online pornography, readily accessible for free via peer-to-peer file sharing. He took to smoking marijuana and escaping into sexual...

It is clear that we are all focused on similar goals of the prevention of continued sexual victimization/exploitation in our culture. That being said, I feel we may be missing the boat to a degree on the impact of pornography....