Child Monitoring Information
Shocking Internet Child Safety Statistics Child Monitoring information.
Young people are using the Internet in ever-increasing numbers.
Many youth encounter unwanted sexual solicitations and exposure
to sexual material and harassment online.
Take a look at these SHOCKING statistics from a study
by the CACRC.
(Crimes Against Children Research Center)
- 1 in 5 youth had been sexually solicited online in the
past year.
- 1 in 4 youth who had been solicited told their parents
or authorities.
- 1 in 3 parents studied had parental control or filtering
software installed.
- 1 in 2 youth who had been solicited were done so by another
youth.
In this study, Crimes Against Children Research Center staff
interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,501 youth,
aged 10 to 17, who used the Internet regularly. "Regular
use" was defined as using the Internet at least once a month
for the past 6 months on a computer at home, at school, in a library,
at someone else's home, or in some other place.
The survey results confirm what is already known: although the
Internet is a wonderfully fun and educational tool, it can also
be very dangerous. According to the survey, one in five youth
who regularly use the Internet received sexual solicitations or
approaches during a 1-year period.
The survey also found that offenses and offenders are more diverse
than previously thought. In addition to pedophiles, other predators
use the Internet. Nearly half (48 percent) of the offenders were
other youth, and one-fourth of the aggressive episodes were initiated
by females.
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