Non-Contact Internet Sex Crimes against Minors: A Review through Comparative Law

Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors

in youth who commit sexual offenses has grown in recent years, along with specialized treatment and management programs, but relatively little populationbased epidemiological information about the characteristics of this group of offenders1 and their offenses has been available. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) offers perspective on the characteristics of the juvenile sex of...

A Training Tool for Internet Crimes Against Children Cases

Use of social networking sites in online sex crimes against minors: an examination of national incidence and means of utilization.

PURPOSE To describe the variety of ways social networking sites (SNSs) are used to facilitate the sexual exploitation of youth, as well as identify victim, offender, and case differences between arrests, with and without a SNS nexus. METHODS Mail surveys were sent to a nationally representative sample of over 2,500 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. Follo...

The internet and family and acquaintance sexual abuse.

This article explores the dynamics of cases involving family and acquaintance sexual offenders who used the Internet to commit sex crimes against minors. Although the stereotype of Internet crimes involves unknown adults meeting juvenile victims online, Internet use can also play a role in sexual crimes against minors by family members and acquaintances. Data were collected from a national samp...

E-Collaboration and Government - Collaboration Using Virtual Teams In Law Enforcement To Counter Internet Crimes Against Children

Post 9-11 and Katrina hurricane, law enforcement in the United States like in many other countries is under tremendous pressure to improve collaboration among themselves and with other departments. In a tradition bound, locally focused, autonomous law enforcement that traditionally has not felt a need to work with others, one way to enable collaboration is by information technology. In this pap...