Research: Offender characteristics - Revision history

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	*'''Garant, E., and Proulx, J. (2026) "[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632261415814 The Role of Coping Strategies, Impulsivity and Hypersexuality on the Fear of Offending Among Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs)]." ''Sexual Abuse'', DOI: 10.1177/10790632261415814'''		*'''Garant, E., and Proulx, J. (2026) "[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632261415814 The Role of Coping Strategies, Impulsivity and Hypersexuality on the Fear of Offending Among Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs)]." ''Sexual Abuse'', DOI: 10.1177/10790632261415814'''
	::"[A]lthough sexual concerns and impulsivity have traditionally been considered risk factors for sexual offending in judicial populations (see Hanson & Bussiere, 1998; Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2019), and hypersexuality is recognized as important in evaluating sexual recidivism (see Etzler et al., 2020; Gregório et al., 2022), these factors do not seem to interact in the same way in our sample of MAPs. Indeed, neither impulsivity, the intensity of sexual fantasies nor the fear of offending predicted the perpetration of a sexual offense against a child by the participants of our study."		::"[A]lthough sexual concerns and impulsivity have traditionally been considered risk factors for sexual offending in judicial populations (see Hanson & Bussiere, 1998; Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2019), and hypersexuality is recognized as important in evaluating sexual recidivism (see Etzler et al., 2020; Gregório et al., 2022), these factors do not seem to interact in the same way in our sample of MAPs. Indeed, neither impulsivity, the intensity of sexual fantasies nor the fear of offending predicted the perpetration of a sexual offense against a child by the participants of our study [299 male MAPs were recruited online]."

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

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	::"The non-significance of empathy as a distinguishing factor is particularly noteworthy, as it does not align with the well-established role of reduced empathy in predicting criminal or harmful behavior (Mann & Barnett, 2013)."		::"The non-significance of empathy as a distinguishing factor is particularly noteworthy, as it does not align with the well-established role of reduced empathy in predicting criminal or harmful behavior (Mann & Barnett, 2013)."
	::"No significant differences emerged among any of the Big Five personality factors, affective disorders, anxiety, general distress, phobia, obsessive-compulsive traits, self-esteem, social desirability, or somatization, despite previous associations between personality traits and maladaptive behaviors (Babchishin et al., 2014; Kärgel et al., 2017)."		::"No significant differences emerged among any of the Big Five personality factors, affective disorders, anxiety, general distress, phobia, obsessive-compulsive traits, self-esteem, social desirability, or somatization, despite previous associations between personality traits and maladaptive behaviors (Babchishin et al., 2014; Kärgel et al., 2017)."

			*'''Garant, E., and Proulx, J. (2026) "[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632261415814 The Role of Coping Strategies, Impulsivity and Hypersexuality on the Fear of Offending Among Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs)]." ''Sexual Abuse'', DOI: 10.1177/10790632261415814'''
			::"[A]lthough sexual concerns and impulsivity have traditionally been considered risk factors for sexual offending in judicial populations (see Hanson & Bussiere, 1998; Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2019), and hypersexuality is recognized as important in evaluating sexual recidivism (see Etzler et al., 2020; Gregório et al., 2022), these factors do not seem to interact in the same way in our sample of MAPs. Indeed, neither impulsivity, the intensity of sexual fantasies nor the fear of offending predicted the perpetration of a sexual offense against a child by the participants of our study."

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

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	*:"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."

	*'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). ~~https~~:~~//doi.org/~~10.1177/10790632251389171'''		*'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). DOI:10.1177/10790632251389171'''
			::“eight found significant average effects associated with acting, which were largest for male sex, prior therapy, older age, and adverse childhood sexual experiences (all gs > .38).”
			::“Small significant effects were discovered for having own children, being preferentially attracted to children, [[Research:_Cognitive_Distortion\|cognitive distortions]], and non-heterosexual orientation (all gs > .20) ”
	::"[B]ased on '''fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects''' meta-analysis,[...] these '''results need to be interpreted with caution''', results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"		::"[B]ased on '''fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects''' meta-analysis,[...] these '''results need to be interpreted with caution''', results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"
	::"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."		::"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."

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	*: "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."

	== Antisociality, impulsivity, lack of empathy, and other ~~personal~~ traits of "offenders" ==		== Antisociality, impulsivity, lack of empathy, and other personality traits of "offenders" ==
	*'''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."

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	*'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632251389171'''		*'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632251389171'''
	::"[B]ased on fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects meta-analysis,[...] these results need to be interpreted with caution, results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"		::"[B]ased on '''fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects''' meta-analysis,[...] these '''results need to be interpreted with caution''', results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"
	::"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."		::"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."
	::"Preferentiality for male children was not significantly related to child sexual offending in the meta-analysis."		::"Preferentiality for male children was not significantly related to child sexual offending in the meta-analysis."

