Objective This research uses crime scripts to understand adult retribution-style image-based sexual abuse (RS-IBSA) offender decision-making and offending in offline and online environments. We explain the crime-commission process of adult RS-IBSA and identify crime intervention points at eight crime script stages. Methods Publicly released court transcripts of adult RS-IBSA prosecution cases (n = 18) in New Zealand from 2015 to 2018 were utilised to examine the crime-commission process of adult RS-IBSA. We analysed the court transcripts thematically at offence-level prior to constructing the crime scripts. Findings The study identified four types of adult RS-IBSA acts including the non-consensual dissemination of a victim’s intimate images, violent cyber sextortion, covert intimate photography, and unauthorised access of a victim’s phone/media. From our analysis, we identified three script tracks and constructed three distinct crime scripts: (1) threats, sextortion and dissemination; (2) unauthorised access of a victim’s mobile device and dissemination; and (3) covert intimate filming. We highlight areas for potential intervention for law enforcement agencies and policy makers to increase deterrence and personal security in online and offline spaces. Conclusion Adult RS-IBSA occurs in a range of dating and domestic contexts. This study develops crime scripts for adult RS-IBSA and advances our understanding of how the Internet/smartphones/digital media translates into virtual crime scenes with opportunities for maximum harm infliction. We offer several policy implications including revising current RS-IBSA legislation and supporting law enforcement agencies with policing online and offline intimate relationship spaces through situational prevention.

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成人基于图像的性虐待的犯罪脚本分析：对报应型罪犯的犯罪干预要点的研究

目的这项研究使用犯罪脚本来了解成人惩罚方式下基于图像的性虐待（RS-IBSA）犯罪者在离线和在线环境中的决策和犯罪行为。我们解释了成人RS-IBSA的犯罪过程，并确定了八个犯罪脚本阶段的犯罪干预点。方法利用2015年至2018年在新西兰公开发布的成年人RS-IBSA起诉案件记录（n = 18）来审查成年人RS-IBSA的犯罪过程。在构建犯罪脚本之前，我们以犯罪级别为主题对法庭成绩单进行了分析。调查结果研究确定了四种成人RS-IBSA行为，包括在未经同意的情况下传播受害者的私密图像，暴力的网络色情，秘密的私密摄影以及未经授权的受害者的电话/媒体访问。根据我们的分析，我们确定了三个脚本轨迹，并构建了三个不同的犯罪脚本：（1）威胁，性侵犯和传播；（2）未经授权访问受害人的移动设备并进行传播；（3）秘密拍摄。我们重点介绍了执法机构和政策制定者可能进行干预的领域，以增加在线和离线空间的威慑力和人身安全。结论成人RS-IBSA发生在各种约会和家庭环境中。这项研究开发了针对成人RS-IBSA的犯罪脚本，并加深了我们对Internet /智能手机/数字媒体如何转化为虚拟犯罪现场以及最大程度地造成伤害的机会的理解。