Leaning on her own research, in this engaging session Professor May-Chahal will explore questions such as:
Do we know which children are more vulnerable to online abuse, and why?
What is the tech industry doing? How can we prevent this harm?
What’s next?
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Non Members - Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Online: AoCPP and CSA Centre learning week - Wednesday 15th November | £35.00 | |
| Members - Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Online: AoCPP and CSA Centre learning week - Wednesday 15th November | £30.00 | |
| Student - Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Online: AoCPP and CSA Centre learning week - Wednesday 15th November | £20.00 |
In 1992 when I published my first book “Making a Case in Child Protection” the Internet barely featured. 30 years later it has become a key factor in children’s learning and social life, but also in their abuse. How has child sexual abuse changed? In my most recent book “Online Child Sexual Victimisation” Emma Kelly and I report on what can be known about the abuse of children online from recent research. We also reflect on what happens when children’s normal sexual behaviour becomes virtual, the ways in which younger children are becoming more visible in abuse, and the need for intersectional community-based responses. Over the last two decades I have worked with many others - computer scientists, law enforcement, NGO’s, children’s co-design facilitators and communities - aiming to channel the affordances of the online world to improve child protection.
My membership is something I value as I work in academia, my knowledge and expertise is enhanced by the AoCPP community itself and the Child Abuse Review journal. I enjoy and receive great benefit from the opportunity to attend conference events and Congress to "tap into" cutting edge research and evidence of best practice nationally and internationally, all of which benefit the students on my teaching programmes and my own research and publications