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	*'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632251389171'''		*'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632251389171'''
	:"[B]ased on fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects meta-analysis,[...] these results need to be interpreted with caution, results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"		::"[B]ased on fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects meta-analysis,[...] these results need to be interpreted with caution, results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"
	:"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."		::"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."
	:"Preferentiality for male children was not significantly related to child sexual offending in the meta-analysis."		::"Preferentiality for male children was not significantly related to child sexual offending in the meta-analysis."
	:"Surprisingly, neither additional paraphilias nor hypersexuality/increased sexual desire were corroborated as motivating distinguishing factors"		::"Surprisingly, neither additional paraphilias nor hypersexuality/increased sexual desire were corroborated as motivating distinguishing factors"
	:"Self-regulation problems, or lack of control of sexual impulses, as described in this meta-analysis, were significantly associated with acting, supporting previous findings on sex offenders’ recidivism (Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2005). [...] It is also of note that, while similar, lack of control of sexual impulses and impulsivity seem to present as distinct characteristics, with the former determined to be a significant factor and the latter not."		::"Self-regulation problems, or lack of control of sexual impulses, as described in this meta-analysis, were significantly associated with acting, supporting previous findings on sex offenders’ recidivism (Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2005). [...] It is also of note that, while similar, lack of control of sexual impulses and impulsivity seem to present as distinct characteristics, with the former determined to be a significant factor and the latter not."
	:"The non-significance of empathy as a distinguishing factor is particularly noteworthy, as it does not align with the well-established role of reduced empathy in predicting criminal or harmful behavior (Mann & Barnett, 2013)."		::"The non-significance of empathy as a distinguishing factor is particularly noteworthy, as it does not align with the well-established role of reduced empathy in predicting criminal or harmful behavior (Mann & Barnett, 2013)."
	:"No significant differences emerged among any of the Big Five personality factors, affective disorders, anxiety, general distress, phobia, obsessive-compulsive traits, self-esteem, social desirability, or somatization, despite previous associations between personality traits and maladaptive behaviors (Babchishin et al., 2014; Kärgel et al., 2017)."		::"No significant differences emerged among any of the Big Five personality factors, affective disorders, anxiety, general distress, phobia, obsessive-compulsive traits, self-esteem, social desirability, or somatization, despite previous associations between personality traits and maladaptive behaviors (Babchishin et al., 2014; Kärgel et al., 2017)."

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

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	*:"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."

	'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632251389171'''		*'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632251389171'''
	:"[B]ased on fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects meta-analysis,[...] these results need to be interpreted with caution, results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"		:"[B]ased on fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects meta-analysis,[...] these results need to be interpreted with caution, results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"
	:"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."		:"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."

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Lack of empathy, antisociality, impulsivity, and other personal traits of "offenders"

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	*: "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."

	== ~~Lack~~ of empathy~~, antisociality, impulsivity~~, and other personal traits of "offenders" ==		== Antisociality, impulsivity, lack of empathy, and other personal traits of "offenders" ==
	*'''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."

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

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Lack of intelligence among offenders or "pedophiles"

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	*: "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."

			== Lack of empathy, antisociality, impulsivity, and other personal traits of "offenders" ==
	*'''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."
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	*:"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."

			'''Chronos, A., & Jahnke, S. (2026). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10790632251389171 Distinguishing pedohebephebophilic actors and non-actors: A meta-analysis]. Sexual Abuse, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632251389171'''
			:"[B]ased on fewer than 5 studies and fixed-effects meta-analysis,[...] these results need to be interpreted with caution, results were significant for intelligence, stigma, interest in therapy, nonsexual adverse childhood experiences, height, lack of control of sexual impulses, head injuries after age 13, a history of falling in love with children, distress about sexual interests, non-righthandedness, and contact with children"
			:"Average effect sizes for personality factors, mental disorders (e.g., affective or anxiety disorders), impulsivity or distress were very small (below g = .20) and non-significant."
			:"Preferentiality for male children was not significantly related to child sexual offending in the meta-analysis."
			:"Surprisingly, neither additional paraphilias nor hypersexuality/increased sexual desire were corroborated as motivating distinguishing factors"
			:"Self-regulation problems, or lack of control of sexual impulses, as described in this meta-analysis, were significantly associated with acting, supporting previous findings on sex offenders’ recidivism (Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2005). [...] It is also of note that, while similar, lack of control of sexual impulses and impulsivity seem to present as distinct characteristics, with the former determined to be a significant factor and the latter not."
			:"The non-significance of empathy as a distinguishing factor is particularly noteworthy, as it does not align with the well-established role of reduced empathy in predicting criminal or harmful behavior (Mann & Barnett, 2013)."
			:"No significant differences emerged among any of the Big Five personality factors, affective disorders, anxiety, general distress, phobia, obsessive-compulsive traits, self-esteem, social desirability, or somatization, despite previous associations between personality traits and maladaptive behaviors (Babchishin et al., 2014; Kärgel et al., 2017)."

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

Thorn: /* Abused-abuser relationship */

2025-03-27T13:44:01Z

Abused-abuser relationship

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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."