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	*:"While findings in individual studies ranged between 0% and 67%, on average about 28% of the offenders reported being sexually victimized as children. This rate is higher than the base rate for community samples of non-offending males (about 10%), but is similar to the rates found in other sexual or non-sexual offender populations. The relationship between childhood sexual victimization and sexually abusing children as an adult does not appear to be specific; rather, it is probable that many forms of childhood maltreatment can lead to many forms of behavioral and psychological problems in adulthood."		*:"While findings in individual studies ranged between 0% and 67%, on average about 28% of the offenders reported being sexually victimized as children. This rate is higher than the base rate for community samples of non-offending males (about 10%), but is similar to the rates found in other sexual or non-sexual offender populations. The relationship between childhood sexual victimization and sexually abusing children as an adult does not appear to be specific; rather, it is probable that many forms of childhood maltreatment can lead to many forms of behavioral and psychological problems in adulthood."

	*'''Cannon, Mary (2001). "[~~http~~://~~bjp~~.~~rcpsych~~.org/~~cgi~~/~~content~~/~~full~~/~~bjprcpsych;179~~/6/~~495~~ Invited commentaries on: Cycle of child sexual abuse: links between being a victim and becoming a perpetrator]," ''The British Journal of Psychiatry'', 179, 495-496.'''		*'''Cannon, Mary (2001). "[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/invited-commentaries-on-cycle-of-child-sexual-abuse-links-between-being-a-victim-and-becoming-a-perpetrator/05A15A76D1F5CB3D6F7B7D430591128A Invited commentaries on: Cycle of child sexual abuse: links between being a victim and becoming a perpetrator]," ''The British Journal of Psychiatry'', 179, 495-496.'''
	*:"The use of self-reports of childhood sexual abuse from individuals who are, themselves, child abusers is bound to raise questions about the reliability of these data. Reporting sexual victimisation in childhood may be an attempt on the part of the perpetrators to explain their abusive behaviour and elicit sympathy from the therapist. Glasser et al used information in social service, probation and medical reports to complement self-report data for the assessment of perpetrator status but it is not clear whether this was also done for victim status. Recall bias is usually thought of as an unconscious action, a form of ‘search after meaning’ rather than deliberate lying or fabrication, but all these processes will lead to biased associations. Additionally, a form of interviewer bias may have operated if the therapists subscribed to the idea of a cycle of child sexual abuse and were more likely to enquire about such childhood experiences during assessment of perpetrators. [...]		*:"The use of self-reports of childhood sexual abuse from individuals who are, themselves, child abusers is bound to raise questions about the reliability of these data. Reporting sexual victimisation in childhood may be an attempt on the part of the perpetrators to explain their abusive behaviour and elicit sympathy from the therapist. Glasser et al used information in social service, probation and medical reports to complement self-report data for the assessment of perpetrator status but it is not clear whether this was also done for victim status. Recall bias is usually thought of as an unconscious action, a form of ‘search after meaning’ rather than deliberate lying or fabrication, but all these processes will lead to biased associations. Additionally, a form of interviewer bias may have operated if the therapists subscribed to the idea of a cycle of child sexual abuse and were more likely to enquire about such childhood experiences during assessment of perpetrators. [...]
	*:Widom & Ames (1994) used a prospective cohort design to assess the criminal consequences of childhood sexual abuse. Official criminal records were traced for a large sample (n=908) of children with a validated history of sexual abuse, physical abuse or neglect, and a control group matched for age, gender, race and family socio-economic status. The authors found no evidence for a cycle of sexual abuse as proposed by Glasser et al. Rather, they found that all three of the abuse groups (sexual, physical and neglect) were significantly more likely to be arrested for a sexual offence (including prostitution) than were the controls. In fact, although children who had been sexually abused were significantly more likely than controls to have an adult arrest for prostitution, they were not significantly more likely than controls to have adult arrests for other sex crimes."		*:Widom & Ames (1994) used a prospective cohort design to assess the criminal consequences of childhood sexual abuse. Official criminal records were traced for a large sample (n=908) of children with a validated history of sexual abuse, physical abuse or neglect, and a control group matched for age, gender, race and family socio-economic status. The authors found no evidence for a cycle of sexual abuse as proposed by Glasser et al. Rather, they found that all three of the abuse groups (sexual, physical and neglect) were significantly more likely to be arrested for a sexual offence (including prostitution) than were the controls. In fact, although children who had been sexually abused were significantly more likely than controls to have an adult arrest for prostitution, they were not significantly more likely than controls to have adult arrests for other sex crimes."

