TY  - SER
AU  - Salter, Michael
AU  - Wong, W. K. Tim
AU  - Breckenridge, Jan
AU  - Scott, Sue
AU  - Cooper, Sharon
AU  - Peleg, Noam
TI  - Production and distribution of child sexual abuse material by parental figures
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Canberra, ACT : 
PB  - Australian Institute of Criminology
KW  - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
KW  - IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - PARENTS
KW  - PERPETRATORS
KW  - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
KW  - TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
KW  - VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 616, February 2021
N2  - Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is widely available online. Existing research indicates that the parents and parental figures of victims are notably represented in offender populations. However, there is limited research in this
area. Drawing on Australian media and legal databases, this study created a database of 82 cases of CSAM production
and distribution perpetrated by parents and/or parental figures from 2009 to 2019. The study found that perpetrators are most
often the male parental figures of the victims, and victims are predominately girls under nine years of age. The findings reveal distinct patterns and scenarios of parental CSAM offending that may inform prevention, early intervention and
improved responses to victims. The study documented the significant impact of parental CSAM offending on victims and the need for specialist victim support. (Authors' abstract). Record #8056
UR  - https://www.aic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-02/ti616_production_and_distribution_of_child_sexual_abuse_material_by_parental_figures.pdf
UR  - https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi616
ER  -