| The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has published a report on the link between possessing indecent images and committing other sexual offences against children, and the way this risk is managed by the police service and others involved in child protection and the criminal justice process. Findings include: dual offenders are more likely to have access to children and there is a link between those who possess child abuse images and those who go on to abuse a child; online offenders are less likely to be ostracised after committing an offence; and the quantity and level of images held are not reliable indicators of risk. |
| Source: BBC Online 14 June 2012 |
| Further information: Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) 14 June 2012 |
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