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316.3.Criminal Career and Relapse of Sex Offenders – Results From a Swiss CohortStudy on Forensic-Psychiatric Risk AassessmentK.D. Römer, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, Switzerland (Konstanze.roemer@upkbs.ch)Marc Graf, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, SwitzerlandC. Kiss, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, SwitzerlandVolker Dittmann, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, SwitzerlandAs part of the Basel cohort study on forensic-psychiatric risk assessment, we examined the sub-populationof 63 sex offenders. Mean observation time was 90 months and the group consisted of an almost equalnumber of child molesters and offenders against adult victims. We raised data on previous convictions,forensic assessment, courts decisions, the process of sentences or court ordered treatments and, of course,recidivism. 16 subjects reoffended, half of them again with sex offences.We will provide data on criminal careers of different subtypes of offenders and a differentiated evaluationof risk prognosis. The latter being accomplished by means of a structured criteria based method, betterknown lately as “structured professional judgement”.6.4.Is There a Difference Between Consumers of Child Pornography and ChildMolesters?Marc Graf, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, Switzerland (marc.graf@upkbs.ch)Volker Dittmann, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, SwitzerlandPedophile paraphilia is considered to be a strong predictor for child abuse. At a first glance, the largenumber of persons convicted lately for consuming pedophile internet pornography and the data onprevalence of pedophile sex interest in the general population questions whether this thesis can be held. Onthe other hand, this might explain the high prevalence of child abuse. The above mentioned questionbecomes crucial, when it is used to decide, for example, whether a school teacher convicted for theconsumption of pedophile internet pornography, is at risk to commit sex offences against children andtherefore to disqualify him from his profession.The forensic psychiatric department at the univeristy of Basel, switzerland, is therefore running acomparative study with different group therapies for consumers of pedophile pornography and childmolesters. Both, methods and results of psychiatric, forensic and biological assessment will be presentedand considerations for therapy and risk assessment will be outlined.