Enhancing evidence-based treatment of child sexual abuse material offenders : the development of the CEM-COPE program

Henshaw, Marie

Enhancing evidence-based treatment of child sexual abuse material offenders : the development of the CEM-COPE program Marie Henshaw, Chelsea Arnold, Rajan Darjee and James Ogloff - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2020 - electronic document (14 pages) ; PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .

Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 607, October 2020

Recent research suggests that child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offenders have distinct characteristics and intervention needs when compared to contact sexual offenders. As such, many sexual offender treatment programs may not be suitable for CSAM offenders without a history of contact offences. This paper describes the development of the CEM-COPE (Coping with Child Exploitation Material Use) Program. We discuss CSAM offender characteristics, recidivism rates and treatment considerations, before outlining the rationale, specifications and underpinnings of the CEM-COPE Program. Challenges in this research area and considerations for future research are also addressed. (Authors' abstract). Record #6912




CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES
PORNOGRAPHY
SEX OFFENDERS
TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
TREATMENT


INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA