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on 2008-04-13 by mctumenas

This statisitic may be misleading. One of the recent reports I read, maybe PEW, stated that although a relatively high percentage of kids received onlne solicitations, many were from older teens, i.e.- a 14 year old girl being "hit on" by a 17 year old boy. To me, this is not in the same category, but since the question is not clear to the kids, and they have no real way to tell the age of the other person online, I tend to doubt the stats. Just from talking to my middle school kids, this is not a common occurence for them.

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My (Liz B. Davis ) Summary of Key Points (All are quotes directly from the article): Online "Predators" and Their Victims. Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment. by: Janis Wolak, David Finkelhor, and Kimberly J. Mitchell - University of New Hampshire and Michele L. Ybarra - Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc.

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The publicity about online"predators" who prey on naive children using trickery and violence is largely inaccurate.

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adult offenders who meet, develop relationships with, and openly seduce underage teenagers

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In the great majority of cases, victims are aware they are conversing online with adults. In the N-JOV Study, only 5% of offenders pretended to be teens when they met potential victims online. (112)

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In the great majority of cases, victims are aware they are conversing online with adults. In the N-JOV Study, only 5% of offenders pretended to be teens when they met potential victims online. (112)

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Offenders rarely deceive victims about their sexual interests.

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promises of love and romance

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99% of victims of Internet-initiated sex crimes in the N-JOV Study were 13 to 17 years old, and none were younger than 12. 48% were 13 or 14 years old. (115)

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it was those 15-17 years of age who were most prone to take risks involving privacy and contact with unknown people. (115)

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The factors that make youths vulnerable to seduction by online molesters are complex and related to immaturity, inexperience, and the impulsiveness with which some youths respond to and explore normal sexual urges.

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take place in isolation and secrecy, outside of oversight by peers, family  members, and others in the youth's face-to-face social networks (115)

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Most of the online child molesters described in the N-JOV Study met their victims in chatrooms. In a 2006 study, about one third of youths who received online sexual solicitation had received them in chatrooms. (116)

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Youth internet users with histories of offline sexual or physical abuse appear to be considerably more likely to receive online aggressive sexual solicitations. (117)

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..Although Internet safety advocates worry that posting personal information exposes youths to online molesters, we have not found empirical evidence that supports this concern. It is interactive behaviors, such as conversing online with unknown people about sex, that more clearly create risk. (117)

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Online molesters do not appear to be stalking unsuspecting victims but rather continuing to seek youths who are susceptible to seduction. (117)

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maintaining online blogs or journals, which are similar to social networking sites in that they often include considerable amounts of personal information and pictures

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maintaining online blogs or journals, which are similar to social networking sites in that they often include considerable amounts of personal information and pictures, is not related to receiving aggressive sexual solicitation unless youths also interact online with unknown people. (117)

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Boys constitute 25% of victims in Internet-initiated sex crimes, and virtually all of their offenders are male. (118

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Some gay boys turn to the internet to find answers to questions about sexuality or meet potential romantic partners, and there they may encounter adults who exploit them. (118)

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..child molesters are, in reality, a diverse group that cannot be accurately characterized with one-dimensional labels. (118)

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Online child molesters are generally not pedophiles.

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Online child molesters are generally not pedophiles. (118)
Online child molesters are rarely violent. (119)

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images of adolescent sexuality abound in the media

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Child pornography production is also an aspect of Internet-initiated sex crimes. One in five online child molesters in the N-JOV Study took sexually suggestive or explicit photographs of victims or convinced victims to take such photographs of themselves or friends. (120)

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Youths may be more willing to talk extensively and about more intimate matters with adults online than in face-to-face environments. (121

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it may not be clear to many adolescents and adults that relationships between adults and underage adolescents are criminal. (122)

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Simply urging parents and guardians to control, watch, or educate their children may not be effective in many situations. The adolescents who tend to be the victims of Internet-initiated sex crimes many not themselves be very receptive to the advice and supervision of parents. (122)

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dynamics of Internet-initiated and other nonforcible sex crimes. Youths need candid, direct discussions about seduction and how some adults deliberately evoke and then exp

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We recommend educating youths frankly about the dynamics of Internet-initiated and other nonforcible sex crimes. Youths need candid, direct discussions about seduction and how some adults deliberately evoke and then exploit the compelling feelings that sexual arousal can induce. (122)

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