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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Child</str<strong>on</strong>g> PornograPhy First report oF the Dutch NatioNal rapporteur<br />

fenders who want to stop. 617 S<strong>in</strong>ce child pornography offenders come together <strong>on</strong>l<strong>in</strong>e for various reas<strong>on</strong>s<br />

and with different <strong>in</strong>tenti<strong>on</strong>s (see §1.4.1.3 and §1.4.2) – also <strong>in</strong> Dutch-language <strong>in</strong>ternet forums 618 – these<br />

self-help strategies should be brought to the attenti<strong>on</strong> of offenders <strong>in</strong> those envir<strong>on</strong>ments, if suitable,<br />

because it is possible that offenders may be <strong>in</strong> <strong>on</strong>e of the early stages of del<strong>in</strong>quent c<strong>on</strong>duct and would be<br />

receptive to therapy. Self-help strategies could also be displayed <strong>in</strong> the list of results from search eng<strong>in</strong>es<br />

whenever search terms relat<strong>in</strong>g to child pornography are entered. 619<br />

Supervisi<strong>on</strong><br />

Supervisi<strong>on</strong> is a comb<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> of m<strong>on</strong>itor<strong>in</strong>g of and guidance for offenders, to ensure that they adhere to<br />

the special c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s. 620 The probati<strong>on</strong> and after-care services m<strong>on</strong>itor offenders to see whether they<br />

are adher<strong>in</strong>g to the special c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, and provide guidance at the same time. 621 The MAPPA model is<br />

an example of <strong>in</strong>tegrated m<strong>on</strong>itor<strong>in</strong>g, which is <strong>in</strong> force <strong>in</strong> England and Wales.<br />

Multiple-Agency Public Protecti<strong>on</strong> Arrangements (MAPPA)<br />

In England and Wales, the so-called MAPPA system exists for the supervisi<strong>on</strong> of sex offenders, and<br />

the probati<strong>on</strong> and after-care services play a central role with<strong>in</strong> the system. S<strong>in</strong>ce 2003, the role of the<br />

probati<strong>on</strong> and after-care service has been embedded and re<strong>in</strong>forced by means of so-called MAPPA<br />

legislati<strong>on</strong>. 622 The probati<strong>on</strong> and after-care service works with so-called Multiple-Agency Public<br />

Protecti<strong>on</strong> Panels (here<strong>in</strong>after: MAPPPs). These panels make decisi<strong>on</strong>s about the way <strong>in</strong> which supervisi<strong>on</strong><br />

is implemented <strong>in</strong> the case of a specific sex offender. The probati<strong>on</strong> and after-care service<br />

is tasked with assess<strong>in</strong>g which sex offenders present the highest risk and pose the greatest threat.<br />

A pers<strong>on</strong>al plan of supervisi<strong>on</strong> and guidance is formulated for each sex offender. The MAPPPs help<br />

the sex offender to rehabilitate, by help<strong>in</strong>g him/her f<strong>in</strong>d a job and accommodati<strong>on</strong>. The probati<strong>on</strong><br />

and after-care service also carries out home visits. The greater the risk of re-offend<strong>in</strong>g, the greater<br />

the <strong>in</strong>tensity of the guidance and supervisi<strong>on</strong>. The probati<strong>on</strong> and after-care service rema<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> charge<br />

of the guidance and supervisi<strong>on</strong> of the offender, but works together with a range of <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s for<br />

this purpose, such as social services, educati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s and hous<strong>in</strong>g associati<strong>on</strong>s. 623<br />

M<strong>on</strong>itor<strong>in</strong>g is the tool that is used to ensure that the (special) c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s are observed and to observe<br />

any threat that these c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s may be breached, whereas guidance is a tool that is used to change<br />

behaviour. The means and methods of m<strong>on</strong>itor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>clude discussi<strong>on</strong>s between the supervisor and the<br />

offender, and m<strong>on</strong>itor<strong>in</strong>g via his/her <strong>in</strong>formal and formal networks, am<strong>on</strong>gst other th<strong>in</strong>gs. 624 Research<br />

617 Davids<strong>on</strong> & Gottschalk, 2011: p.175; Taylor & Quayle, 2006: p.187.<br />

618 See www.depers.nl/b<strong>in</strong>nenland/568911/De-<strong>on</strong>e<strong>in</strong>dige-beerput.html (viewed 22 June 2011)<br />

619 When enter<strong>in</strong>g the search term ‘boylover,’ associated with child pornography, <strong>in</strong>to the search eng<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Google.nl, the search results refer to numerous sites where sex with children is discussed. The program<br />

Google Adwords could be used to place a sp<strong>on</strong>sored l<strong>in</strong>k to self-help strategies above the search results,<br />

whenever an <strong>in</strong>dividual googles terms relat<strong>in</strong>g to child pornography.<br />

620 Poort, 2009, p.9. The nature and durati<strong>on</strong> of the special c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s are described <strong>in</strong> §3.6.2.<br />

621 Poort, 2009, p.19.<br />

622 UK Crim<strong>in</strong>al Justice Act 2003, secti<strong>on</strong>s 325-327.<br />

623 UK M<strong>in</strong>istry of Justice (2010). Multi-Agency Public Protecti<strong>on</strong> Arrangements Annual Report 2009/10.<br />

M<strong>in</strong>istry of Justice Statistics Bullet<strong>in</strong>, pp.1-2.<br />

624 Poort, 2009, pp.41-42.

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