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Using Luring Communication Theory to Analyze the Behavior of Online Sexual Offenders

Using Luring Communication Theory to Analyze the Behavior of Online Sexual Offenders

Charles R. Crowell, Jamie Segerson, Mitchell D. Kajzer, Michael Villano, Julaine Zenk, Veronica Wegner, Monica M. Bell
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781522597155|ISBN10: 1522597158|EISBN13: 9781522597162
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch037
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Crowell, Charles R., et al. "Using Luring Communication Theory to Analyze the Behavior of Online Sexual Offenders." Encyclopedia of Criminal Activities and the Deep Web, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour D.B.A., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 547-564. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch037

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Crowell, C. R., Segerson, J., Kajzer, M. D., Villano, M., Zenk, J., Wegner, V., & Bell, M. M. (2020). Using Luring Communication Theory to Analyze the Behavior of Online Sexual Offenders. In M. Khosrow-Pour D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Activities and the Deep Web (pp. 547-564). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch037

Chicago

Crowell, Charles R., et al. "Using Luring Communication Theory to Analyze the Behavior of Online Sexual Offenders." In Encyclopedia of Criminal Activities and the Deep Web, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour D.B.A., 547-564. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch037

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Abstract

Use of the internet by sexual offenders to communicate with children and instigate sexual relationships is an ever-increasing problem that threatens the safety and wellbeing of these victims. The present study was the first of its kind to investigate the differences between contact- and fantasy-driven offenders in terms of their use of luring communications. Seventy-three chat transcripts of conversations between offenders and undercover investigators posing as children (pseudo-children) were analyzed and coded for luring communication strategies. Results indicated that contact-driven offenders made significantly more use of the main luring steps of isolation and approach as well as the sub-steps of mental isolation, physical isolation, verbal lead ins, and physical contact. Fantasy-driven offenders made more use of the main luring step of grooming as well as the sub-step of communicative desensitization. The main implications of these findings for identification of online sexual offenders were discussed.

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