Online Pedophiles

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Online Pedophiles

As the Internet keeps making new advancements, pedophiles around the world are becoming more successful. Access to the Internet is readily available anywhere, anytime, and almost anyplace. A growing number of people within the United States are attaining access to the Internet. Internet use within the United States is predicted to grow tremendously. This brings about a large problem for America’s youth. Children are very vulnerable and chat rooms seem to be the popular place for kids and pedophiles to hang out. This creates an on going problem. (Figures 1, 2, and 3 at bottom)

The crime rate against children in the United States is growing and pedophiles on the Internet are a contributor to the growth. After viewing the three following graphs and the spreadsheet, it’s obvious that there is a great number of children who are sexually violated by people that they know, and there is also a portion of children who are violated by strangers. It’s simple to conclude that the strangers children are meeting can be a result of the Internet.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relationship to Victim Age of Offender

Under 12 12 to 17 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 & Older

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In a typical 1,000 sexual assaults of children under 6

Acquaintance 93 159 61 77 84

Stranger 3 8 5 7 6

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...important, clear evidence has proven that pedophile cases, due to the internet are growing. It’s important that America’s youth are protected, while this growing problem rages into society. Law enforcement officials are trying to control the problem but it’s more important that parents take hold of the problem. They are the guardians of the children, and the police shouldn’t have to become the parents. Parents need to take the time to learn more about their children and take care of their responsibilities before the problem gets bigger.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Report Information, Pictures, and Graph Information

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctf265.html

http://law.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://familyguidebook.com/book/8.html%23pred

http://www.blueridgethunder.com/problem.html

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti055.htm

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