TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation into the applicability of the Ward and Siegert pathways model of child abuse with internet offenders
AU - Middleton, David
AU - Elliott, Ian
AU - Mandeville-Norden, R
AU - Beech, Anthony
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - This study examined the applicability of the Ward and Siegert (Psychology, Crime & Law, 8, 319-351, 2002) Pathways Model of Sexual Offending to a sample of Internet offenders. The Pathways Model identifies five etiological pathways, each with primary psychological deficits that interact to create a vulnerability to sexual offending behavior. The applicability of this model was tested on a sample of 72 cases drawn from a community sample in England and Wales, via the analysis of primary and associated psychometric indicators of pathway membership. Sixty per cent of men in the sample were found to display dysfunctional psychological mechanisms (43 cases). Two pathways were found to be particularly prominent: the intimacy deficits pathway and the emotional dysregulation pathway. The implications for future treatment and the appropriateness of current treatment programs for this population are examined in the light of these findings.
AB - This study examined the applicability of the Ward and Siegert (Psychology, Crime & Law, 8, 319-351, 2002) Pathways Model of Sexual Offending to a sample of Internet offenders. The Pathways Model identifies five etiological pathways, each with primary psychological deficits that interact to create a vulnerability to sexual offending behavior. The applicability of this model was tested on a sample of 72 cases drawn from a community sample in England and Wales, via the analysis of primary and associated psychometric indicators of pathway membership. Sixty per cent of men in the sample were found to display dysfunctional psychological mechanisms (43 cases). Two pathways were found to be particularly prominent: the intimacy deficits pathway and the emotional dysregulation pathway. The implications for future treatment and the appropriateness of current treatment programs for this population are examined in the light of these findings.
KW - Internet offenders
KW - child pornography
KW - Pathways Model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33750910042&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10683160600558352
DO - 10.1080/10683160600558352
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 589
EP - 603
JO - Psychology, Crime and Law
JF - Psychology, Crime and Law
ER -