Pornographic exposure over the life course and the severity of sexual offenses: Imitation and cathartic effects |
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Authors: | Christina ManciniAuthor Vitae Amy ReckdenwaldAuthor VitaeEric BeauregardAuthor Vitae |
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Affiliation: | a Florida Atlantic University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431-6424b Simon Fraser University, School of Criminology, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby (British Columbia), Canada V5A 1S6c Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd Orlando, FL 32816-1360 |
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Abstract: | PurposeExtant scholarship has examined pornography's putative link to the commission of sex crime. Yet, virtually no research speaks to whether an offender's exposure to pornography during many different stages of life elevates the violence of a sex offense. The current study addresses this gap.MethodsUsing retrospective longitudinal data, we systematically investigate the effect of offender pornography exposure during adolescence, adulthood, and immediately prior to the offense on the level of physical injury as well as the extent of humiliation experienced by sex crime victims.ResultsFindings indicate that adolescent exposure was a significant predictor of the elevation of violence—it increased the extent of victim humiliation. Results also suggest a tempering, or cathartic effect of pornography—using pornography just prior to the offense was correlated with reduced victim physical injury. No effects, however, were observed for adult pornography exposure.ConclusionPornography use may differentially influence offenders’ propensity to harm or degrade victims over the life course. |
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