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Posters

Motivational and cognitive factors in pathways to offending amongst women who have sexually offended 

Judith Abulafia, & Robert Epstein

Identifying factors involved in reoffending incidents committed by registered persons in New Zealand

Mackenzie Auld, Nichola Tyler, Louise Dixon, & Margaret-Anne Laws

Protective factors in forensic risk evaluation: A longitudinal study of sexual offenders

Caroline Benouamer, Audrey Vinckier, & Thierry Pham

Violent sexual offending and substance use among offenders in the Czech Republic: Findings and implications of the empirical research 

Šárka Blatníková, & Petr Zeman

Centers for authors of gender-based violence in Italy: Proposing a protocol of intervention

Daniele Demeglio, Maura Garombo, Marcello Paltrinieri, & Carlo Rosso

Influence of therapeutic staff characteristics on treatment needs in a forensic outpatient program

Markus Dietl, & Sharon Schumann

Latent Class Analysis of STABLE risk factors for men with sexual offences

Natasha Fracassi, & Maaike Helmus

Indicated therapy needs at treatment initiation in a high-risk/need sample of clients 

Christine Friestad, Ingeborg Jenssen Sandbukt, Linnea Ahlstrand, Morten Wiig Bjorland, Einar Lund Guldberg, Jana Maack, David S. Prescott, Gwenda M. Willis, & Anja Vaskinn

The role of therapeutic alliance in preventing post-treatment recidivism: A study of men convicted of child sexual offenses

Etienne Garant, & Alexandre Gauthier

Developmental pathways to recidivism in individuals who have committed sexual offenses against women: A three-dimensional model

Alexandre Gauthier, & Etienne Garant

Unveiling differences in psychological profiles of child sexual offenders: online, mixed and contact cases 

Cláudia Gouveia, Sónia Caridade, Olga Cunha, Inês Casimiro, Beatriz Guerra, Barbara Chibante, & Michael C. Seto

Limitations of outpatient therapy for sex offenders

Ewa Hamerla 

Focusing on intra-family child sexual abuse: Differences between sexual abuse within the nuclear family and the extended family

Brigitte Hansmann, & Sabrina Eberhaut

Integrating Circles of Support and Accountability into the prison and probation services´ practices: The Swedish model 

Hanna Harnesk Hjortsberg, & Goran Hellstrom

Unreliability in forensic outpatient treatment: Differences between violent and sexual offenders and their clinical implications

Nadine Häusler, Julia Geiß, Elisa Lachner, & Sharon Schumann

Risk factors for same- and other-gender sibling sexual abuse

Emma J. Holmes, Kelly M. Babchishin, & Yan Liu

An analysis of treatment response and medication satisfaction in a group of patients treated with GNRH agonist therapy for compulsive sexual behavior and paraphilic disorders

Richard Krueger, & Meg Kaplan

Feasibility of Swedish treatment programs among females convicted of sexual offending 

Johanna Lätth, Louise Starfelt Sutton, Malin Joleby, & Christoffer Rahm

Reduction of pedophilic interest through GnRH antagonism is associated with increased cerebellar activity to child stimuli and lower autism scores: A randomized placebo-controlled fMRI trial

Christian Mannfolk, Natalie Ertl, Channa N. Jayasena, Benny Liberg, Matthew B. Wall, Alexander N. Comninos, & Christoffer Rahm

Predictive ability of the Sexual Child Molestation Risk Assessment (SChiMRA+): Clinical and research application of a self-report measure of sexual urges and behaviors towards children

Allison McMahan, Timothy J. Luke, Gerhard Andersson, Christoffer Rahm, & Malin Joleby

Real people vs. not real people: Comparing the accuracy of two stimulus sets in determining sexual preference in men with sexual interest in children

Lisa Murphy, Sydney Graham, Susan Curry, Sanjiv Gulati, Sanyar Sohrabi, & John Bradford

Exploring adverse childhood experiences in cis and transgender women who perpetrate sexual offenses

Dawn M. Pflugradt, Bradley P. Allen, & Danielle M. Ciccone-Coutre

Not all child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) users are the same: Differences between fictional and ‘real’ CSEM users 

