Despite no definitive relationship between pornography and sexual offenses, there exists an assumption that use plays a role in the commission of sexual crimes and may increase risk of recidivism. This has led to the development of post-release restrictions on adult media for those convicted of a sexual offense. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 101 incarcerated individuals convicted of a sexual offense to explore the central research questions: (1) What are the common themes among individual’s experiences regarding pornography and how do they construct the role of pornography in their offending? (2) How do they frame pornography use post-release and understand pornography use as related to risk of re-offense? A qualitative analysis revealed common themes regarding how individuals constructed pornography use and notions of risk. Strategic and targeted monitoring and supervision of those who perceive their pornography use as consuming and facilitating may be a more effective practice than abstinence-only blanket restrictions.

尽管色情和性犯罪之间没有明确的关系，但存在一种假设，即使用在实施性犯罪中发挥作用，并可能增加再犯的风险。这导致对那些被判犯有性犯罪的人制定了对成人媒体的发布后限制。我们对 101 名被判犯有性犯罪的被监禁者进行了半结构化访谈，以探讨中心研究问题：（1）个人在色情方面的经历中的共同主题是什么，他们如何构建色情在犯罪中的作用？(2) 他们如何在发布后框架色情使用以及将色情使用理解为与再犯罪风险相关？定性分析揭示了关于个人如何构建色情使用和风险概念的共同主题。