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Paquette S, Fortin F. A Peek into Their Mind? An Exploration of Links Between Offense-Supportive Statements and Behaviors among Men Who Sexually Exploit Children and Adolescents Online. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 2023; 67:591-617. [PMID: 33957790 PMCID: PMC10052436 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x211013523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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While forensic psychologists have some access to their patients' thoughts when deciding on a diagnosis or appraising risk, others, such as police investigators, must rely on physical evidence and behavioral markers to make sense of a crime. Studies showing that offense-supportive cognitions constitute a risk factor for sexual offending, including offenses that take place on the internet, highlight the need for some access to offenders' thoughts. This exploratory study examines the associations between offense-supportive statements about the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents and proxy behaviors. As part of PRESEL, a collaborative research project between Québec provincial police and academic researchers, the case files of 137 men convicted of using child sexual exploitation material or committing child-luring offenses were analyzed. Results showed that many meaningful risk factors and sexual offending behavioral markers were associated with the cognitive themes Sexualization of children, Child as partner, Dangerous world, Entitlement, and Uncontrollability. The use of encryption was negatively associated with the cognition Virtual is not real while Internet is uncontrollable was associated with fewer contacts with minors over the internet. Findings are useful for understanding the psychological needs that should be targeted in treatment, as well as helping prioritize police workloads.
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- Sarah Paquette
- Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Internet Child Exploitation Unit, Sûreté du Québec
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Stephens S, Seto MC, Lalumière ML. A Test of Three Different Explanations for Low Stimulus Response Discrimination in Phallometric Testing. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2023; 60:282-293. [PMID: 35731256 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2022.2086962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phallometric assessment is used to assess men's sexual interest in children and to assist in risk assessment and treatment planning. A common response pattern, especially when the assessment is conducted in a forensic context, is an indiscriminate pattern of penile responses: No sexual stimulus seems to produce a substantially higher response than another. This indiscriminate response profile could be the result of (1) faking good (in particular, reducing the responses to child stimuli); (2) floor or ceiling effects caused by low or high arousability, or (3) non-exclusivity (the individual is similarly sexually interested in both children and adults). In this study of 2,858 adult male patients who underwent volumetric phallometric assessment for sexual interest in children between 1995 and 2011, we tested these three possible explanations. Results showed support for each of the explanations, but the variance accounted for in response discrimination was quite small when considering each explanation (separately or when considered together). We discuss avenues for future research to better discern the causes of indiscriminate responding in phallometric assessment.
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- Forensic Research Unit, University of Ottawa's Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal
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Lievesley R, Harper CA, Swaby H, Woodward E. Identifying and working with appropriate treatment targets with people who are sexually attracted to children. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2022:1-20. [PMID: 36522827 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2022.2149437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Research has shown that people within society experience sexual attractions to children, and a substantial number of these seek support related to this. However, professional practices around working with minor-attracted persons (MAPs) are variable. Clinicians possess low levels of knowledge about this population and are unclear about the correct treatment goals. In this work we explored the prioritization of different treatment goals by MAPs (n = 150), before investigating the demographic, sexuality-related, and psychological predictors of treatment target prioritization. Self-compassion drove many treatment targets among MAPs. We offer recommendations about how professionals might work collaboratively and effectively with this population.
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- NTU Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Counselling, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK
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- NTU Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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Lehmann RJB, Brouillette-Alarie S, Pedneault A, Knight RA. Validating the Screening Scale of Pedophilic Crime Scene Behavior. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2022; 51:4085-4096. [PMID: 35896938 PMCID: PMC9663345 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02354-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The Screening Scale of Pedophilic Crime Scene Behavior (SSPC) is a seven-item structured rating scale assessing pedophilic sexual arousal. In the current study, we cross-validated the scale's convergent validity using multiple measures of sexual interest in children (clinical diagnosis of pedophilia, the high fixation/low social competence type of the MTC:CM4, and phallometric assessment of sexual interests toward children) in two independent samples (USA and Canada). In both samples and in relation to all three criteria, the SSPC showed acceptable (phallometry) to excellent (clinical assessment) diagnostic accuracy. Furthermore, the SSPC showed incremental validity in relation to the Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interest and at times outperformed it in convergent validity analyses. The current study also provides psychometric information that can help users choose an appropriate SSPC cutoff score.