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	*'''Jahnke S., Schmidt, A.F., Hoyer, J. (2022). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10790632221098341 Pedohebephilia and Perceived Non-coercive Childhood Sexual Experiences: Two Non-matched Case-Control Studies]. ''Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment'', DOI:10.1177/10790632221098341.'''		*'''Jahnke S., Schmidt, A.F., Hoyer, J. (2022). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10790632221098341 Pedohebephilia and Perceived Non-coercive Childhood Sexual Experiences: Two Non-matched Case-Control Studies]. ''Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment'', DOI:10.1177/10790632221098341.'''
	*:"Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study 1) and 632 English-speaking (Study 2) men with and without self-reported pedohebephilia to complete the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and scales to assess perceived non-coercive childhood sexual experiences with adults (PNCSE-A), and peers (PNCSE-P, only Study 2). A substantial number of participants with PNCSE-A disagreed with all items of the CTQ Sexual Abuse subscale (e.g., 35% and 26% of pedohebephilic men in Studies 1 and 2, 38% of teleiophilic men in Study 2). While pedohebephilic men reported more CSAE than teleiophilic men, the effects for PNCSE-A did not consistently point in the expected direction. In Study 2, conviction status for sexual offenses among pedohebephilic men was linked to higher rates of CSAE, PNCSE-A, PNCSE-P, physical neglect, and physical abuse. Pedohebephilic men in Study 2 also reported more PNCSE-P than teleiophilic men."		*:"Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study 1) and 632 English-speaking (Study 2) men with and without self-reported pedohebephilia to complete the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and scales to assess perceived non-coercive childhood sexual experiences with adults (PNCSE-A), and peers (PNCSE-P, only Study 2). A substantial number of participants with PNCSE-A disagreed with all items of the CTQ Sexual Abuse subscale (e.g., 35% and 26% of pedohebephilic men in Studies 1 and 2, 38% of teleiophilic men in Study 2). While pedohebephilic men reported more CSAE than teleiophilic men, the effects for PNCSE-A did not consistently point in the expected direction. In Study 2, conviction status for sexual offenses among pedohebephilic men was linked to higher rates of CSAE, PNCSE-A, PNCSE-P, physical neglect, and physical abuse. Pedohebephilic men in Study 2 also reported more PNCSE-P than teleiophilic men."
	*: “Regarding other types of maltreatment within the family, the two studies produced mixed results. While Study 1 and 2 found differences between teleiophilic and pedohebephilic men regarding instances of different types of sexual and nonsexual maltreatment, these were usually small or, as in the case of physical neglect or abuse in Study 2, even in the opposite direction from what was expected (and again small). Hence, in the present studies, pedohebephilic men’s early adverse family experiences did not differ markedly from those of teleiophilic men”[...]
	*: “From a theoretical perspective, the idea that CSAE [Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences] in itself causes pedohebephilia is recognized as being too simplistic (Garland & Dougher, 1990). The results of the present studies should not let us forget that a large number of pedohebephilic men in both studies did not report any CSAE, irrespective of whether these were framed as coercive and unpleasant or not. Moreover, the fact that a non-negligible rate of teleiophilic men (particularly in Study 2) also report CSAE casts further doubt on the simplistic idea that CSAE cause sexual attraction to children. There are likely multiple (i.e., genetic, parental, neurobiological, see Tenbergen et al., 2015) factors that lead to all possible configurations of developing pedohebephilic or teleiophilic sexual attraction and committing sexual offenses against children (or not; Papalia et al., 2018).“		*: “From a theoretical perspective, the idea that CSAE [Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences] in itself causes pedohebephilia is recognized as being too simplistic (Garland & Dougher, 1990). The results of the present studies should not let us forget that a large number of pedohebephilic men in both studies did not report any CSAE, irrespective of whether these were framed as coercive and unpleasant or not. Moreover, the fact that a non-negligible rate of teleiophilic men (particularly in Study 2) also report CSAE casts further doubt on the simplistic idea that CSAE cause sexual attraction to children. There are likely multiple (i.e., genetic, parental, neurobiological, see Tenbergen et al., 2015) factors that lead to all possible configurations of developing pedohebephilic or teleiophilic sexual attraction and committing sexual offenses against children (or not; Papalia et al., 2018).“
	*:"Yet, it is also possible that some men who have been sexually abused as children do not evaluate these experiences as negative and/or may even have felt sexually aroused (Felson et al., 2019; Rind et al., 1998; Rind & Welter, 2014, 2016). Furthermore, pedohebephilic men do not only report higher rates of CSAE and non-sexual adverse childhood experiences than nonpedohebephilic men, but also higher rates of early sexual experiences with peers (Breiling et al., 2020; Santtila et al., 2010)."		*:"Yet, it is also possible that some men who have been sexually abused as children do not evaluate these experiences as negative and/or may even have felt sexually aroused (Felson et al., 2019; Rind et al., 1998; Rind & Welter, 2014, 2016). Furthermore, pedohebephilic men do not only report higher rates of CSAE and non-sexual adverse childhood experiences than nonpedohebephilic men, but also higher rates of early sexual experiences with peers (Breiling et al., 2020; Santtila et al., 2010)."

