Cyberpredators

by Stefan Kiesbye (Editor)

Overview

This edition offers readers a variety of articles that address the topic of cyberpredators. Essays and articles explore the dangers of online sexual exploitation, privacy concerns and "predator panic," the dangers of cyberbullying and cyberstalking, and concerns related to online dating sites. One essay may even surprise readers, that men are increasingly becoming the targets of cyberstalkers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737755657
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/24/2012
Series:	At Issue Series: Crime
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Online Sexual Exploitation Is a Serious Problem Jilliane Hoffman 10

2 The Dangers of Online Sexual Exploitation Have Been Exaggerated Lenore Skenazy 15

3 Children on the Internet Are Prey for Cyberpredators Chris Hopkins 21

4 The Benefits of Using Social Networking Sites in Class Outweigh the Risks Nicholas Bramble 34

5 An App Might Connect Children to Pornography or Predators Joel Schectman 39

6 Education Is Key to Keeping Children Safe Online Amanda Paulson 43

7 Gay Youth Are at a Greater Risk of Being Sexually Exploited Bob Roehr 47

8 Cyberbullying Magnifies Social Injustices Warren Blumenfeld 50

9 Cyberstalking Can Be a Threat to Anyone Karen McVeigh 54

10 Increasingly, Men Are Becoming the Targets of Cyberstalkers Yair Cohen 59

11 Common Sense Is Needed to Face the Dangers of Online Dating Sites Single City Guy 67

Organizations to Contact 75

Bibliography 79

Index 85

Editorial Reviews

Review: Cyberpredators "...this text keeps arguments even-tempered, information straightforward, and details unsensationalized."—Booklist

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