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- Robert J B Lehmann
- Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Institute of Psychology, Rüdesheimer Str. 50, 14197, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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Ó Ciardha C, Ildeniz G, Karoğlu N. The Prevalence of Sexual Interest in Children and Sexually Harmful Behavior Self-Reported by Men Recruited Through an Online Crowdsourcing Platform. SEXUAL ABUSE : A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2022; 34:207-226. [PMID: 33993798 PMCID: PMC8848059 DOI: 10.1177/10790632211013811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This study examined the feasibility of using crowdsourcing to recruit men who self-report sexual interest in children or sexually problematic behavior involving children. Crowdsourcing refers to the use of the internet to reach a large number of people to complete a specific task. A nonrepresentative sample of men (N = 997) participated in a brief self-report survey examining age of attraction, sexual interest in children, proclivity toward sexual offenses involving children, and history of sexual offending. Almost a quarter of the sample (23.1%) indicated some degree of sexual interest in children, propensity to sexually offend against children, and/or actual offending behavior. We present our data broken down by type of interest or behavior and examine the frequency of these outcomes. Findings are likely to be of value to those considering the viability of crowdsourcing to overcome the limitations or challenges of face-to-face research on stigmatizing interests and behaviors. Findings also contribute to estimating prevalence of self-reported sexual interest in children, and sexual offending behavior toward children, across different countries.
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- Caoilte Ó Ciardha
- University of Kent, UK
- Caoilte Ó Ciardha, School of Psychology,
Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NP, UK.
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Bickle A, Cameron C, Hassan T, Safdar H, Khalifa N. International overview of phallometric testing for sexual offending behaviour and sexual risk. BJPsych Int 2021; 18:E11. [PMID: 34747938 PMCID: PMC8554943 DOI: 10.1192/bji.2021.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Phallometry is an objective method of assessing male sexual arousal. The main applications in forensic psychiatry concern the evaluation of men charged with or convicted of sexual offences, the evaluation of those with suspected paraphilias not subject to the criminal justice system, risk assessment and measurement of response to sex offender treatment. In some jurisdictions, phallometry is incorporated into legal decisions about release from custody or discharge from secure hospitals. This paper provides a brief overview of the international development of phallometry, considers challenges to its broader adoption and discusses future directions for research and clinical practice.
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- Andrew Bickle
- Assistant Professor in Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada,
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- National Senior Psychiatrist, Correctional Service Canada/Government of Canada
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- Associate Professor in Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
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- Associate Professor in Forensic Psychiatry, Queen's University, Department of Psychiatry, Kingston, Canada
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Bailey JM, Blanchard R, Hsu KJ, Revelle W. A map of desire: multidimensional scaling of men's sexual interest in male and female children and adults. Psychol Med 2021; 51:2714-2720. [PMID: 32476630 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720001476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Men sexually interested in children of a specific combination of maturity and sex tend to show some lesser interest in other categories of persons. Patterns of men's sexual interest across erotic targets' categories of maturity and sex have both clinical and basic scientific implications. METHOD We examined the structure of men's sexual interest in adult, pubescent, and prepubescent males and females using multidimensional scaling (MDS) across four datasets, using three large samples and three indicators of sexual interest: phallometric response to erotic stimuli, sexual offense history, and self-reported sexual attraction. The samples were highly enriched for men sexually interested in children and men accused of sexual offenses. RESULTS Results supported a two-dimensional MDS solution, with one dimension representing erotic targets' biological sex and the other dimension representing their sexual maturity. The dimension of sexual maturity placed adults and prepubescent children on opposite ends, and pubescent children intermediate. Differences between men's sexual interest in adults and prepubescent children of the same sex were similar in magnitude to the differences between their sexual interest in adult men and women. Sexual interest in adult men was no more associated with sexual interest in boys than sexual interest in adult women was associated with sexual interest in girls. CONCLUSIONS Erotic targets' sexual maturity and biological sex play important roles in men's preferences, which are predictive of sexual offending. The magnitude of men's preferences for prepubescent children v. adults of their preferred sex is large.