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	*:"Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study 1) and 632 English-speaking (Study 2) men with and without self-reported pedohebephilia to complete the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and scales to assess perceived non-coercive childhood sexual experiences with adults (PNCSE-A), and peers (PNCSE-P, only Study 2). A substantial number of participants with PNCSE-A disagreed with all items of the CTQ Sexual Abuse subscale (e.g., 35% and 26% of pedohebephilic men in Studies 1 and 2, 38% of teleiophilic men in Study 2). While pedohebephilic men reported more CSAE than teleiophilic men, the effects for PNCSE-A did not consistently point in the expected direction. In Study 2, conviction status for sexual offenses among pedohebephilic men was linked to higher rates of CSAE, PNCSE-A, PNCSE-P, physical neglect, and physical abuse. Pedohebephilic men in Study 2 also reported more PNCSE-P than teleiophilic men."		*:"Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study 1) and 632 English-speaking (Study 2) men with and without self-reported pedohebephilia to complete the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and scales to assess perceived non-coercive childhood sexual experiences with adults (PNCSE-A), and peers (PNCSE-P, only Study 2). A substantial number of participants with PNCSE-A disagreed with all items of the CTQ Sexual Abuse subscale (e.g., 35% and 26% of pedohebephilic men in Studies 1 and 2, 38% of teleiophilic men in Study 2). While pedohebephilic men reported more CSAE than teleiophilic men, the effects for PNCSE-A did not consistently point in the expected direction. In Study 2, conviction status for sexual offenses among pedohebephilic men was linked to higher rates of CSAE, PNCSE-A, PNCSE-P, physical neglect, and physical abuse. Pedohebephilic men in Study 2 also reported more PNCSE-P than teleiophilic men."
	*: “Regarding other types of maltreatment within the family, the two studies produced mixed results. While Study 1 and 2 found differences between teleiophilic and pedohebephilic men regarding instances of different types of sexual and nonsexual maltreatment, these were usually small or, as in the case of physical neglect or abuse in Study 2, even in the opposite direction from what was expected (and again small). Hence, in the present studies, pedohebephilic men’s early adverse family experiences did not differ markedly from those of teleiophilic men”[...]		*: “Regarding other types of maltreatment within the family, the two studies produced mixed results. While Study 1 and 2 found differences between teleiophilic and pedohebephilic men regarding instances of different types of sexual and nonsexual maltreatment, these were usually small or, as in the case of physical neglect or abuse in Study 2, even in the opposite direction from what was expected (and again small). Hence, in the present studies, pedohebephilic men’s early adverse family experiences did not differ markedly from those of teleiophilic men”[...]
	*: “From a theoretical perspective, the idea that CSAE [Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences] in itself causes pedohebephilia is recognized as being too simplistic (Garland & Dougher, 1990). The results of the present studies should not let us forget that a large number of pedohebephilic men in both studies did not report any CSAE, irrespective of whether these were framed as coercive and unpleasant or not. Moreover, the fact that a non-negligible rate of teleiophilic men (particularly in Study 2) also report CSAE casts further doubt on the simplistic idea that CSAE cause sexual attraction to children. There are likely multiple (i.e., genetic, parental, neurobiological, see Tenbergen et al., 2015) factors that lead to all possible configurations of developing pedohebephilic or teleiophilic sexual attraction and committing sexual offenses against children (or not; Papalia et al., 2018). ~~Even though~~ it ~~seems fair to suppose a multifactorial biopsychosocial etiology model~~, ~~drawing any conclusions in terms~~ of ~~the relative importance of potential biological~~ and ~~environmental factors to the development~~ of ~~teleiophilic versus pedohebephilic attraction seems premature~~, ~~based on the present state of knowledge~~.“		*: “From a theoretical perspective, the idea that CSAE [Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences] in itself causes pedohebephilia is recognized as being too simplistic (Garland & Dougher, 1990). The results of the present studies should not let us forget that a large number of pedohebephilic men in both studies did not report any CSAE, irrespective of whether these were framed as coercive and unpleasant or not. Moreover, the fact that a non-negligible rate of teleiophilic men (particularly in Study 2) also report CSAE casts further doubt on the simplistic idea that CSAE cause sexual attraction to children. There are likely multiple (i.e., genetic, parental, neurobiological, see Tenbergen et al., 2015) factors that lead to all possible configurations of developing pedohebephilic or teleiophilic sexual attraction and committing sexual offenses against children (or not; Papalia et al., 2018).“
			*:"Yet, it is also possible that some men who have been sexually abused as children do not evaluate these experiences as negative and/or may even have felt sexually aroused (Felson et al., 2019; Rind et al., 1998; Rind & Welter, 2014, 2016). Furthermore, pedohebephilic men do not only report higher rates of CSAE and non-sexual adverse childhood experiences than nonpedohebephilic men, but also higher rates of early sexual experiences with peers (Breiling et al., 2020; Santtila et al., 2010)."

