Purpose

There are a limited number of risk assessment tools relevant to the internet child abuse material (I/CAM) offender cohort. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new tool, the “Estimated Risk for Internet Child Sexual Offending” (ERICSO). The ERICSO has been developed to assist in the treatment and prevention of sexual crimes against children.

Design/methodology/approach

The ERICSO was developed through a multi-stage process including systematic review, survey of professionals and offender case study.

Findings

An empirically guided tool for estimating risk for I/CAM offenders, the ERICSO is composed of four domains. The Demographic domain questions provide information about the offender, while Collection domain questions address the content of the offender’s files. The Nature of Engagement domain considers the offender’s interaction with I/CAM, behavioural aspects and contact with children. The Social Aspect domain questions address the offender’s engagement with other I/CAM users. Finally, the assessor may use Structured Professional Judgement to provide additional information, and a summary of the offender’s relevant circumstances and a risk estimation.

Practical implications

The ERICSO provides guidance for the assessment of I/CAM offenders who may reoffend with online child sexual offences, and I/CAM offenders who may reoffend with contact child sexual offences.

Originality/value

Born from a history of generational attitudes towards rehabilitation and risk assessment, the launch of the ERICSO presents an exciting opportunity in the risk estimation of I/CAM offenders.

中文翻译：

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ERICSO 的发展——一种用于互联网虐待儿童材料罪犯评估的拟议工具

目的

与互联网虐待儿童材料 (I/CAM) 犯罪者群体相关的风险评估工具数量有限。本文的目的是介绍一种新工具，即“估计网络儿童性犯罪风险”（ERICSO）。ERICSO 旨在协助治疗和预防针对儿童的性犯罪。

设计/方法/方法

ERICSO 是通过多阶段过程制定的，包括系统审查、专业人员调查和罪犯案例研究。

发现

ERICSO 是评估 I/CAM 违规者风险的经验指导工具，由四个域组成。人口统计领域问题提供有关犯罪者的信息，而收集领域问题解决犯罪者文件的内容。参与性质域考虑犯罪者与 I/CAM 的互动、行为方面和与儿童的接触。社交方面的领域问题涉及犯罪者与其他 I/CAM 用户的互动。最后，评估员可以使用结构化专业判断来提供额外的信息，以及对犯罪者相关情况的总结和风险估计。

实际影响

ERICSO 为评估可能因在线儿童性犯罪再次犯罪的 I/CAM 犯罪者和可能因接触性儿童性犯罪再次犯罪的 I/CAM 犯罪者提供指导。

原创性/价值

ERICSO 的推出源于世代对康复和风险评估的态度，为 I/CAM 罪犯的风险评估提供了一个令人兴奋的机会。