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4/4/14

New School Bus Comes with “Predator Finder”

http://www.freerangekids.com/new-school-bus-comes-with-predator-finder

He Examines The Etiology And Characteristics Of Online Offenders

June 30, 2013

Internet Sex [sic] Offenders

"One of the most chilling aspects of our technological age is the seeming ease with which perpetrators can use the internet to commit sexual [sic] offenses. Fears of "internet predators" have led to unprecedented media attention and the mobilization of legal and investigative resources toward identifying and prosecuting child pornography and solicitation offenders, as well as a great deal of research into all aspects of online sexual [sic] offending in hopes of clarifying, reducing, and eliminating these kinds of offenses."

http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Sex-Offenders-Michael-Seto/dp/1433813645

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Vol. XXVI, No. Winter 2014

Book Review: Internet Sex Offenders

"Indeed, many of these questions have existed for a while, but we’re only just starting to get a handle on real data. Seto addresses each of these issues, and more, giving us both a fair appraisal of the research, such as it is, and his own opinions and perspective when there are inconsistencies. I don’t always agree with Seto but, in most cases, I found his perspectives to be consistent with the available data and, refreshingly, common sense. I have little doubt that Internet Sex Offenders will soon become the go-to resource for professionals and laypersons alike who wish to better understand this still perplexing group of offenders."

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/atsa/issues/2014-02-11/8.html

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Appreciate everyone's efforts to raise public awareness about sexual exploitation and abuse @NickKristof @aplusk @thorn
— Michael Seto (@MCSeto) March 6, 2014

@MCSeto @NickKristof @aplusk @thorn Not only that M, there are the experiences and suffering of the offenders to consider too.
— The OSC (@OSCP4) March 6, 2014

@MCSeto @NickKristof @aplusk @thorn ... and those falsely-accused.
— The OSC (@OSCP4) March 6, 2014

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Back To The 70s - Where Is Charley The Cat, When You Need Him?

Wednesday 04 September 2013

Stranger danger: Chilling TV experiment shows 7 of 9 children leave with adult they don't know

"ITV's Daybreak says it conducted the test to raise awareness, but has been accused of 'scaremongering' by some viewers.

While not on a wide enough scale to be statistically significant, Daybreak says the experiment raises awareness of the importance of both teaching children about stranger danger."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stranger-danger-chilling-tv-experiment-shows-7-of-9-children-leave-with-adult-they-dont-know-8798613.html

Daybreak Stranger Danger investigation

http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/daybreak-stranger-danger-investigation#.Uidz-H-N81I

Chilling 'stranger danger' experiment video shows seven out of 10 children leaving park with man they didn't know

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chilling-stranger-danger-experiment-video-2250949

Think your child would never go with a stranger? This chilling experiment proves you are WRONG

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2410930/Chilling-experiment-shows-children-happy-walk-stranger-park--took-just-90-seconds-persuade-them.html

We Call Bullshit - The Main Reason, Being, The Legal Definition of 'Abduction'

23 May 2013

Call for child abduction UK 'hub'

"A national child abduction hub could provide data and support to improve how agencies deal with child abductions

Experts are calling for better recording and sharing of information to help tackle child abduction in the UK.

A national child abduction "hub" should be created to give a clearer picture of the problem and provide data and support to improve how agencies deal with abductions, according to Ceop, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, and the charity Parents and Abducted Children Together (PACT).

A report from the two organisations found that almost half of child abduction cases reported in the UK between 2011-12 were committed by strangers. The report was based on police data that included 592 cases involving 675 victims.

In 42% of police reports - 247 out of 592 cases - the abductor or would-be abductor was not known to the child. A further 17% were abducted or victims of attempted abductions by a parent, 2% by another family member and 35% by someone known but not related to the child. Another 4% were by unknown offenders.

The report, "Taken - a study of child abductions in the UK", warns that at present the true extent of child abductions is "impossible" to calculate with the necessary accuracy because of inconsistencies in the recording of offences. [well, stop doing it then]"

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/call-for-child-abduction-uk-hub-29290583.html

273 kids snatched [sic] in a year - Stranger danger alert as shocking new toll revealed

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4938644/273-kids-snatched-in-a-year-by-strangers-shock-new-report-reveals.html

Taken: A study of child abduction in the UK

http://www.pact-online.org/Taken/taken.html

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Tweet for our missing kids

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/4940620/Tweet-for-our-missing-kids.html

Is This News?

