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Conviction rate triples for sex offences against children
Following on from Lisa's last post, I came across an article that really brought home the scale of online sexual abuse.
According to Tom Lloyd at Youth Work News, "the number of people arrested for child sex offences has tripled in the last year.
Figures published by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre show 297 child sex offenders were arrested in 2007/08.
The centre's annual report also shows a 76 per cent rise in the number of reports of online sexual abuse it receives from child protection workers and members of the public, making a total of 5,812 reports.
The work of the organisation in the last year led to 131 children being safeguarded from abuse, and six paedophile rings being dismantled."
These figures are depressing in the sense that they reveal the worrying scale of abuse that is happening right now. By the rate of conviction rising, however, it should mean that there are less offenders out there. What it also shows is the need for moderators, designers and industry professionals to be aware of how to safeguard websites from paedophiles.
Related Links: Youth Work News, Think U Know
The centre's annual report also shows a 76 per cent rise in the number of reports of online sexual abuse it receives from child protection workers and members of the public, making a total of 5,812 reports.
The work of the organisation in the last year led to 131 children being safeguarded from abuse, and six paedophile rings being dismantled."
These figures are depressing in the sense that they reveal the worrying scale of abuse that is happening right now. By the rate of conviction rising, however, it should mean that there are less offenders out there. What it also shows is the need for moderators, designers and industry professionals to be aware of how to safeguard websites from paedophiles.
Related Links: Youth Work News, Think U Know
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