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	*'''Feierman, J. (1994). "Pedophilia: Paraphilic Attraction to Children," in Krivacska J. J., and Money, J. (eds.), ''The Handbook of Forensic Sexology: Biomedical & Criminological Perspectives (New Concepts in Human Sexuality)'', 49-79.'''		*'''Feierman, J. (1994). "Pedophilia: Paraphilic Attraction to Children," in Krivacska J. J., and Money, J. (eds.), ''The Handbook of Forensic Sexology: Biomedical & Criminological Perspectives (New Concepts in Human Sexuality)'', 49-79.'''
	*:"The 'abused/abuser hypothesis,' which perhaps should be renamed "the master's myth" because of its uncritical acceptance by so many master's level psychotherapists, is an example of a learning theory model gone awry. The best one can say about the abused/abuser hypothesis is as follows: Having been sexually abused as a child is neither a necessary nor a sufficent determinant of a previously sexual abused child’s becoming an adult sexual abuser of children. Nevertheless, there appears to be a weak correlation between being sexually abused as a child and again as an adult. No casual relationship can be concluded from a mere correlation, however (Garland & Dougher 1990). Most of the myriad adult psychopathologies attributed to the sequelae of previous childhood sexual contact with an adult are without scientific bases."		*:"The 'abused/abuser hypothesis,' which perhaps should be renamed "the master's myth" because of its uncritical acceptance by so many master's level psychotherapists, is an example of a learning theory model gone awry. The best one can say about the abused/abuser hypothesis is as follows: Having been sexually abused as a child is neither a necessary nor a sufficent determinant of a previously sexual abused child’s becoming an adult sexual abuser of children. Nevertheless, there appears to be a weak correlation between being sexually abused as a child and again as an adult. No casual relationship can be concluded from a mere correlation, however (Garland & Dougher 1990). Most of the myriad adult psychopathologies attributed to the sequelae of previous childhood sexual contact with an adult are without scientific bases."

