The purpose of this article is to review the theoretical, empirical, and practical implications
related to the modus operandi of sexual offenders against children. First, the rational choice …

There is virtually no literature on child sexual abuse committed by “powerful perpetrators”,
who, use position, reputation, wealth and/or power, to become influential members of their …

Explanations of sexual offending against children have traditionally focused on the
intrapsychic forces that are assumed to drive the offender's deviant behavior. The situational …

The current study describes and examines the crime-commission process followed in child
sex offending. There are two major aims in this study. The first aim is to propose a script …

There is no question that public awareness and concern about child sexual abuse has
increased in Australia in recent years. In Queensland, for example, official statistics indicate …

There is no question that public awareness and concern about child sexual abuse have
increased in Australia in recent years. In Queensland, official statistics indicate that the rate …

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

Official sexual and nonsexual offense histories and confidential self-report data on sexual
offending were obtained on 207 adult males serving sentences for sexual offenses against …

The aim of this study was to provide the first empirical description of the modus operandi of
sexual offenders working or doing voluntary work with children and adolescents across all …

This study examines the efficacy, as experienced by offenders with their victim, of self-
protection strategies used in child sexual abuse cases. It also investigates whether the …