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- J Michael Bailey
- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Rosburg T, Pflueger MO, Mokros A, Boillat C, Deuring G, Spielmann T, Graf M. Indirect and Neuropsychological Indicators of Pedophilia. SEXUAL ABUSE : A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2021; 33:579-605. [PMID: 32543329 DOI: 10.1177/1079063220931822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The present study aimed to differentiate pedophilic child sex offenders (CSOs) from nonoffending controls (CTLs), as well as contact from noncontact CSOs. For this purpose, we investigated 21 contact CSOs, 20 noncontact CSOs (child pornography offenders), as well as 21 CTLs on neuropsychological test measures and indirect test measures of sexual interest. Multiple logistic regression models showed that three parameters of indirect tests and two neuropsychological test parameters allowed the differentiation of CSOs from CTLs with a maximum accuracy of 87%. The profile of contact and noncontact CSOs was remarkably similar and the optimal model for this group differentiation had a maximum accuracy of 66%, with slightly increased levels of risk-taking behavior and greater susceptibility for perceptual interference in contact CSOs than in noncontact CSOs. The findings suggest that standardized, objective methods can support the assessment of sexual offenders against children in forensic psychiatry and legal psychology.
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- Timm Rosburg
- University of Basel, Switzerland
- University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Switzerland
- University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Switzerland
- University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, Switzerland
- FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
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- University of Basel, Switzerland
- University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Switzerland
- University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Switzerland
- University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Switzerland
- University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Switzerland
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We examine the state of scientific research on the assessment of paraphilic interests among women who have committed sexual offences. RECENT FINDINGS Research on the assessment of sexual interests in women using genital measures shows little evidence, overall, that women's genital responses are indicative of sexual interests. Some non-genital measures of sexual interest may be a valid indicator of age interests. Very few studies have focused on women who sexually offend. At this time, there is no validated measure that can be used to assess paraphilic interests among women who sexually offend. Much research is needed to determine if some measures (other than self-report) could validly assess a variety of sexual interests in women in general, and women who sexually offend in particular (e.g. interest in children, interest in sexual violence). This research is needed to determine if paraphilic interests are involved in women's motivation for sexual offending, and to determine if such interests are predictive of sexual recidivism.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. .,St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3K7, Canada.
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Canada
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Post-conviction polygraph testing of sex offenders (typically referred to as PCSOT) is common in the US, increasingly applied in England and Wales, but hardly if ever used elsewhere in the world. This article provides an account of the nature and aims of PCSOT, research into its efficacy, and controversies associated with it.
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- Don Grubin
- a Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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- b Laboratory of Forensic Sexology, V. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Addiction of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation , Moscow , Russian Federation
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- c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA
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- c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA
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Murphy L, Curry S, Klapilová K, Dwyer RG, Zikánová T, Fedoroff JP. Stimuli used in the measurement of problematic sexual interests. Int Rev Psychiatry 2019; 31:126-140. [PMID: 31074664 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2018.1547691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Penile plethysmography (PPG) is the primary physiologic assessment method used to gauge sexual responses in adult men. Depending on the country or jurisdiction of assessment, stimuli used to elicit arousal can include videos, still images, and audio materials. It can depict a variety consenting and non-consenting sexual scenarios as well as neutral, non-sexual scenarios. Models in visual stimuli can be clothed, semi-clothed, or nude. Variation in stimuli modality and the type of sexual interest being tested can have a large impact on PPG outcomes. This paper reviews research on types of PPG stimuli, the different sexual interests being assessed, reliability and validity, and the impact of anonymizing models depicted in assessment materials. Innovations in stimuli development in three labs located in Canada, the United States, and the Czech Republic are also discussed. The work done in these three labs and the broader range of research on assessment stimuli are presented to highlight the need for a unified, multi-site, standardized approach to assess problematic sexual interests and their change in response to treatment.