			*'''Jahnke S., Schmidt, A.F., Hoyer, J. (2022). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10790632221098341 Pedohebephilia and Perceived Non-coercive Childhood Sexual Experiences: Two Non-matched Case-Control Studies]. ''Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment'', DOI:10.1177/10790632221098341.'''
			*:"Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study 1) and 632 English-speaking (Study 2) men with and without self-reported pedohebephilia to complete the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and scales to assess perceived non-coercive childhood sexual experiences with adults (PNCSE-A), and peers (PNCSE-P, only Study 2). A substantial number of participants with PNCSE-A disagreed with all items of the CTQ Sexual Abuse subscale (e.g., 35% and 26% of pedohebephilic men in Studies 1 and 2, 38% of teleiophilic men in Study 2). While pedohebephilic men reported more CSAE than teleiophilic men, the effects for PNCSE-A did not consistently point in the expected direction. In Study 2, conviction status for sexual offenses among pedohebephilic men was linked to higher rates of CSAE, PNCSE-A, PNCSE-P, physical neglect, and physical abuse. Pedohebephilic men in Study 2 also reported more PNCSE-P than teleiophilic men."
			*: “Regarding other types of maltreatment within the family, the two studies produced mixed results. While Study 1 and 2 found differences between teleiophilic and pedohebephilic men regarding instances of different types of sexual and nonsexual maltreatment, these were usually small or, as in the case of physical neglect or abuse in Study 2, even in the opposite direction from what was expected (and again small). Hence, in the present studies, pedohebephilic men’s early adverse family experiences did not differ markedly from those of teleiophilic men”[...]
			*: “From a theoretical perspective, the idea that CSAE [Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences] in itself causes pedohebephilia is recognized as being too simplistic (Garland & Dougher, 1990). The results of the present studies should not let us forget that a large number of pedohebephilic men in both studies did not report any CSAE, irrespective of whether these were framed as coercive and unpleasant or not. Moreover, the fact that a non-negligible rate of teleiophilic men (particularly in Study 2) also report CSAE casts further doubt on the simplistic idea that CSAE cause sexual attraction to children. There are likely multiple (i.e., genetic, parental, neurobiological, see Tenbergen et al., 2015) factors that lead to all possible configurations of developing pedohebephilic or teleiophilic sexual attraction and committing sexual offenses against children (or not; Papalia et al., 2018). Even though it seems fair to suppose a multifactorial biopsychosocial etiology model, drawing any conclusions in terms of the relative importance of potential biological and environmental factors to the development of teleiophilic versus pedohebephilic attraction seems premature, based on the present state of knowledge.“

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	==Prevalence of pedophilia among CSOs==		==Prevalence of pedophilia among CSOs==

			:''For discussion, see [[Research:_Prevalence#Non-offending_MAPs\|Non-offending MAPs]]''

	If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.		If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.

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	If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.		If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.

	A [[~~phallometry~~\|phallometric]] study by Michael Seto established that even if cut-offs assumed a massive 10% of controls to be pedophilic, only 27% of CSOs could be deemed pedophilic by the same standards.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/107906320101300103 Seto, M. C., & Lalumière, M. L. (2001). A Brief Screening Scale to Identify Pedophilic Interests Among Child Molesters. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(1), 15–25.]</ref>		A [[Penile Plethysmography\|phallometric]] study by Michael Seto established that even if cut-offs assumed a massive 10% of controls to be pedophilic, only 27% of CSOs could be deemed pedophilic by the same standards.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/107906320101300103 Seto, M. C., & Lalumière, M. L. (2001). A Brief Screening Scale to Identify Pedophilic Interests Among Child Molesters. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(1), 15–25.]</ref>

	*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''		*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''

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	If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.		If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.

			A [[phallometry\|phallometric]] study by Michael Seto established that even if cut-offs assumed a massive 10% of controls to be pedophilic, only 27% of CSOs could be deemed pedophilic by the same standards.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/107906320101300103 Seto, M. C., & Lalumière, M. L. (2001). A Brief Screening Scale to Identify Pedophilic Interests Among Child Molesters. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(1), 15–25.]</ref>

	*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''		*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''

