ABSTRACT

Child sexual abuse material is now recognized as a major social problem, however prior to the internet, disclosures of victimization in abuse material were the subject of skeptical scholarly commentary. The veracity of this skeptical position has been subject to limited empirical scrutiny. The aim of this study is to analyze the content of a sample of 1004 images of pre-internet abuse material. The pre-internet sample was analyzed according to the characteristics of victim/s, perpetrator/s and severity and setting of abuse, which were then compared to a preexisting dataset of 34,561 contemporary abuse images. The findings of the study underscore the severity of pre-internet abuse material. The comparison between the pre-internet and contemporary sample found that the average age of girls abused in abuse material has decreased, and the severity of the material has increased. The study highlights the significant abuse experienced by abuse material victims prior to the internet, and suggests the popularization of the internet is linked to a trend toward more serious offending against children in abuse material. The consistent role of the home as the major site of abuse material production poses significant challenges to prevention, early intervention, and prosecution.

摘要

儿童性虐待材料现在被认为是一个主要的社会问题，但是在互联网之前，虐待材料中受害的披露是持怀疑态度的学术评论的主题。这种怀疑立场的真实性受到了有限的经验审查。本研究的目的是分析 1004 张网络滥用前材料图像样本的内容。根据受害者、施暴者的特征以及虐待的严重程度和设置对互联网前样本进行了分析，然后将其与包含 34,561 个当代虐待图像的现有数据集进行比较。研究结果强调了互联网滥用材料的严重性。互联网前和当代样本之间的比较发现，在虐待材料中受虐待的女孩的平均年龄有所下降，并且材料的严重性增加了。该研究强调了滥用材料受害者在互联网之前遭受的严重虐待，并表明互联网的普及与滥用材料中更严重地侵犯儿童的趋势有关。家庭作为滥用材料生产的主要场所的一贯作用对预防、早期干预和起诉提出了重大挑战。