Abiraam Samithamby, Laura Quinten, & Kelly Babchishin

Unveiling a hidden reality: Exploring exposure to pornography amongst learners in Johannesburg, South Africa

Shaheda Omar, & Sheri Errington

Sexual interest and preoccupation in judicial versus voluntary outpatients in treatment for CSAM offenses

Wineke Smid, & Marc Verheij

A short checklist to assess motivation in sexual and violent offenders prior to outpatient treatment

Julian Wiemer, Robert Mika, Volker Hargutt, Nils Müller

More than animal attraction: A qualitative exploration of zoophilic experiences and orientations

Alexandra M. Zidenberg, Payton McPhee, & Mark Olver 

SAARNA Meet and Greet

SAARNA will be on Thursday, August 28th, 2025, from 6 to 7 PM, in the main conference hall. 

Schedule at a Glance

This schedule is subject to change. Everything written in blue AND italics is for on-site participants only and will NOT be live-streamed. 

Note: IATSO offers snacks throughout the conference for all on-site participants. However, lunch is not included in the conference ticket!

Day 1: Tuesday, August 26^th, 2025

Prevent and Protect Through Support (2PS) Project Knowledge Transfer Workshops (for on-site participants only)

Participation is free, but registration is needed. Book your seat here.

Day 2: Wednesday, August 27^th, 2025

08:00 AM-Open End: Registration (for on site-participants)

09:00 AM-11:30 AM: Pre-conference workshops (for on-site participants who signed up for a pre-conference workshop)

11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Lunch Break

12:30 PM-01:00 PM: Opening Ceremony

01:00 PM-01:45 PM: Tony R. Beech (United Kingdom): “How can an understanding of neuropsychology help in the assessment and treatment of individuals who have committed sexual offences?”

01:45 PM-02:00 PM: Short Break

02:00 PM-02:45 PM: Elizabeth Letourneau (USA): “Failed policies: US sex offenders registration, public notification, and civil commitment”

02:45 PM-03:30 PM: Filip Szumski (Poland): “Sex offenders registration, public notification, and civil commitment. Implementation in Poland”

03:30 PM-03:45 PM: Short Break

03:45 PM-05:15 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)

05:15 PM-05:30 PM: Short Break

05:30 PM-06:30 PM: Saint Martin croissants and other Poznań specialities (main conference hall)

06:30 PM-07:30 PM: Meet and Greet (incl. finger food) & Poster Session

Day 3: Thursday, August 28^th, 2025

08:45 AM-Open End: Registration (for on site-participants)

09:00 AM-09:45 AM: Kelly M. Babchishin (Canada): “Working through the puzzle: Understanding dyadic and family roles in incest across different relationship types”

09:45 AM-10:30 AM: Sonja Etzler & Julia Sauter (Germany): Psychoanalysis in the treatment of sexual offenders - An outdated concept or an underestimated potential?

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Break

11:00 AM-11:45 AM: Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme (Zimbabwe): “The Economic Impact of Sexual Violence in Civil Conflict: Lessons from the DRC v Uganda ICJ Judgment”

11:45 AM-12:30 PM: Maria Aparcero Suero (USA): “Cultural considerations in sex offender risk assessment and treatment”

12:30 PM-01:30 PM: Lunch

01:30 PM-03:00 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)

03:00 PM-03:15 PM: Short Break

03:15 PM-04:45 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)

04:45 PM-05:00 PM: Short Break

05:00 PM-06:00 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)

06:00 PM-07:00 PM:  SAARNA Meet & Greet (for on site-participants)

07:30-Open End: Conference Dinner at Brovaria 

Day 4: Friday, August 29^th, 2025

08:15 AM-Open End: Registration (for on-site participants)

08:30 AM-09:00 AM: Award Ceremony

09:00 AM-09:45 AM: Thore Langfeldt (Norway): “The history and current state of our understanding of pedophilia”

09:45 AM-10:30 AM: Michael H. Miner (USA): “Research with adolescents who have engaged in harmful sexual behavior: What we've learned and implications for treatment and prevention”