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	Common assumptions about the characteristics of adult-minor sex offenders (including the prevalence of [[pedophilia]]) are unsupported. The Dutch Rapporteur<ref>[https://www.dutchrapporteur.nl/binaries/dutchrapporteur/documenten/reports/2015/03/19/on-solid-ground-tackling-sexual-violence-against-children-2014/dutch-rapporteur.on-solid-ground.tackling-sexual-violence-against-children.2014_tcm24-35335.pdf On Solid Ground - Dutch Rapporteur]</ref> recently carried out a fine graded analysis of "paraphilia" (i.e. pedophilia) rates among different types of child sex offender. Rather revealingly, although overall rates were low, levels ~~of pedophilia~~ fall to almost zero among the forcible contact offenders (see graphic at bottom of page).		Common assumptions about the characteristics of adult-minor sex offenders (including the prevalence of [[pedophilia]]) are unsupported. The Dutch Rapporteur<ref>[https://www.dutchrapporteur.nl/binaries/dutchrapporteur/documenten/reports/2015/03/19/on-solid-ground-tackling-sexual-violence-against-children-2014/dutch-rapporteur.on-solid-ground.tackling-sexual-violence-against-children.2014_tcm24-35335.pdf On Solid Ground - Dutch Rapporteur]</ref> recently carried out a fine graded analysis of "paraphilia" (i.e. pedophilia) rates among different types of child sex offender. Rather revealingly, although overall rates of pedophilia among CSOs were low (20%), levels fall to almost zero among the forcible contact offenders (see graphic at bottom of page).

	==Prevalence of pedophilia among CSOs==		==Prevalence of pedophilia among CSOs==

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	*'''Pritchard, C., & King, E. (2005). [https://pismin.com/10.1080/13811110590512903 Differential Suicide Rates in Typologies of Child Sex Offenders in a 6-year Consecutive Cohort of Male Suicides.] Archives of Suicide Research, 9(1), 35–43. doi:10.1080/13811110590512903'''		*'''Pritchard, C., & King, E. (2005). [https://pismin.com/10.1080/13811110590512903 Differential Suicide Rates in Typologies of Child Sex Offenders in a 6-year Consecutive Cohort of Male Suicides.] Archives of Suicide Research, 9(1), 35–43. doi:10.1080/13811110590512903'''
	*:"Earlier research identified 3 typologies of Child Sex Offenders [CSO] with high rates of suicide. [...] Two significant results were ‘‘Sex Only’’ CSO suicides were 183 times the general population and 15 times the Multi-criminal CSO rates, with no suicides amongst the Violent CSO’s."		*:"Earlier research identified 3 typologies of Child Sex Offenders [CSO] with high rates of suicide. [...] Two significant results were ‘‘Sex Only’’ CSO suicides were 183 times the general population and 15 times the Multi-criminal CSO rates, with no suicides amongst the Violent CSO’s."
			*:"The average annual number of men convicted of a sex offence against a child was 187 pa, and produced 95 Sex Only CSOs (51%); the remaining 92 men belonged to the Multi-Criminal (27%) and Violent & Multi-Criminal CSO group (22%)."
	*:"The most important finding is that 15 of the 16 child sex offender suicides were Sex Only offenders. This confirms the previous study that the Sex Only offender is at risk of committing suicide (Pritchard & Bagley, 2001), whereas the Multi and Violent Criminal sex offenders are either no more, or are at even less risk of committing suicide than men in the general population."		*:"The most important finding is that 15 of the 16 child sex offender suicides were Sex Only offenders. This confirms the previous study that the Sex Only offender is at risk of committing suicide (Pritchard & Bagley, 2001), whereas the Multi and Violent Criminal sex offenders are either no more, or are at even less risk of committing suicide than men in the general population."
	*:"The fact that only one Multi-Criminal, compared with 15 Sex-only child sex offenders killed themselves adds further weight to the suggestion that there are very different types of child sex offenders. There are those who sexually abuse their victims, but who have no other history of crime or violence, and are at high risk of killing themselves if the abuse is disclosed. There is also, at the other extreme, a group of sex offenders with a history of crime and possibly physical violence, who may go on to kill their victims, but not themselves."		*:"The fact that only one Multi-Criminal, compared with 15 Sex-only child sex offenders killed themselves adds further weight to the suggestion that there are very different types of child sex offenders. There are those who sexually abuse their victims, but who have no other history of crime or violence, and are at high risk of killing themselves if the abuse is disclosed. There is also, at the other extreme, a group of sex offenders with a history of crime and possibly physical violence, who may go on to kill their victims, but not themselves."

