The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

Getting to Grips with Sexual Grooming? The New Offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Ost, Suzanne. The Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, vol. 26, no. 2, pp.147-159, 2004. Abstract: In recent years, there has been increased societal concern regarding the dangers posed to children by sexual abuse and other related acts. For the main part, this article examines the new UK offense of meeting a child following sexual grooming under Section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. I will address the question of whether the introduction of this offense is likely to meet the government's aim of providing greater protection for children against behavior associated with sexual abuse. In particular, I will consider how difficult it will be to prove the existence of a harmful ulterior intent in order to make out the offense and why the government has opted to create this specific offense rather than utilize the existing law of criminal attempt. I will argue that the new offense is a step in the right direction and that the current protection offered to children will be significantly extended by its introduction. 17 References. Adapted from the source document. Pedophilia and Sexual Offenses Against Children. Seto, Michael C. Annual Review of Sex Research, 2004, Vol. 15, p329-369, 41p. Abstract: Investigates pedophilia and sexual offenses against children. Role of neurodevelopmental problems and childhood sexual abuse in the etiology of pedophilia; Self-identification pedophiles; Methods for assessing pedophilia; Possession of child pornography as a behavioral indicator of pedophilic interests. Model of Problematic Internet Use in People with a Sexual Interest in Children. Ethel Quayle, Max Taylor. CyberPsychology and Behavior. January 2003, 6(1): 93-106. Abstract: Agencies working with sex offenders are starting to see the emergence of people with a sexual interest in children who meet some of their needs through the use of child pornography, or the seduction of children, through the Internet. While CBT models dominate our understanding of sex offenders, there has been little research into the role that such new technologies may play in offending behavior. Data from the COPINE project has been used to generate a model of such offending behavior that emphasizes the role of cognitions in both the etiology, engagement with and problematic use of the Internet for those with a sexual interest in children. Such a model seeks to incorporate contemporary thinking about the role of cognitions in Pathological Internet Use, but applies this from a nonpathological perspective. This model is a first step towards providing a conceptual framework for such offending that will help inform both assessment and therapy. Pedophilia on the Internet. Deirmenjian, John M. Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 1090 - 1092, September 2002. Abstract: In analyzing cases of pedophiles' use of the Internet to exploit child victims, this paper discusses two models of pedophilia: a trust-based seductive model and a direct sexual model; it also explores the role that mental health professionals can play in the assessment of pedophilia manifested through the Internet. Under the trust-based seductive model of pedophilia manifested on the Internet, a pedophile seeks to gain the attention of a targeted child user of the Internet. The F-41