Abstract
Child sexual abuse is a burning social problem and may have significant psychosocial impact on future life of children. Domestic and global statistics show that this phenomenon is partially shifting to the cyberspace, which provides perpetrators with greater anonymity and wider reach.
This is partly due to the increasing amount of time that children spend online. Thus, we might expect further increase in statistics on online sexual victimization of children in the future.
Typologies of sexual offenders are usually created on the basis of linguistic-behavioral characteristics and on the basis of data obtained from law enforcement agencies. This poster will present the results of a systematic research focused on the existing typologies of sexual offenders (online and onsite,) and the resulting conclusions.
Possible applicability to clinical practice will also be discussed.