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Crowdsourcing to Tackle Online Child Sexual Exploitation
This chapter examines the crowdsourcing model of Europol’s ‘Stop Child Abuse—Trace an Object’ (SCATO) platform on collecting tips provided by the... -
Introduction to Child Sexual Abuse and Online Child Sexual Abuse
This chapter introduces the readers to what is child sexual abuse and the concept of what is online child sexual abuse. This chapter emphasizes about... -
Online Child Sexual Abuse and Modus Operandi
This chapter explains the concept of online child sexual abuse in a comparative analysis with reference to the actual real sexual abuse. This chapter... -
Working with Individuals Who Have Accessed Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Assessment Strategies and Future Developments
This chapter describes the theoretical and research underpinnings to the development of the Child Sexual Exploitation Material Pathways Tool (CPT).... -
Challenges, Possibilities, and Tensions When Investigating Child Sexual Abuse Against Preschoolers
Investigating and adjudicating sexual abuse against young children is a difficult task for the criminal justice system. The current chapter focuses... -
Covid-19 and child criminal exploitation in the UK: implications of the pandemic for county lines
In March 2020, the UK was placed in lockdown following the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Just as legitimate workplaces made changes to enable their...
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Criminal and Sexual Exploitation in County Lines: Voices from Affected Communities
Voices from gang-affected communities, Paul Andell observes that although, as the Children’s Society Look Closer campaign, (2021) notes, everyone has... -
Epistemic Injustice: Racially Marginalised Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
This chapter will draw on interviews with seven Black and minority ethnic women who experienced child sexual abuse (CSA) and who have also endured... -
Challenges and Opportunities in Investigations of Online Sexual Exploitation of Children: Old Networks, Dark Web, and Proactive Response
The Internet provides private spaces that make it easier to engage in sexual activities, including with minors, and has also facilitated contact with... -
Online Grooming
This book is concerned with white-collar offendersonline grooming online who victimize individuals and organizations by financial crime. A very... -
Child Sexual Exploitation: Introduction to a Global Problem
Child sexual exploitation is a form of child sexual abuse, which as a broad category includes various forms of offenses toward children (both online... -
Professionals’ Knowledge and Perceptions on Child Trafficking: Evidence from Portugal
Children who have been trafficked may experience longer-term mental health consequences with a significant impact on all life domains. Key...
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Child Sexual Exploitation Communities on the Darkweb: How Organized Are They?
Because of the growing incidence and increasing technical sophistication of Darkweb child sexual exploitation (CSE), some have begun to label it as... -
Exploring the relationship between super bowls and potential online sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is one type of human trafficking, which involves scenarios where individuals are not paid and are forced to engage in forced sex,...
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The Complexities of Understanding Sexual Grooming Behaviours
Sexual grooming has been deemed an integral part of the child sexual abuse (CSA) process. However, there has yet to be a widely accepted definition... -
Criminal Careers of Individuals Convicted for a Sexual Offence: an International Comparison
By comparing criminal careers of individuals who have sexually offended to those who have not sexually offended, the current study examines whether...
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Child Trafficking: Contemporary Action in the Twenty-First Century
This chapter will focus upon some of the contemporary action to address child trafficking and is divided into two respective sections. The first... -
The Past, Present, and Future of Online Child Sexual Exploitation: Summarizing the Evolution of Production, Distribution, and Detection
The sexual exploitation of children has long been a component of society. With the advent of the Internet, along with advancements of, and... -
Law Enforcement Perspective
This chapter focuses on how the law enforcement agencies perceive online child sexual abuse and child pornography as a crime. It also discusses their... -