Demographic and personality characteristics of internet child pornography downloaders in comparison to other offenders

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 611-622

  Reijnen, Lotte ^a   Bulten, Erik ^a   Nijman, Henk ^a  

^a Pompe Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Downloaders; Internet; Offenders; Personality; Pornography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EROTICA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MMPI; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 77953930530     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538710903317232     Document Type: Article

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