El Perfil del Consumidor de Imágenes de Abuso Sexual Infantil: Semejanzas y Diferencias con el Agresor offline y el Delincuente Dual

Abstract

Empirical research about child sexual abuse image viewers has increased in recent years, especially regarding those who may also abuse: the so-called dual offenders. Scientific literature shows that child sexual abuse image viewers and dual offenders are dissimilar regarding psychosocial and criminological characteristics. On this basis, we present this article based on a literature review of the main studies addressing this topic in order to provide the key characteristics which discriminate between both groups, and those child sexual abuse offenders who act offline. Having evidence-based differential profiles can be a useful tool for helping legal psychologists manage the risk of a child pornography offender deciding to abuse a child.