Online Sexual Offending

“Whenever a student, client, or journalist asks for literature on pedophilia or online sexual offending against children, I always recommend the first edition of this book by Michael Seto-it’s truly my favorite. The writing is clear and pedagogical, providing an authoritative overview of all the relevant information and scientific facts. Being a world-leading expert in the field, Michael Seto offers a profound, humanistic understanding of these complex issues. I’m thrilled that there is now a second edition!”

- Christoffer Rahm, MD, PhD, specialist in psychiatry and Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Principal Investigator of several clinical trials directed to individuals with sexual interest in children Why do people use the internet to cause sexual harm? What can we do about it?

“This book provides the best available account of this rapidly changing field: thoughtful, evidence-based, and practical.” - R. Karl Hanson, PhD, C Psych, Adjunct Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada; President, SAARNA: the Society for the Advancement of Actuarial Risk Needs Assessment.

“This book is a must-read for professionals seeking to understand and prevent online sexual offending. Dr. Michael Seto is the foremost authority on online sexual abuse and this second edition provides readers with the most current research on the assessment, treatment, and prevention of online sexual abuse.” - Elizabeth L. Jeglic, PhD, Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, United States

“Michael Seto’s Online Sexual Offending: Theory, Practice, and Policy (2nd edition) addresses significant changes in the technological and political landscapes since its original 2013 publication (published as Internet Sex Offenders). It focuses on current and future trends in online sexual offending, including acts that may not yet be criminal in some judicial areas. The book is a valuable and original resource for both researchers and practitioners, especially concerning risk management and prevention. It adopts a public health framework and emphasizes evidence-based practices, making it an essential reference in the field.” - Ethel Quayle, CBE, Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology, COPINE Research, Clinical & Health Psychology School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

“Seto is the authoritative source on online offending, and this prodigious overview of the evidence is the go-to resource for everyone wanting to check on what the current state of knowledge is.” - David Finkelhor, PhD, Crimes Against Children Research Center, Family Research Laboratory, Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States.

“This book is a must-read for trust and safety practitioners and scholars, discussing cutting-edge research on child exploitation in an accessible manner. Seto covers a range of topics, from how perpetrators use online services to exploit children to research on factors associated with these behaviors.” - Shelby Grossman, PhD, Research Scholar, Stanford Internet Observatory, Stanford, CA, United States.

Michael C. Seto, PhD, is a clinical forensic psychologist and a forensic research director with the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and a psychiatry professor at the University of Ottawa, with cross-appointments to the University of Toronto and Carleton University. Dr. Seto has published extensively on pedophilia, online sexual offending, sexual offending against children, violence risk assessment, and offenders with mental disorders, including his book Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children, Second Edition.

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