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WWW.ERADICATE Sexual Exploitation of OUR Children@enforce

The Impact of Internet on Child Sex Tourism , Child Prostitution and the Lack of Law Enforcement Response towards It

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The Impact of Internet on Child Sex Tourism , Child Prostitution and the Lack of Law Enforcement Response towards It

Introduction

Despite the cultural diversity in the world , there are few common attributes in all the ethnic groups . One of those is the purity and innocence of a child . In all the religions of the world , child is an entity

void of evil . Hence , when a child is exposed to an objectionable act , the effect is magnified

A child by legal definition is a person below the age of eighteen , a person between birth and puberty who has not attained maturity . Child exploitation is taking unfair advantages of a child for their own advantage . It constitutes of many forms such as taking compromising photographs with intent to either use them for own sexual stimulation or dishing them out as pornographic material

Pedophiles

The origination of the word is Greek and refers to a person who loves children . The raw and bashful fact of having sexual urges towards a child is the most degenerated form of child exploitation . Pedophiles offences consist of making or possessing child pornography , sexual assault , rape and so forth

Modernization of Communication

Internet has seeped into our lives , in almost all facets . It effectively circumnavigates the effect of geographical distances and facilitates sharing of information . Internet has its benefits for the younger generation , especially children . Youngsters claim that it strengthens friendships , even the detached ones . Others claim that it improves their linguistic qualities and makes them better students . General knowledge , itself is the biggest benefit that can be extracted from this media

Child exploitation has been there since time immortial . These crimes never surfaced in a massive scale because of lack of communication and information sources . Especially the last decade has seen exponential growth in the field of electronic , computer-based communication and information sharing via the Internet , particularly across the Western world . Advent of these modern tools has shrunk the world as we knew it creating a massive leap in the awareness and know how of a common man We as knowledgeable people are well aware of the vices being conducted against children

Besides the numerous advantages of Internet , the lurking dangers associated with it have gone unnoticed . There is now growing evidence that the Internet is a new medium through which some commonly recognized forms of child maltreatment , sexual and emotional abuse may be pursued

Downside of Internet

Looking on the flip side of things , rapid technological advancement growth in the range of Internet services and applications , and the ever-increasing take-up of the Internet have not been accompanied by adequate recognition of the dangers that may result from such technology . The `Downside ' of this revolution has resulted in ways of harming and abusing minor Internet users . Broadly speaking , the Internet has been shown to act as...

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