@article{ref1,
title="The use of pornography during the commission of sexual offenses",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2004",
author="Langevin, Ron and Curnoe, Suzanne",
volume="48",
number="5",
pages="572-586",
abstract="The goal of this study was to examine the use of pornographic materials by sex offenders during the commission of their crimes. A sample of 561 sex offenders was examined. There were 181 offenders against children, 144 offenders against adults, 223 incest offenders, 8 exhibitionists, and 5 miscellaneous cases. All but four cases were men. A total of 96 (17%) offenders had used pornography at the time of their offenses. More offenders against children than against adults used pornography in the offenses. Of the users, 55% showed pornographic materials to their victims and 36% took pictures, mostly of child victims. Nine cases were involved in the distribution of pornography. Results showed that pornography plays only a minor role in the commission of sexual offenses, however the current findings raise a major concern that pornography use in the commission of sexual crimes primarily involved child victims.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X03262518",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X03262518"
}