The Internet: A Discussion of Some New and Emerging Threats to Young People

2003 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bocij ◽  
Leroy McFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sex Tourism ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Victims Of Sexual Abuse

The Internet poses a number of threats to the safety of young people. Using numerous examples, this article discusses a wide range of such threats, including: cyberstalking; the ‘grooming’ of potential victims of sexual abuse; a new ‘wish list’ scene (where teenagers encourage contact with potential abusers); the creation and distribution of child pornography; and the emergence of services that create child pornography to order. It is suggested that the last has provided individuals with the ability to inflict sexual abuse on young people from a distance, an act the authors have termed virtual sex tourism. The final section of the article suggests that paedophiles and pornographers have been quick to adopt new technology as a means of concealing their activities. The article concludes by warning of the danger of overestimating or underestimating the threats described.

scholarly journals Aesthetic Visual Aspects in Digital Presentation of Cultural and Historical Heritage

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Dimitar Dobrevski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Visual Literacy ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Small Children ◽  
Cultural Community ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Historical Heritage

All serious theoretical research in the field of communication shows that, under the influence of global processes of globalization, information is increasingly visualized and iconized. Young people communicate using the wide range of opportunities provided by digital technology and the Internet. We spend a lot of our time in the virtual space. Everything seems fraudulently easy - everyone in minutes can upload information that is rapidly becoming available worldwide. Even small children handle as computer technicians. At the same time, the majority of participants in this communication have a substantial deficiency in visual literacy. Even specialists often ignore the language of forms, colors and compositional organization of space, which requires serious preparation, training and continuous specialization. Worldwide there are no good examples, but unfortunately they are not yet available to the cultural community in our country. The report raises a number of questions and issues for discussion and tries to draw attention to possible ways of solution. Keywords: visual communication, iconography, language of colors and forms

scholarly journals Transnational by Default: Online Child Sexual Abuse Respects No Borders

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-764
Author(s):  
Sabine K. Witting
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Child Prostitution ◽  
Optional Protocol ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction ◽  
High Level

Abstract Combatting child sexual abuse on the internet requires a high level of harmonisation of both substantive and procedural laws, as online child sexual abuse is transnational by default: while the transnational nature of child sexual abuse material used to be the exception before the advent of the internet, it is now the rule. In order to prosecute and investigate online child sexual abuse across country borders, states rely heavily on extraterritorial jurisdiction clauses as well as informal and formal law enforcement collaboration channels. This paper analyses existing channels in the opsc, Budapest Convention and Lanzarote Convention, particularly against the background of the recently published crc Committee Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (crc/c/156), and provides for concrete guidance on how to ensure that the best interests of the child in the prosecution and investigation of transnational crimes such as online child sexual abuse is the primary consideration.

Young People, Sexual Content and Solicitation Online

2011 ◽  
pp. 338-356
Author(s):  
Kareena McAloney ◽  
Joanne E. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sexually Explicit Material ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Sexual Predators ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Young people can potentially be exposed to sexual material from a variety of sources, both accidentally and purposefully. One such source, the internet, plays host to a vast array of information and imagery, among which sexually explicit material and pornography are in high concentration. Indeed within this virtual catalogue of material it is possible to find both adult and child pornography, particularly if one is aware of the correct methods of accessing such content. This chapter provides an in-depth overview of current knowledge regarding young people’s exposure to and experiences of sexual material and sexual predators online, including those particular aspects of young people’s online interactions that make them vulnerable to receive unwanted sexual material and solicitation. The authors then discuss the use of the Internet for the sexual exploitation of children and young people both in the nature of sexual material to which they are exposed to online including the transmission of images of child pornography and molestation, the processes by which young people access sexual material online, the solicitation of children by sexual predators in targeting young people and how young people in turn come to interact with sexual predators online. Finally they address current mechanisms designed to protect children and young people as they engage in online activities.

COLLECTION OF LATGALIAN CERAMICS IN A VIRTUAL MUSEUM

Via Latgalica ◽  
2014 ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Ineta Atpile-Jugane
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Virtual Museum ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
Transformation Path ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Creation

