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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorKebbell, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:44:23Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:44:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-06-23T03:58:11Z
dc.identifier.issn18338488
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/60782
dc.description.abstractThis paper will explore the key issues associated with the assessment of risk posed by individuals suspected of accessing indecent images of children (IIOC). The key themes discussed involve the breadth of the problem, the reason for police involvement, the content of IIOC being accessed, the ramifications for child victims, the relationship between IIOC offenders and contact offenders, the current approaches to risk assessment and the available risk assessment tools that can help prioritise high and low risk offenders. Overall, there is little consensus across police services internationally regarding the method of risk assessment for IIOC offenders. It is possible that without further investigation into the methods of formal and information prioritisation of offenders, and the manner in which risk assessment tools are utilised, police may allocate resources incorrectly and potentially, overlook seemingly low risk individuals engaging in high risk contact offending. The implications for this are catastrophic for child victims of contact IIOC offenders as the offence may go undetected as a consequence. The need for collaboration across disciplines is called for.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralia News Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse (A N Z A T S A)
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.anzatsa.org/index.php?page=SAANZ&PHPSESSID=v15sd5e4jguk2mo3jcd6oflkl0
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom52
dc.relation.ispartofpageto59
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode110399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1602
dc.titlePolicing Indecent Images of Children. What are the Critical Issues Surrounding Police Risk Assessment?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.rights.copyright© 2013 Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand & Authors. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorKebbell, Mark R.
gro.griffith.authorBrown, Francesca B.


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