10:30 AM-10:45 AM: Short Break

10:45 AM-11:30 AM: Michał Lew - Starowicz (Poland): Hypersexuality and sexual offending

11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Theresa A. Gannon (United Kingdom): Treatment for men who have sexually offended: Tips for success

12:15 PM-01:15 PM: Lunch

01:15 PM-02:15 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)

02:15 PM-02:30 PM: Short Break

02:30 PM-03:30 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)

03:30 PM-04:00 PM: Closing Ceremony

Sexual violence in civil conflict: An overview of Africa's response

Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme & Megan Cistulli

Conflict-related sexual violence has devastating and harmful effects on survivors’ physical, sexual, reproductive, and mental health, and destroys the social fabric of communities. Lack of respect for international law, arms proliferation, political interests, economic and national security factors are but some of the underlying layers of civil conflict and which invariably result in systemic and widespread sexual violence of women as a strategy.

Sexual violence has been recorded in many armed conflicts across Africa. Our workshop will focus on case studies from in Sierra Leone, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia. UN reports and international courts have provided clarity as to how sexual violence may constitute an instrument, tool or weapon of war. “When acts of sexual violence are linked to a military or political objective and intended to serve a strategic aim of the conflict, they amount to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.”

We will highlight the following.

• Due to conflict, supportive social networks usually weaken or collapse
• Forced displacement/forced recruitment/forced labour
• Absence of social services such as medical, legal, law enforcement.
• Breakdown of infrastructure

We will expound on the general barriers to justice

• Local courts are located far from many rural communities
• Court fees are beyond the means of poor civilians.
• Stigmatization

Proposed workshop methodology

Introduction

• Overview
• Code of conduct (listening to and respecting others’ views, possibility of leaving the room if not comfortable, etc.)

1. Film/documentary: Congo Kinshasa: the hidden battlefield (film choice subject to change)
   1. Brainstorming on the issues touched upon in the film/documentary
2. Presentation
   1. The issue of sexual violence and international humanitarian law
   2. The African regional system.
   3. The Regional response

• Questions and discussion Break and informal discussion

1. Case studies
2. Based on the African regional responses to sexual violence in armed conflict is there a clearer direction as to who or which entities under international or national law is better placed to respond to atrocities? Which system is best suited to address the issue of reparations for survivors of sexual violence? Who should bring the claim? The victims or the State?
3. Introduction to the cases and questions
4. Group discussion (three groups)
5. Group report and discussion

Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme is a lawyer, and the founder of Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI), a law reform and social movement project which seeks to create regional dialogue on sexual harassment for national impact and which calls for a Regional Law/Protocol on Sexual Harassment for Africa. She is a Georgetown Law LLM Alumni during which period she served as the LL.M. Advisor for the Georgetown Journal on International Law and developed her thesis, “Sexual Harassment in the Pan African Parliament” which she presented  at the White House (Eisenhower Executive Office Building) in April 2024 before the White House Gender Policy Council. Furaha-Joy is the Lead editor of the #Firstofitskind book Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa: Country and Regional Perspectives. This groundbreaking publication led to an invite from Voice of America (VOA) Our Voices 638 to discuss the problem of sexual harassment in Africa as well as the book, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZpzGgjYV0  

Furaha-Joy is Co-Director of the Gender Justice and Harassment Working Group at the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Co-Editor in Chief of the BCCE E-Journal and a Board Member of the FemIDEAS, Decolonizing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education Project, based at the University of Westminster, United Kingdom. She has authored peer reviewed academic papers on gender, democracy and human rights in Africa and is an active member of notable international networks including International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) as well as the International Conference on Legislation and Law Reform (ILEGIS) which focuses on how laws are written in the United States and around the world at the international, national, and subnational levels.

Megan Cistulli is pursuing a Juris Doctor at the University of Chicago Law School and a Master of Business Administration at Booth School of Business. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, she later served as a postgraduate research fellow at Berkeley Law's Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law. She co-authored a chapter in Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa: Country and Regional Perspectives and consults for the Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative. Driven by her passion for equity in education, she co-founded Technology & Entrepreneurship Ladder, Inc. in Nairobi, Kenya, to empower students and foster innovation.