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- Lisa Murphy
- a Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Integrated Forensic Program , The Royal , Ottawa , ON , Canada
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- b Forensic Research Unit , University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research , Ottawa , ON , Canada
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- c Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology , National Institute of Mental Health , Klecany , Czech Republic.,d Faculty of Humanities , Charles University , Prague , Czech Republic
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- e Sexual Behaviors Clinic & Lab, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA
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- c Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology , National Institute of Mental Health , Klecany , Czech Republic.,d Faculty of Humanities , Charles University , Prague , Czech Republic
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- a Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Integrated Forensic Program , The Royal , Ottawa , ON , Canada.,f Department of Psychiatry , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada
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McPhail IV, Olver ME, Brouillette-Alarie S, Looman J. Taxometric Analysis of the Latent Structure of Pedophilic Interest. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2018; 47:2223-2240. [PMID: 30014340 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1225-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The present study examined the latent structure of pedophilic interest. Using data from phallometric tests for pedophilic interest across four samples of offenders (ns = 805, 632, 531, 261), taxometric analyses were conducted to identify whether pedophilic interest is best characterized as taxonic or dimensional. Across the samples, the majority of analyses supported taxonic latent structure in pedophilic interest. Visual inspection of taxometric curves indicated trichotomous latent structure (i.e., three-ordered classes) may characterize pedophilic interest in these samples. In a second step of taxometric analysis, the results supported trichotomous latent structure, indicating the presence of a complement taxon and two pedophilic taxa. In comparison with the complement taxon, the men in the first pedophilic taxon were non-exclusively pedophilic and had similar rates of sexual recidivism and sexual compulsivity. The men in the second pedophilic taxon were exclusively pedophilic, had more child victims and total victims, sexually re-offended at a higher rate, and were more sexually compulsive. The finding of trichotomous latent structure in pedophilic interest is both consistent and inconsistent with previous taxometric studies and has implications for research, assessment, and treatment of pedophilic interest.
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- Ian V McPhail
- Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A5, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A5, Canada
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- École de Criminologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Providence Care Mental Health Services, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Stephens S, Seto MC, Goodwill AM, Cantor JM. Age Diversity Among Victims of Hebephilic Sexual Offenders. SEXUAL ABUSE : A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2018; 30:322-339. [PMID: 27566153 DOI: 10.1177/1079063216665837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hebephilia refers to sexual interest in pubescent children who are beginning to show early signs of sexual development but are sexually immature. The present study examined the relationship between hebephilia and victim age choice in a sample of 2,238 adult male sexual offenders. On average, offenders were 39 years old at the time of their assessments, and approximately half (48%) were referred by probation or parole offices. Assessment data included self-report, sexual arousal measured by volumetric phallometry, and victims' ages. Results suggested that, similar to pedophilia, hebephilia had a medium sized association with a greater number of victims under age 11 and a small sized association with a greater number of victims ages 11 to 14. Unlike pedophilia, a small positive association was consistently found between hebephilia and a greater number of victims ages 15 or 16. Furthermore, a small positive association was observed between victim age polymorphism and hebephilia and pedophilia. The present results suggested that hebephilia was associated with a greater number of victims age 14 or younger and had similar victim age correlates to pedophiles.
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- Skye Stephens
- 1 Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- 2 Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
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- 4 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Stephens S, Seto MC, Goodwill AM, Cantor JM. The Relationships Between Victim Age, Gender, and Relationship Polymorphism and Sexual Recidivism. SEXUAL ABUSE : A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2018; 30:132-146. [PMID: 26895840 DOI: 10.1177/1079063216630983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Victim choice polymorphism refers to victim inconsistency in a series of offenses by the same perpetrator, such as in the domains of victim age, victim gender, and victim-offender relationship. Past studies have found that victim age polymorphic offenders have higher rates of sexual recidivism than offenders against adults only and offenders against children only. Few studies, however, have examined gender and relationship polymorphism, or accounted for the impact of the number of past victims. The present study analyzed the relationship between polymorphism and sexual recidivism, while controlling for the number of victims. The sample consisted of 751 male adult sexual offenders followed for an average of 10 years, 311 of whom were polymorphic (41% of the total sample). The main finding suggested that there was an association between sexual recidivism and age and relationship polymorphism; however, these associations were no longer significant after controlling for the number of victims.
