Technology assisted child sexual abuse: as a frame through which to develop and broaden understandings of abuse involving technologies and the online

Taylor-Beswick, Amanda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6320-5618 (2024) Technology assisted child sexual abuse: as a frame through which to develop and broaden understandings of abuse involving technologies and the online. In: Clawson, Rachael, Fyson, Rachel and Warwick, Lisa, (eds.) The child protection handbook, 4th edition. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Full text not available from this repository.

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Abstract

Fundamental to 21st century child protection practices are practitioners with an appreciation of the emergent social world. As Howarth (2001) points out ‘the needs of the child cannot be met without a consideration of the world in which the child lives’ (p.24). In current terms, understanding a child or young person in context requires a robust appreciation of technologies, the online and how the two are inextricably enmeshed. Within this enmeshed context, whilst considerable opportunities await, the potential for considerable harm lies in wait too, and this knowledge is significant to keeping children safe. Although abuse involving technologies takes many forms, for example bullying, sexting, radicalisation and criminal exploitation, this chapter focuses on Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse (TA-CSA).

Item Type:	Book Section
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISBN:	9780702079771
Departments:	Professional Services > Vice Chancellor's Office
Additional Information:	Dr Amanda Taylor-Beswick, Director of Digital Transformation, University of Cumbria, UK. Chapter 9a within book.
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2023 12:05
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2024 10:47
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6867