Trends in Arrests for Child Pornography Possession: TheThird National Juvenile OnlineVictimization Study (NJOV‐3)

Authors

Janis Wolak, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
David Finkelhor, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Kimberly J. Mitchell, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow

Abstract

Abstract

Arrests for the possession of child pornography (CP) increased between 2006 and 2009 by one‐third, continuing an increase that also occurred between 2000 and 2006. In 2009, a substantial proportion of arrested CP offenders used peer‐to‐peer (P2P) file sharing technology to access contraband images. These arrests may reflect the enhanced ability of law enforcement to monitor file sharing sites. CP possessors who used P2P technology tended to have more extreme images than other CP possessors, which may reflect police investigative methods. However, compared to 2006 arrests, those in 2009 turned up a somewhat smaller pro‐ portion of “dual offenders,” who had sexually abused children in addition to possessing child pornography

Department

Crimes Against Children Research Center, Psychology

Publication Date

4-2012

Publisher

Crimes against Children Research Center

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., and Mitchell, K. (2012). Trends in Arrests for Child Pornography Possession: The Third National Juvenile Online Victimization Study (NJOV-3). Durham, NH: Crimes against Children Research Center.