What does increase teen girls’ risk online
A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that “a history of childhood abuse and use of a provocative online identity increase the risk that girls will be victimized by someone they meet on...
View ArticleiPhone app pinpoints sex offenders
“Offender Locator” is the 4th most popular paid application in Apple’s App Store, according to USATODAY. Users can type in their zip code and get a map pinpointing the addresses of the registered sex...
View ArticleAbout the sexual abuse cases in L.A. district
A disturbing story about the sexual misconduct of teachers in Los Angeles Unified School District is not about technology but it highlights some issues we’ve been addressing in the Internet safety...
View ArticleReal justice for child sex abuse victims
Amid all the coverage of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s sentence this week, David Finkelhor, who has been doing research about child sexual victimization for more than 30...
View ArticleFor better child-sexual-exploitation prevention
Child sexual exploitation has long been part of the Internet safety discussion, so here’s a tip for good prevention online and offline: We need to talk with and listen to our children using correct...
View ArticleTextbook case of what NOT to do in teen sexting cases
The Washington Post has done some important reporting on a teen sexting case in Virginia, spotlighting what could (should) go down in history as a textbook example of how police can abuse rather than...
View ArticleVirginia teen sexting case: (Somewhat) reduced injustice
It was a picture-perfect example of how a law intended to protect children can be used to victimize them. But the juvenile judge didn’t comment on the perversion of justice – or the prosecution’s...
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