Link to: Prevalence and predictors of requests for facilitated child sexual exploitation on online platforms

The Australian Institute of Criminology, in collaboration with the eSafety Commissioner, has released a new Trends & issues paper on the prevalence and predictors of requests for facilitated child sexual exploitation on online platforms.

• Using a survey of 4,011 Australians, this study examines the prevalence of requests to facilitate child sexual exploitation online.
• Of those surveyed, 2.8 percent had received a request to facilitate child sexual exploitation within the past year.

Requests to facilitate child sexual exploitation were more common when individuals shared information about children publicly online. Among these respondents, men, individuals aged 18–34 years, linguistically diverse individuals, individuals with disability, and those who had experienced other sexual or violent harms online were significantly more likely to receive requests to facilitate child sexual exploitation.

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In conversation with:

1. Roberto Perez Gayo, European Network Drug Consumption Rooms

2. Ester Aranda, Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo, Spain

3. Vitor Mravčík, Podane Ruce, Checkia

4. Marylin Pohler, Ragazza e.V., Germany Chairperson: Marie Jauffret-Roustide, INSERM, France Opening and closing remarks: Alexis Goosdeel, Director EMCDDA

Link to: Participation in anti-authority protests and vulnerability to radicalisation

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new Research Report on participation in anti-authority protests and vulnerability to radicalisation.

• Using data from a large national survey of online Australians, we examined the presence of risk and protective factors for cognitive and behavioural radicalisation among individuals who participated in an anti-authority protest since early 2020.
• Anti-authority protesters exhibited more risk factors and fewer protective factors for cognitive and behavioural radicalisation than other respondents, including people who had protested in support of other issues or movements. They were also more likely to justify violence in support of their cause and willing to support or participate in violent or unlawful behaviour on behalf of their group.

These findings show that people who participated in anti-authority protests were more vulnerable to radicalisation compared with other protestors and non-protestors. The results have implications for responding to protest movements that promote anti-government sentiment, that spread disinformation and that are exploited by malicious actors.

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Link to:
Trends & issues 694: Towards an understanding of Indigenous arrest
Research report 32: Towards a theory of Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system

The Australian Institute of Criminology’s Indigenous Justice Research Program has released two reports on Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system. The research was led by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and used the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey to examine the factors that increase and decrease the risk of arrest.

• Factors found to increase the risk of arrest among Indigenous Australians were illicit drug and alcohol use, high levels of psychological distress and being a member of the stolen generation. Protective factors included school completion, having a permanent home and having an above average income.
• The strongest risk factor for Indigenous arrest was the use of illicit drugs and alcohol over the preceding 12 months, which increased the marginal risk of arrest by 14 percentage points.

The strongest protective factor was school completion, which reduced the risk of arrest by 7.9 percentage points.

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On 17 & 18 April 2024 the EUCPN has organised the third European crime prevention conference in Tallinn, Estonia. A wide variety of topics was discussed, such as getting started with the administrative approach , youth recruitment, initiating crime prevention projects, online fraud, applying barrier models to tackle organised crime  and preventing trafficking in human beings for labour and criminal exploitation.

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• GENERAL CRIME PREVENTION
• EUCPN OU

Strengthening norms and values that support positive, gender-equitable relationships and non-violent
problem solving is one of the strategies in INSPIRE: 7 Strategies to Prevent Violence Against Children.
Shifting deeply entrenched beliefs about the role of men, women and children is often challenging.
However, evidence shows that it is an effective way to keep children safe.

This webinar showcases global approaches to strengthening norms, focusing on the lessons learned,
challenges, adaptations and key ingredients of successful interventions.
This event is jointly hosted by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), the INSPIRE Working Group and the
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN).

Moderator: Jody van der Heyde, INSPIRE Working Group Global Coordinator, ISS

Panelists:
Alessandra Guedes, Gender and Development Manager, UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of
Researcher and Foresight
Christine Kolbe-Stuart, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF
Deborah Tayo Akakpo, Programme Manager, Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Center,
Ghana
Dr Arturo Harker Roa, Associate Professor, School of Government and Director, IMAGINA research
center, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Tuesday, July 30th 2024

Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar on Tackling Image-Based Sexual Abuse: Improving Legal Protections and Increasing Prosecutions

on Tuesday, July 30th 2024 between 9.30 AM to 1.30 PM BTS

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Can you please confirm if you or your colleagues would like to attend this webinar. If yes, please fill in your details in the attached registration form and send it back to me and I will do the rest.  Alternatively, please click here to register online.

Programme

• Examine current trends in the different types of image-based sexual abuse in the UK, current policy and legislation in this area
• Review current IBSA guidelines and training for police and Crown Prosecution Service officers and exchange best practice on encouraging reporting and successfully prosecuting perpetrators
• Develop strategies for improving multi-agency cooperation around protecting vulnerable individuals and communities and supporting survivors
• Evaluate the likely impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 and the Criminal Justice Bill on IBSA and how the Act can be effectively implemented, including the role of Ofcom  
• Exchange views on the additional regulatory and practical measures needed to effectively tackle the growth of IBSA
• Discuss what an effective, comprehensive, consent-based criminal legal framework covering all forms of intimate image abuse should look like
• Assess what more social media platforms, search engines and other websites or apps which host user-generated content could do to tackle IBSA
• Address the challenges of protecting those groups particularly vulnerable to IBSA, including children, minoritised women and sex workers
• Consider the growing role of AI in IBSA, and innovations required to better tackle this particular component

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Link to: Guiding principles for developing initiatives to prevent child sexual abuse material offending

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new Trends & issues paper on guiding principles for developing initiatives to prevent child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offending.

• This paper reviewed research on the implementation and effectiveness of initiatives designed to prevent CSAM offending and consulted an international group of experts.
• Seven important principles were identified to guide the development and implementation of initiatives to prevent CSAM offending. These included: the use of advertising campaigns, confidentiality and anonymity, an empathetic and non-judgemental approach, accessibility, training and support, tailored programs, and evaluation.

These principles provide important guidance for the development of prevention initiatives to help reduce CSAM offending, and may serve as an important resource for both practitioners and policymakers.

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