Rapid Evidence Assessment: Behaviour and Characteristics of Perpetrators of Online-Facilitated Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Descriptions

The focus of this contract will be on identifying evidence about the demographic characteristics (including age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability) and offence characteristics (eg. offending history, psychological traits) of those who perpetrate online-facilitated sexual abuse and exploitation of children. This should include risk factors for online and offline sexual offending and reoffending. The overarching question that this procurement seeks to answer is: What is known about the behaviour and characteristics of people who sexually abuse or exploit children, where such abuse is facilitated by the Internet?