This article is result of project “The Virtual Past is a Keystone for the Future of Museums”(LLB-2-269). Latgale Culture and History Museum (LCHM) plays an important role in preservation and promotion of ceramics of Latgale (LCHM has had one of the largest and most purposefully developed collections of ceramics of Latgale in the museums of Latvia since 1960) and in the development of the collection of Latgale ceramics by researching and exhibiting collections of ceramic items, recording potters’ biographies, documenting pottery inheritance and processes of creating ceramics in many Latgalian ceramic masters’ workshops. A part of Latgalian ceramic collection items are exhibited in the regular exhibition of Latgalian ceramics “The wonder created by clay and fire transformations”, but the other part is available in a virtual museum (www.futureofmuseums.eu), where the gallery is represented by 500 objects of LCHM collection of Latgalian ceramics. It includes a relatively wide range of works and types of dishes, created by ceramic masters of Latgale (vases, jugs, whistles, plates, money-boxes etc.). Alongside the works, created by Latgale ceramic classics, there can be viewed experiments developed by contemporary ceramists of Latgale, which reveal the search for a new path that allows people to discern the development of ceramics of Latgale. To increase the interest in ceramics of Latgale and to get acquainted with the traditions, the virtual museum visitors are offered to participate in a creative educational game “Clay transformations”, during which anyone can be a virtual potter – a clay master, by experiencing clay transformation path from its preparation till the burned piece of art. Everyone may optionally either only create pottery, or parallel to the creation of the dish can learn many interesting facts about the potter’s work and its specifics. Virtual museum is still one of the options to ensure availability of collections to society and tell a wider audience (especially to young people) about the museum, its work, Latgale ceramics and traditions in a modern and interactive way.

Airing Dirty Laundry and Squealing on Pigs

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-110
Author(s):  
Abigail C. Saguy
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Take Back ◽  
Victims Of Sexual Abuse ◽  
Clothesline Project

This chapter examines the use of coming out tactics to draw attention to sexual violence—focusing on the internet-based #MeToo movement that began in 2017. It shows how the internet-based #MeToo built not only on Tarana Burke’s earlier offline Me Too movement, but also on the Clothesline Project, Take Back the Night marches, and “slutwalks.” It examines the extent to which each of these movements has I dentified the issue of sexual violence versus the identity of the victim, perpetrator, or both. It shows how and why the act of naming one’s harasser, assaulter, or rapist has been controversial—hearkening back to debates over outing in the 1990s. While some worry that people will be falsely accused, others argue that the cards are stacked against victims of sexual abuse and that they need to use whatever means possible to protect and defend themselves.

scholarly journals Działania amerykańskich biskupów katolickich na rzecz ofiar wykorzystywania seksualnego przez duchownych. Wytyczne Komisji do spraw Ochrony Dzieci i Młodzieży

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1(27)) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
ALEKSANDRA KŁOS-SKRZYPCZAK
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Preventive Care ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Victims Of Sexual Abuse ◽  
American Catholic ◽  
American Catholic Church

The American Catholic Church for more than two decades faced with a crisis through in connection with the sexual abuse of minors. The article presents the actions of American bishops for victims of sexual abuse by clergy in both preventive and preventive care. The fi rst part presents the functioning of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, then discusses the most important, recently published documents relating to the sexual abuse of minors.

Understanding the Process of Online Grooming

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Petter Gottschalk ◽  
Ragnar Kristoffersen
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Internet Safety ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Supreme Court Decisions

The purpose of this article is to present some topics relevant to our understanding of the online grooming process that pedophile men apply to target young people online for future sexual abuse. The legislative context of Norway is explored in this article, and Norwegian Supreme Court decisions are described. Some approaches to educational awareness and Internet safety are presented, as well as educational awareness campaigns. Furthermore, characteristics of the Internet for online grooming are discussed.

Art and New Technology in Mexico: The National Center for the Arts

Leonardo ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Di Castro
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
Creative Practice ◽  
The Arts ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

The author chronicles the history of Mexico's Centro Nacional de las Artes (National Center for the Arts) in Mexico City, and in particular the Multimedia Center, a space dedicated to the creation and teaching of the arts and preservation of cultural heritage through the use of new technologies such as CD-ROMs, the Internet and teleconferencing, as well as exhibitions. After 10 years of operation, the Multimedia Center faces new types of challenges as the new technologies become successfully integrated into creative practice. In response to the changing environment, the center is moving toward collaborations with similar institutions internationally and toward new funding models.

7. Crime and the media

Criminology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Case ◽  
Phil Johnson ◽  
David Manlow ◽  
Roger Smith ◽  
Kate Williams
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Young People ◽  
New Media ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Citizen Journalism ◽  
The Media ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This chapter examines media representations of crime and criminals. It first considers the public's fascination with crime before turning to two main methods traditionally used by criminologists to record the reporting of crime: content analysis and discourse analysis. It then assesses the capacity of media to distort and shape public perceptions of crime, criminality, and the criminal justice system. It also explores the importance of media in forming new narratives such as citizen journalism; how young people and migrants are portrayed in the media; the depiction of crime in novels, television, and film; media classification and censorship; and the fear and panic caused by new technology and new media such as video games. The chapter concludes by describing different kinds of cybercrime such as hacking and identity theft, along with young people's use of the Internet.

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