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Sexual education protects children from sexual abuse

Maija Ikonen 09/02/2024 No Comments

Several children have disclosed that it is common to receive sexually explicit messages and nude images from adults on social media. “Everyone gets those pictures, it’s normal.” This is sexual…

We need to talk about scale.

Aengus Ó Dochartaigh 08/16/2024 No Comments

Addressing child sexual abuse perpetration is one of the most difficult challenges we face in society. It forces us to confront myriad aspects of the human condition that are deeply…

Borderless: A Series on the Global Battle to Protect Children Online

Steven 10/25/2023 No Comments

Borderless: A Series on the Global Battle to Protect Children Online

Users of Online Child Sexual Abuse Material

lkielban 10/05/2023 No Comments

Abstract Online communities on darknet contribute to sexual violence against children. They provide offender access to Child Sexual Abuse Material and to a group of peers that supports criminal activities.…

Preventing abuse theory

lkielban 10/03/2023 No Comments

Criminologists Cohen and Felson (1979) proposed a “basic chemistry of a crime” (figure 1), not just to do with sexual abuse. For any crime to occur, three necessary elements must…

Steps towards prevention

lkielban 10/03/2023 No Comments

The journey of the offender towards sexual abuse of a child starts with the development of an interest to engage in sexual contact with a child. Factors that influence this motivation…

What is Child Sexual Abuse?

lkielban 10/03/2023 No Comments

All countries agree that sex is an important part of adult relationships, where both people know each other and understand what sex is. [First published on ecsa.lucyfaithfull.org] But children do…

Tackling and preventing child sexual abuse: positive steps from the government

lkielban 10/03/2023 No Comments

“We must not leave it to children to protect themselves, and we’ll be working hard to make sure that doesn’t happen.” [First published on ecsa.lucyfaithfull.org] The Home Office has published a…

Child Sexual Abuse Can Be Preventable

lkielban 09/05/2023 No Comments

We need to acknowledge the possibilities and opportunities available to protect children before abuse occurs. In fact, child sexual abuse can be avoided to some extent, and our responsibility is…

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