HOW OFTEN IS THE CRIMINAL ABUSER TRULY AN ABUSED PERSON? Criminals: Victims of Abuse? Constantly, I encounter the view that people become abusers because they were themselves abused. This is part of what has come to be an accepted theory...

In the wake of recent high-profile sexual abuse cases, people are struggling to make sense of these situations and reconcile the allegations with their previously held views of particular people, institutions, and the nature of child sexual abuse. Sexual abuse...

There is little question that sexual arousal in children is a powerful predictor of sexual recidivism among adult abusers (Hanson & Bussiere, 1998; Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2004). However, the clarity appears to end there for risk classification purposes. Arousal to...

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...

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...