McGrath Michael G, Casey Eoghan
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Unity Health System, Rochester, NY, USA.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2002;30(1):81-94.
The growth of the Internet has revolutionized how society conducts business in many areas. Not to be left behind, the sexual predator and the obsessional harasser have found cyberspace to be a vehicle capable of meeting their needs: obtaining information, monitoring and contacting victims, developing fantasy, overcoming inhibitions, avoiding apprehension, and communicating with other offenders. Although clearly disparate offender categories, these two groups are included in this article because of the likelihood of their using the Internet in pursuit of their goals. Forensic psychiatrists should become familiar with computers and the Internet so that they can conduct relevant psychiatric evaluations of such individuals and can advise attorneys, victims, and law enforcement personnel competently, when retained in that capacity. This article discusses the Internet and its use by the sexual predator and the obsessional harasser, highlighting information of interest to the forensic psychiatrist, including the poorly understood field of digital evidence. Aspects of the Internet, such as on-line dating and cybersex also are covered, because they relate to sexual predation and stalking.
互联网的发展彻底改变了社会在许多领域开展业务的方式。性侵犯者和痴迷骚扰者也不甘落后，他们发现网络空间是满足其需求的一种手段：获取信息、监视和联系受害者、发展幻想、克服抑制心理、逃避逮捕以及与其他犯罪者交流。尽管这两类犯罪者明显不同，但本文将他们纳入其中是因为他们很有可能利用互联网来实现自己的目标。法医精神病学家应熟悉计算机和互联网，以便在以该身份受聘时，能够对这类人进行相关的精神病学评估，并能为律师、受害者和执法人员提供专业的建议。本文讨论了互联网以及性侵犯者和痴迷骚扰者对其的使用，重点介绍了法医精神病学家感兴趣的信息，包括鲜为人知的数字证据领域。互联网的一些方面，如网上约会和网络性爱也在讨论范围内，因为它们与性侵犯和跟踪行为有关。
