Citation

Alexy EM, Burgess AW, Baker T. J. Interpers. Violence 2005; 20(7): 804-812.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, The College of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260505276091

PMID

15914702

Abstract

The Internet opens a vast array of communication, entertainment, and educational resources for children; however, it also opens a gateway to home and school for offenders who wish to exploit children. A convenience sample of 225 cases published in the news media was examined. The cases were classified using law enforcement terminology to describe Internet offenders as traders, travelers, or combination trader-travelers. The media is seen as a critical source of information for the public to be aware of how the Internet is being used to commit sexual exploitation and sex crimes against children.

Language: en