Background Researchers have studied the online sexual grooming of minors extensively
since the early 2000s. However, the grooming process is neither new nor restricted to digital …

The current investigation examined the predictability of adolescent sexual offenders' modus
operandi based upon differences in victim, perpetrator, and offense characteristics …

The aim of the current study was to investigate specific pathways in the offending process of
extrafamilial sexual child molesters. Forty-four men who had committed at least one sexual …

Child sexual abuse is recognized as a national problem that has reached epidemic
proportions. However, empirical investigations of offender behaviors associated with the …

Why do some men commit sex offenses? This is a simple question with a very complex
answer. In this book, the authors review and critique existing theories and the supporting …

This study investigated and compared the rates of child maltreatment as reported by parents
and children. Self-reports of 1,093 children aged 12 to 18, which were matched with both …

Many youth serving organizations (YSOs) implement child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention
strategies. We examined the potential impact of those strategies by retrospectively …

The relationship between situational factors and the modus operandi of 103 adolescents
involved in sexual offenses against children (12 years old or younger) is analyzed …

This chapter examines historical and current developments in situational approaches to
sexual offending. We consider the implications of situational theories for clinical and risk …

Par-delà les problèmes méthodologiques, l'estimation de la prévalence des agressions
sexuelles d'enfants est difficile à évaluer, et ce, à cause de problèmes de définition. En effet …