18/4/13

Children are safer in the park than their own bedrooms [sic], says NSPCC

"A landmark report by the NSPCC claims that children are safer from strangers playing out in the street or in the park than in their own bedrooms.

They say we need to change the way we teach children about 'stranger danger' to take into account emerging threats [sic] in today's society from dangers online such as sexting, cyber bullying and meeting people online in chat rooms.

Meanwhile the report, billed as the comprehensive study of risks to children in the UK, also warns only a small a fraction of abuse or neglect in the home is being detected.

The report overall shows a significant long-term decline in violence against children in comparison with previous decades, contrary to public perceptions, but major new threats emerging through the internet.

Child murder, for example, is down by 30 per cent since the early 1980s and serious assault involving children have also declined steadily as have child suicide rates in most of the country.

But with children as young as five spending up to six hours a week on the internet, a quarter of 11 and 12 year-olds now see something which worries them on the internet every day, it warns.

Online threats which our children are facing include cyber bullying and receiving sexually explicit messages, seeing sexually explicit images and meeting strangers on the internet.

Lisa Hawker, author of the report, said: “We are still trying to fully understand the scale of online harm but children are telling us that cyberbullying, sexting and seeing sexual images online are things that many of them are experiencing."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10000976/Children-safer-from-strangers-in-the-park-than-their-bedroom-NSPCC-warns.html

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/findings/howsafe/how-safe-2013_wda95178.html 

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/findings/howsafe/indicators_wda95423.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XBp3QYZXG0Y

5 Apr 2013 00:00

I caught my 8-year-old sending NAKED pics of herself: A mum's sexting nightmare

"New figures show 15 sex bullies a week are being expelled from school, with one a week from primary school, as more and more children fall victim to the sexting craze."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/caught-8-year-old-sending-naked-pics-1811865

Intended Consequences

12:52PM GMT 18 Jan 2013

Children being raised in 'captivity' due to health and safety paranoia

"Children are being raised in captivity because of growing “paranoia” about health and safety, a former Government adviser has warned."

"The comments – in a speech to the North of England Education Conference in Sheffield – come amid fears that growing exposure on technology and irrational fear over “stranger danger” is stopping children enjoying outdoor play."

"But Prof Byron, a child psychologist and author, who carried out a Government review into the effect of video games and the internet on young people, said parental concerns had reached “insane” levels"

"Today's children are "hugely, hugely restricted", she told delegates."

"She said: “There are no more predators on the streets, no more paedophiles, then when I was growing up in the 1970s.”"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9811008/Children-being-raised-in-captivity-due-to-health-and-safety-paranoia.html

Wednesday 10 Oct 2012

FactCheck: Are children less safe now?

"The background

The last few weeks have seen a number of news stories involving the alleged abduction and murder of children.

It’s a painful topic that naturally creates anxiety for parents. But what are the hard facts?"

"Graham Hill told us that abduction “is a rare crime, but when it happens it’s a huge event, not only for the people whose lives it affects, but also for the media and the whole community”"

"He added: “The reaction is completely skewed. There is a fear of strangers that is not borne out by the statistics.”"

http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/factcheck-are-children-less-safe-now/11611

Posted: 10/11/2012 

Experts say child abductions are rare, but children have to be prepared

"Child abductions are rare, but it is still scary for parents to hear about abduction cases like that of Jessica Ridgeway, the Colorado girl missing since Oct. 5 . Many experts say parents should talk to their children about strangers, so they know what to do to get away."

http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/experts-say-child-abduction-are-rare-but-children-have-to-be-prepared#ixzz295P1HwSe

12:42PM BST 16 Oct 2012

What’s behind the abduction intrigue?

"But that leads to the question: why do we engage so emotionally and fully with such stories? The answer is disturbing.

Many of us have uttered the words “I’ll kill you if you go on making that noise/hitting your sister/staying on that computer game”. Yet when the reality of killing is transposed on to a stranger, we can allow ourselves to feel the horror of what could have happened closer to home, at one remove."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9611756/Whats-behind-the-abduction-intrigue.html