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- 3 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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McPhail IV, Hermann CA, Fernane S, Fernandez YM, Nunes KL, Cantor JM. Validity in Phallometric Testing for Sexual Interests in Children: A Meta-Analytic Review. Assessment 2017; 26:535-551. [PMID: 28454493 DOI: 10.1177/1073191117706139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Valid assessment of pedohebephilic interests (i.e., sexual interest in children) is fundamental to forensic clinical practice. Phallometric testing-which measures changes in penile circumference or volume, while stimuli depicting different ages and sexual activities are presented-is widely used in clinical and research settings to detect such interests. This meta-analysis summarizes studies comparing sexual offenders against children and various types of controls on phallometric tests for pedohebephilic interests (37 samples; N = 6,785) and studies examining the relationship between phallometric test scores and sexual reoffending (16 samples; N = 2,709). The findings suggest that several phallometric testing procedures are valid indicators of pedohebephilic interest. Certain methodological features of phallometric tests were associated with greater validity, such as, slide or audio-plus-slide stimuli and z-score-based indices. In addition, phallometric tests for pedohebephilic, pedophilic, and hebephilic interests predicted sexual reoffending which provides further evidence that phallometric test scores are valid indicators of sexual interest in children. In general, the interpretation of phallometric test scores as indicators of pedohebephilic interests is supported.
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- Ian V McPhail
- 1 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- 2 Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 2 Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 5 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Seto MC. The Puzzle of Male Chronophilias. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2017; 46:3-22. [PMID: 27549306 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0799-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this article, I return to the idea that pedophilia, a sexual interest in prepubescent children, can be considered a sexual orientation for age, in conjunction with the much more widely acknowledged and discussed sexual orientation for gender. Here, I broaden the scope to consider other chronophilias, referring to paraphilias for age/maturity categories other than young sexually mature adults. The puzzle of chronophilias includes questions about etiology and course, how chronophilias are related to each other, and what they can tell us about how human (male) sexuality is organized. In this article, I briefly review research on nepiophilia (infant/toddlers), pedophilia (prepubescent children), hebephilia (pubescent children), ephebophilia (postpubescent, sexually maturing adolescents), teleiophilia (young sexually mature adults, typically 20s and 30s), mesophilia (middle-aged adults, typically 40s and 50s), and gerontophilia (elderly adults, typically 60s and older) in the context of a multidimensional sexual orientations framework. Relevant research, limitations, and testable hypotheses for future work are identified.
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- Michael C Seto
- Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4, Canada.
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Levine JA, Dandamudi K. Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse by Targeting Pre-Offenders Before First Offense. JOURNAL OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 2016; 25:719-737. [PMID: 27585834 DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2016.1208703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The population of potential child abuse offenders has largely been unstudied. In the current study, we examine whether a six-component model used for primary diabetes prevention could be adapted to child sexual abuse pre-offenders, whereby individuals who are prone to sexual abuse but have not yet committed an offense can be prevented from committing a first offense. The six components include: define and track the magnitude of the problem, delineate a well-established risk factor profile so that at-risk persons can be identified, define valid screening tests to correctly rule in those with the disease and rule out those without disease, test effectiveness of interventions-the Dunkelfeld Project is an example, produce and disseminate reliable outcome data so that widespread application can be justified, and establish a system for continuous improvement. By using the diabetes primary prevention model as a model, the number of victims of child sexual abuse might be diminished.
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- James A Levine
- a Institute on Obesity Solutions, Mayo Clinic , Scottsdale , Arizonia , USA
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- a Institute on Obesity Solutions, Mayo Clinic , Scottsdale , Arizonia , USA
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Herrero Ó, Negredo L. Evaluación del interés sexual hacia menores. ANUARIO DE PSICOLOGÍA JURÍDICA 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apj.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Moser C. Accuracy Is Important-Re: Sensitivity and Specificity of the Phallometric Test for Hebephilia. J Sex Med 2015; 12:2501. [PMID: 26531144 DOI: 10.1111/jsm.13026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Charles Moser
- Department of Sexual Medicine, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, CA, USA
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