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Cases of child sexual exploitation are increasing every year. In 2021, the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, the non-governmental organisation responsible for CyberTip reports, received 29.3 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation*. All these reports are sent to Law Enforcement Agencies globally. This was an increase of nearly 8 million reports from 2020, with predictions that 2022 will see a further increase in investigations.
The European Commission distributes grants to member states and research programs that can help deliver a safer Europe, especially for children. Through an EU grant, a consortium of research institutions, technology companies, and law enforcement agencies are developing a program to identify risks that pose an imminent danger to children and society.
This is a 2-year program, developing a research-backed and tested framework for the use of LEAs. It symbolises the European Commission’s firm priority in the fight against child sexual abuse and exploitation.
This project is funded by the European Union's Internal Security Fund - Police. Under Grant Agreement 101084525.
This project is funded by the European Union's Internal Security Fund - Police. Under Grant Agreement 101084525.
Gannon, C., Blokland, A.A.J., Huikuri, S. et al. Child sexual abuse material on the darknet. Forens Psychiatr Psychol Kriminol 17, 353–365 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11757-023-00790-8 [Link]
Arjan Blokland, Anton Daser, Meike de Boer, Colm Gannon, Frederic Gnielka, Salla Huikuri, Rebecca Reichel, Thomas Shäfer, Alexander F. Schmidt, Katarzyna Staciwa, Robert Lehmann, Why do users continue to contribute to darknet Child Sexual Abuse Material forums? Examining social exchange, social capital, and social learning explanations using digital forensic artifacts Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 153, July 2024, 106815 [Link]
Arjan Blokland, Anton Daser, Meike de Boer, Colm Gannon, Frederic Gnielka, Salla Huikuri, Rebecca Reichel, Thomas Shäfer, Alexander F. Schmidt, Katarzyna Staciwa, Robert Lehmann, Missing the mark? Identifying child sexual abuse material forum structure and key-players based on public replies and private messaging networks, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications volume 11, Article number: 1459 (2024) [Link].
Arjan Blokland, Anton Daser, Frederic Gnielka, Rebecca Reichel, Alexander F. Schmidt, Robert Lehmann, A review of risk factors for online and mixed child sexual abuse material offending: what is being researched?, November 2024, Journal of Sexual Aggression [Link].
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