...than those who steal bread to eat. what a system we have. 2. Exclusive pedophiles are attracted only to children. Non-exclusive pedophiles are attracted to children and adults. Child-oriented pedophiles actually care about the children. Self-oriented pedophiles simply use the children for sexual gratification. You might want to cover the consequences of childhood sexual trauma, not least of which is dissociative identity disorder (D. I. D.), formerly known as multiple personality disorder (M. P. D.). 3. That sounds like an interesting paper. I would probably focus less on causes and more on treatment for pedophilia. Because the causes are arguable (although I just read about a study that came out last week saying there is a genetic component to pedophilia), I think focusing on the treatment and healing process for pedophiles and sex offenders is much more interesting. We already know many environmental factors that contribute to adults "becoming" pedophiles, such as prior sexual abuse as a child, certain mental illnesses (attachment disorders and personality disorders), and other history of abuse. I bought a book recently which might help you, if you have time to go pick it up. I bought it at Barnes and Noble or Borders, I forget... It's a quick read and has testimonies and interviews with convicted sex offenders, mostly pedophiles. It is FASCINATING! It's called "PREDATORS: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders" by Anna Salter, PhD. I've always found...
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...very negative stigmas associated. California Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Democrat, wants to federalize a state law to protect pedophiles. In October 2013, the top cleric in Poland’s Roman Catholic Church said parents share blame for certain cases of pedophilia. Recently, Iranian legislature approved a law that will allow girls under the age of 13 to marry as long as the permission of her father is granted. This research paper will examine the historical, cultural, and psychological information regarding pedophilia and how this disorder is viewed in a modern society. This research paper will also examine the prevalence, causes, and treatment of this disorder. Exploring the World of Pedophilia Pedophilia, also spelled paedophilia, psychosexual disorder in which an adult has sexual fantasies about or engages in sexual acts with a prepubescent child of the same or opposite sex. (Britannica, 2013) The American Psychiatric Association has included Pedophilia in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since 1968. (Blachard, 2010) This research paper will explore the historical, cultural, and psychological information related to the disorder of pedophilia. Researching this topic was quite interested to me because I have had several women in my family suffer from sexual assault at a young age. Through the research of the paper I intend to learn the differences of a child molester and pedophilia because some similar characteristics are shared. Discussion ...
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...* * Child Molestation and Homosexuality Ann Landers used to proclaim that the statement “Homosexuals are more inclined to molest children sexually than heterosexuals” is false.1 The American Psychological Association sponsored a work asserting: “Recognized researchers in the field on child abuse,… almost unanimously concur that homosexual people are actually less likely to approach children sexually.”2 Why is it, then, that we read about sex between boys and men in every newspaper? Does it merely reflect sensationalist journalism? We know that heterosexual molestation also occurs. But since there are so many more heterosexuals than homosexuals, which kind of child molestation — homosexual or heterosexual — is proportionately more common? The Scientific Evidence Three kinds of scientific evidence point to the proportion of homosexual molestation: 1) survey reports of molestation in the general population, 2) surveys of those caught and convicted of molestation, and 3) what homosexuals themselves have reported. These three lines of evidence suggest that the 1%-to-3% of adults who practice homosexuality3account for between a fifth and a third of all child molestation. Reports of Molestation by the General Population In 1983, a probability survey of the sexual experiences of 4,340 adults in five U.S. cities found that about 3% of men and 7% of women reported sexual involvement with a man before the age of 13 (i.e., 30% was homosexual).4 In 1983-84, a random survey...
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...Why would a student decide to research, study and then write on Internet security and how it affects all facets of your life? The manner in which technology is progressing and the coming of age of the Internet has raised new concerns when connecting to the Internet. Within this topic, there is an extensive assortment of subcategories that range from identify theft, hackers, pedophiles, phishing, cyber bulling and identity protection laws. I personally have viewed on TV, read in the newspaper, or witnessed first-hand each of these aspects and have personally experienced the affect it can have on a person’s life. Professionally, I am responsible for adhering the security provisions required to utilize our local schools’ network. As a mother, I have the responsibility to install adequate security software to protect my home computers and provide proper situational oversight to ensure my children are safe from possible hackers, stalkers and pedophiles. And finally, as a student pursuing my college degree, the same security issues that concern myself are shared by the campus computer security office; to provide a safe network that is easily accessible to all registered users which is safe from hacking, infiltration and theft of student personal information while at the same time securing the network from phishing, malware and viruses. Evidence suggests there is a growing concern amongst the citizens and Governments’ in regards to the perceptions and values placed on Internet...
