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Online sexual offending : theory, practice, and policy / Michael C. Seto

Author
Seto, Michael C.
Published
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2025]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 293 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: Preface: Declaration of Personal and Professional Interests -- Introduction: The Growing Problem of Online Sexual Offending -- Chapter 1. Prevalence and Characteristics of Internet Sexual Offending -- Chapter 2. Child Sexual Exploitation Material -- Chapter 3. Sexual Solicitation of Minors -- Chapter 4. Other Online Sexual Offending -- Chapter 5. Etiology of Online Sexual Offending and the Motivation-Facilitation Model -- Chapter 6. Risk and Other Clinical Assessment of Online Sexual Offending Perpetrators -- Chapter 7. Treatment of Online Sexual Offending Perpetrators -- Chapter 8. Prevention of Online Sexual Offenses -- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Future Directions: Understanding and Preventing Online Sexual Offending -- Appendix A. Child Pornography Offender Risk Tool (CPORT) and Correlates of Admission of Sexual Interest in Children Scale (CASIC) Scoring Guidelines -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary
"This second edition helps psychologists and other professionals understand and solve online sex offending via assessment, treatment, and prevention"--
"This second edition takes a multidisciplinary and practical approach to online sexual offending, providing psychologists and other professionals with the knowledge to understand this issue and the tools to solve it. Clinical and forensic psychologist Michael C. Seto keeps readers up with this ever-evolving problem as technology advances and presents new risks, particularly for children and adolescents. He reviews updated research on topics like child pornography, sexting and other sexual content generated by minors, online sexual solicitation and trafficking, digital exhibitionism and voyeurism, AI-generated pornography, deepfakes, and virtual sex dolls. He also describes new and revised tools and guidelines for assessing and treating perpetrators-particularly those committing offenses involving children and adolescents-and preventive measures to help at-risk individuals and to guide parents, minors, and bystanders to protect children and adolescents online. In addition to empirical research on various types of online sexual offending, Seto explores what drives perpetrators to engage in these behaviors, focusing particularly on the motivation-facilitation model"--
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ISBN
9781433839498 electronic book
1433839490 electronic book
9781433839481 paperback
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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