Overview
- Presents a timely analysis of the psychological influences and predictors of non-consensual image-based sexual offending (NCIBSO)
- Provides a psychological perspective on NCIBSO that draws on sex offending theory and an examination of the roles of personality and situational context
- Outlines testable hypotheses alongside potential explanations for the manifestation of image-based sexual offending
- Offers an overview of the current literature in the field as well as proposing directions for future research
- Examines the role of ‘rape myths’ as predictors of a proclivity to engage in NCIBSO
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology (PASCY)
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This book presents a timely analysis of the psychological influences, underpinnings, and predictors of non-consensual image-based sexual offending (NCIBSO), such as revenge pornography, cyber-flashing, deepfake media production and upskirting. In this rapidly expanding field, this book offers a novel perspective that encompasses both a forensic psychoanalytic analysis of offending behaviours and an examination of the influence of our use of online environments and digital platforms on these behaviours. The authors begin by outlining the historical and legal context before moving on to a critique of previously posited motivating factors. Rather than conceptualising NCIBSO in purely gendered terms, they demonstrate the potential for a psychological framework to facilitate a better understanding of how and why people engage in a range of non-consensual sexual image offences. In doing so it will provide fresh insights for policymakers and clinicians, in addition to scholars from across thefields of psychology, sociology, criminology, law, media and gender studies.
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“The growth, and popularity, of the Internet is unprecedented. The rise of Internet usage has coincided with a variety of transnational forms of non-consensual image-based sexual offending. This book is a comprehensive exposé of this contemporary issue covering various aspects such as perpetrator motivations, impacts on victims/survivors and ultimately what can be done to stop this terrible crime. In doing so it makes an important contribution to this relatively unresearched topic.” (Dr. Matthew Hall, Arden University, Coventry, United Kingdom)
“Fido and Harper's new book is a very clear, concise and student-friendly text on the range of forms of image-based sexual abuse that is especially useful for students and practitioners seeking an up to date account of approaches and explanations from a critical psychological perspective.” (Jeff Hearn, Professor of Sociology, University of Huddersfield, UK; and Senior Professor, Gender Studies, Örebro University, Sweden, co-author of Revenge Pornography)Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dean Fido is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Derby, UK. He has written and published papers on non-consensual image-based sexual offending specifically, as well as personality traits with the potential to motivate and drive such sexual offending more broadly.
Craig A. Harper is a senior lecturer in psychology and associate course leader (MSc Forensic Psychology) at Nottingham Trent University and Alumni Fellow of the University of Lincoln, UK. His research focuses on attitudes and responses to sexual offending and related topics. He is a member of the Heterodox Academy - an international organisation that seeks to promote intellectual and viewpoint diversity in higher education contexts.
Craig A. Harper is a senior lecturer in psychology and associate course leader (MSc Forensic Psychology) at Nottingham Trent University and Alumni Fellow of the University of Lincoln, UK. His research focuses on attitudes and responses to sexual offending and related topics. He is a member of the Heterodox Academy - an international organisation that seeks to promote intellectual and viewpoint diversity in higher education contexts.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Non-consensual Image-based Sexual Offending
Book Subtitle: Bridging Legal and Psychological Perspectives
Authors: Dean Fido, Craig A. Harper
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59284-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59283-7Published: 03 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-59284-4Published: 02 November 2020
Series ISSN: 2946-2754
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2762
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 96
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Forensic Psychology, Law and Psychology, Cybercrime, Gender Studies, Sexual Behavior, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law