Online Child Sexual Abuse : Grooming, Policing and Child Protection in a Multi-Media World

ISBN-13: 9780415618212 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 184 str.

Elena Martellozzo

Opis

Online Child Sexual Abuse: Grooming, Policing and Child Protection in a Multi-Media World addresses the complex, multi-faceted and, at times, counter-intuitive relationships between online grooming behaviours, risk assessment, police practices, and the actual danger of subsequent abuse in the physical world.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. A Sociological Analysis of Real and Virtual Abuse  3. Young People’s Use of the Internet: Opportunity, Risk and Media Responses  4. The International Legislative Context of Online Sexual Abuse  5. Collaborative Efforts to Protect Children from Child Sexual Abuse Online  6. Observing Sex Offenders’ Online Interaction and Assessing Risk: An Empirical Overview  7. Sex Offenders’ Online Activities and Behaviour – A Review of the Key Findings  8. Conclusions

O autorze

Elena is a lecturer in Criminology at Middlesex University. Her research includes the analysis of online sex offending, online sexual abuse, children online behaviour and police practice in this area. She collaborates with a number of national and international agencies and works closely with the London Metropolitan Police.