A movement has been announced to look at the threat the Internet poses with an increase in child abuse. The question asked, is the Internet making child abuse more prevalent? Many believe it is. The truth of the matter is that child abuse has been occurring for many years.
The Internet has not increased the numbers of children being abused. It may have made the evidence of child abuse easier to detect. The detection is not simply seeing images on the screen. The detection is also seeing resources, online chats and other support for children who have been or are currently abused. These resources enable a child who is being abused to see help that is available.
It has also made the common person more aware of what child abuse is. It has made the signs of an abuse victim easier to identify. With this awareness comes the ability for the common person to take action to assist a child. It is an early alert system for the child to receive help.
Unless the penalties match the severity of the crimes, Internet safety devices will not stop child pornography and child abuse. Victims are scarred for life from the abuse while the abuser can spend time in prison, probation and sex offender registry. These short sentences allow the abuser to move on with life and often to additional victims.
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Source: Lee Ross
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