Identifying the Demographic and Internet Use Characteristics of Technology-Facilitated Child Sex Offenders Operating in the Australian, U.S. and U.K. General Population.

Research on technology-facilitated child sex offenders outside of forensic and clinical samples is scarce but necessary to inform prevention, early intervention, and investigation. This article describes and compares the demographic characteristics and internet use habits of technology-facilitated c...

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Published in:	Journal of Interpersonal Violence Vol. 41; no. 7/8; pp. 1544 - 1570
Main Authors:	Salter, Michael, Whitten, Tyson, Woodlock, Delanie, Stevenson, James, Mat Rani, Syimah, Fry, Deborah
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Apr2026
Subjects:	United Kingdom Australia United States Child sexual abuse & psychology Compulsive behavior Prevention of child sexual abuse Internet access Internet addiction Social media Child welfare Cross-sectional method Sexual orientation Sex offenders Income Violence Electronic commerce Socioeconomic factors Privacy Residential patterns Human sexuality Internet pornography addiction Age distribution Dating (Social customs) Men who have sex with men Race Marital status Sociodemographic factors Medical ethics Educational attainment Employment Friendship Video games Blogs Risk assessment Legal status of sex offenders Computer software Early medical intervention Research funding Statistical sampling Logistic regression analysis Shopping Descriptive statistics Odds ratio Videoconferencing Research Statistics Comparative studies Text messages Confidence intervals Data analysis software Disease incidence
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