Preventing child sexual abuse material offending; An international review of initiatives

Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a significant issue associated with a range of harms to victims who experience both child sexual abuse and re-victimisation with the ongoing viewing of such material. Presented by Alexandra Gannoni from the Australian Institute of Criminology, this paper first describes the range and type of prevention initiatives for CSAM offending across a wide range of international organisations. Secondly, it describes the evidence on the implementation and effectiveness available on these initiatives, as well as other measures of success. Information was drawn from website searches, a literature review and an international project advisory group. Findings can help inform the development and implementation of future prevention strategies.