Over the last decade there has been dramatically increased interest in the ways that technology has been used in the abuse and exploitation of children, due in part to increasing numbers of convictions for child pornography-related offenses.
Opinion swings between those who feel that there is a danger of distorting the threat posed to children by technology, and those for whom it appears that the threat has been grossly underestimated. Current literature surrounding the debate at times seems to create more questions than answers and what quickly becomes apparent is that the data we have to inform our understanding is partial, potentially context specific, and at times seemingly contradictory. This book broadens our understanding of the complex nature of online sexual exploitation of children and considers the risk that those engaged in Internet-related offences pose to children in both the online and offline environments. It focuses on cutting-edge research and conceptual thinking that views perpetrators within context, examines those impacted by such offending, describes emerging legal and policy issues, and proposes innovative strategies for prevention within a dynamic global environment.
Understanding and Preventing Online Sexual Exploitation of Children responds to the growing call for help across all practice areas, from judicial to therapeutic, and will provide an invaluable resource for practitioners and policy makers working in the field, as well as students and academics studying sexual exploitation and cyber crime.
Preface Part 1: Abusive Images and their Emergence as a Significant Problem 1. An Introduction to the Problem 2. Children Within the Images 3. The Emergence of the Internet Sex Offender Part 2: Legal, Social and Familial Contexts of Abuse 4. Child Pornography in International Law 5. Child Pornography and Law in East Asia 6. The Social Dimension of the Online Trade of Child Sexual Exploitation Material 7. Online Child Pornography, Paedophilia and the Sexualised Child: Mediated Myths and Moral Panics 8. Sexual Behaviour, Adolescents and Problematic Content Part 3: Prevention and Harm Reduction 9. Risk Assessment for Child Pornography Offenders: Applications for Law Enforcement 10. The Importance of Digital Evidence in Internet Sex Offending 11. Situational Prevention of Child Abuse in the New Technologies 12. Proactive Strategies to Prevent Child Pornography Offenses: The Dunkelfeld Project 13. Technological Solutions to Offending 14. A Public Health Approach to Addressing Internet Child Sexual Exploitation
Ethel Quayle is Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and a trained clinical psychologist. Kurt M. Ribisl is Associate Professor in Health Behaviour and Health Education at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina.