Thorn: /* Lack of intelligence among offenders or "pedophiles" */

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Lack of intelligence among offenders or "pedophiles"

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	*: "[T]o truly differentiate the neuropsychological effects of incarceration or general criminality from those of pedophilia as a sexual preference, the field urgently needs to recruit community-dwelling, non-incarcerated darkfield individuals with sexual offenses against children and pedophilic nonoffense groups."		*: "[T]o truly differentiate the neuropsychological effects of incarceration or general criminality from those of pedophilia as a sexual preference, the field urgently needs to recruit community-dwelling, non-incarcerated darkfield individuals with sexual offenses against children and pedophilic nonoffense groups."
	*: "As we have seen, the most pronounced neuropsychological impairments appear to apply to individuals who have committed contact child sexual abuse, and primarily for individuals ''without'' pedophilia."		*: "As we have seen, the most pronounced neuropsychological impairments appear to apply to individuals who have committed contact child sexual abuse, and primarily for individuals ''without'' pedophilia."

			*'''Pritchard, C., & King, E. (2005). [https://pismin.com/10.1080/13811110590512903 Differential Suicide Rates in Typologies of Child Sex Offenders in a 6-year Consecutive Cohort of Male Suicides.] Archives of Suicide Research, 9(1), 35–43. doi:10.1080/13811110590512903'''
			*:"Earlier research identified 3 typologies of Child Sex Offenders [CSO] with high rates of suicide. [...] Two significant results were ‘‘Sex Only’’ CSO suicides were 183 times the general population and 15 times the Multi-criminal CSO rates, with no suicides amongst the Violent CSO’s."
			*:"The most important finding is that 15 of the 16 child sex offender suicides were Sex Only offenders. This confirms the previous study that the Sex Only offender is at risk of committing suicide (Pritchard & Bagley, 2001), whereas the Multi and Violent Criminal sex offenders are either no more, or are at even less risk of committing suicide than men in the general population."
			*:"The fact that only one Multi-Criminal, compared with 15 Sex-only child sex offenders killed themselves adds further weight to the suggestion that there are very different types of child sex offenders. There are those who sexually abuse their victims, but who have no other history of crime or violence, and are at high risk of killing themselves if the abuse is disclosed. There is also, at the other extreme, a group of sex offenders with a history of crime and possibly physical violence, who may go on to kill their victims, but not themselves."

	==Abused-abuser relationship==		==Abused-abuser relationship==

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	If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.		If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.

	A [[~~phallometry~~\|phallometric]] study by Michael Seto established that even if cut-offs assumed a massive 10% of controls to be pedophilic, only 27% of CSOs could be deemed pedophilic by the same standards.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/107906320101300103 Seto, M. C., & Lalumière, M. L. (2001). A Brief Screening Scale to Identify Pedophilic Interests Among Child Molesters. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(1), 15–25.]</ref>		A [[Penile Plethysmography\|phallometric]] study by Michael Seto established that even if cut-offs assumed a massive 10% of controls to be pedophilic, only 27% of CSOs could be deemed pedophilic by the same standards.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/107906320101300103 Seto, M. C., & Lalumière, M. L. (2001). A Brief Screening Scale to Identify Pedophilic Interests Among Child Molesters. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(1), 15–25.]</ref>

	*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''		*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''

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	If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.		If pedophilia is defined as a preferential orientation towards prepubescent children, it is incredibly rare in the population of "child sex offenders" (including all minors under the [[Age of Consent\|age of consent]]) and strikingly absent in many adult-prepubescent sex offenders. Within a socially prohibitive context, it is a [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] that many child sex offenders will be influenced by opportunistic motives and anti-social traits rather than a sexual preference for children.

			A [[phallometry\|phallometric]] study by Michael Seto established that even if cut-offs assumed a massive 10% of controls to be pedophilic, only 27% of CSOs could be deemed pedophilic by the same standards.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/107906320101300103 Seto, M. C., & Lalumière, M. L. (2001). A Brief Screening Scale to Identify Pedophilic Interests Among Child Molesters. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(1), 15–25.]</ref>

	*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''		*'''[[Paul Okami\|Okami, P.]], & Goldberg, A. (1992). "[http://www.newgon.net/prd/lib/Okami1992.html Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators?]," ''Journal of Sex Research'', 29(3), 297-328.'''