Lemur
11-21-2008, 18:45
Well, for all of the hyperventilating and huffing about pedophiles and the internet, it turns out that criminal sexual activity against children has been dropping steadily (http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/11/16/is-the-net-dangerous-for-kids-the-research-shows/) since the rise of the machines.
… the increased popularity of the Internet in America has not been correlated with an overall increase in reported sexual offenses; overall sexual offenses against children have gone steadily down in the last 18 years. [...]
On the topic of sexual solicitation, studies show that things are either improving or have been shown to be not be as prevalent and distressing to minors as initially anticipated. Between 2001 and 2005, the proportion of youth receiving unwanted Internet sexual solicitations went down (Wolak, Mitchell, & Finkelhor, 2006), although this decline was only seen among white youth and those living in higher income households (Mitchell, Wolak, & Finkelhor, 2007a).
TechDirt has some further links (http://techdirt.com/articles/20081117/0107182845.shtml) on the subject.
But ... but I thought the internets were a wicked web of pedophiles who lure childrens into their lair? What about Chris Hansen? Can it be true that children are safer than they were pre-internets?
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… the increased popularity of the Internet in America has not been correlated with an overall increase in reported sexual offenses; overall sexual offenses against children have gone steadily down in the last 18 years. [...]
On the topic of sexual solicitation, studies show that things are either improving or have been shown to be not be as prevalent and distressing to minors as initially anticipated. Between 2001 and 2005, the proportion of youth receiving unwanted Internet sexual solicitations went down (Wolak, Mitchell, & Finkelhor, 2006), although this decline was only seen among white youth and those living in higher income households (Mitchell, Wolak, & Finkelhor, 2007a).
TechDirt has some further links (http://techdirt.com/articles/20081117/0107182845.shtml) on the subject.
But ... but I thought the internets were a wicked web of pedophiles who lure childrens into their lair? What about Chris Hansen? Can it be true that children are safer than they were pre-internets?
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Lemurmania/pedobear_seal.png