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...Sexual Predation and Pedophilia Smith Aja Professor Chuck Russo RC507 American Military University Introduction Childhood is supposed to be a time of discovery and play, not abuse. Sexual predators have been lurking this planet for decades; now they're being marked for life because of there actions. Neighbors and the home towns of sexual predators are being alerted of their crimes and whereabouts by local police. Such towns have responded by putting up signs in their town, "CHILD MOLESTER TWO DOORS DOWN" (Popkin, pg 73). Others responded by burning or flooding their new neighbors out (Popkin). What did these convicted criminals do to deserve such punishment? They violated the most precious living creature on this planet, a child. Communities definitely have a right to know that a dangerous child molester is moving to their town. Child molesters have been convicted, charged and sentenced for their crimes for many years. Do people really know the people they live by so well, that they would leave their own child with them? Also, if they had a legal right to, would they check out their neighbor's history at the police office, or trust them? In the summer of 1994, seven-year-old Megan Kanka was kidnapped, raped, and then killed by convicted child molester Jesse Timmendequas. The outraged community was never informed that Timmendequas and two other convicted child abusers had moved in across...
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...Pedophilia: Disorder or Preference? By Sonya Formhals Table of Contents Page 1: Title Page Page 2: Table of Contents Page 3: Introduction Page 4: Thesis Statement, Analysis of Thesis, and Evidence: First Point Page 6: Objection to First Evidence Point and Response to First Objection Page 7: Second Evidence point Page 8: Objection to Second Evidence Point Page 9: Response to Second Objection Page 10: Third Evidence Point Page 11: Objection to Third Evidence Point Page 12: Response to Third Objection Page 13: Conclusion Page 15: Works Cited Introduction Imagine walking into a restaurant and seeing a proposal, such a joyous occasion. As you applaud and cry out “Cheers!” you may think back to your own proposal and it may have happened. Joy and love overwhelms you and you may even tear up a little. A cause for celebration by anyone’s idea, then as you walk by you discover the bride is actually only a ten year old girl. Does this change your view on it? Do you still have those same feelings, or does something more like disgust register in your heart? Recently in the past few years there has come about requests from advocates and groups to change the classification of pedophilia. Currently it is listed as a mental disorder in the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Certain groups are of the opinion that it is not a disorder but a valid sexual preference, such as heterosexuality or homosexuality and that by denying...
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...without regard to geography, time, distance, or even language barriers” (Kelly Rainer Jr. & Cegielski, 2011).We use these devices in our homes, in our businesses, in our schools, on our cell phones, and in the public libraries. Now that our children in most cases have unlimited access to the Internet, there is a great possibility that children are exposed to inappropriate material and on predators. In this paper there will be discussion on what were the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of Children Internet Protection Act, 2000 and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 1998. Children Internet Protection Act, 2000 In December 2000, President Clinton signed into law The Children’s Internet Protection Act. Through the use of technology protection on measures, schools and public libraries are required to protect minors from the dangers of the Internet (Menuey, B. P. 2009). “The major concern with the implementation of the law is the inability to prevent over filtering for bona fide research” (Menuey, B. P. 2009). It is the school and libraries responsibility to place content filters on their systems in order to keep children from searching inappropriate sites that may be harmful for children (Kessler 2001). “With the miniaturization and spread of surveillance technologies lead many people to...
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...For my ethnographic research paper I wrote about the United Pentecostal Church International. After writing that paper and reviewing the research I could not come up with a problem within that specific community to write about. I instead decided to branch out and research the catholic religion, specifically priests and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The issue of sexual abuse in the church came to light in the mid 80’s. According to Hertzberg (2010), “the pattern broke into public consciousness in the United States a quarter of a century ago, when a Louisiana priest pleaded guilty to thirty-three counts of crimes against children and was sentenced to prison. Since then, there have been thousands of such cases, civil and criminal, involving many thousands of children and leading to legal settlements that have amounted to more than two billion dollars and have driven several dioceses into bankruptcy.” According to an article written in 2002 in the Boston Globe, the archdioceses of Boston have quietly settled allegations of child molestation of over 70 priests in the past 10 years. These are just a small portion of the cases that were public. The church secretly handled many cases that were never made public (Robinson, 2002). This is just in Boston. There are cases all over the United States as well as overseas. According to Donald Cozzens, “by the end of the mid 1990’s it was estimated that more than a half a billion dollars had been paid in jury awards, settlements...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Reche Quiapos INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATION AND SYSTEMS/BIS220 October 28, 2012 Nabih Zourob Information Technology Acts Paper Being a Parent that comes from a family-oriented environment, the topic of this paper opens up doors for me on how my children are protected when using the internet. At this modern era, at my children’s age, they were exposed to the Internet growing up. The best way for me to see how they are protected from the World Wide Web is knowing that I can keep them safe from all the acts that our law has passed. Since, I cannot be with them every minute of the day while they are on the computer, I have signed up into this website called “Google Safe Eyes” where it keeps you posted when your children are trying to view inappropriate websites. It alerts to your phone and email, the time and website that they’re trying to access online. A growing Internet sectors plays a big part on children. The Interactive nature of the Internet enables marketers to gather personal information from children through registration information on chatrooms, and other discussion boards available for children. These businesses of marketers will then sold to a third party after they gather all personal information for commercial purposes. This action opened-up doors for abusers and pedophiles that are dangerous for children...
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...CYBER CRIME IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS Abstract: This Paper is a review paper on the topic of Cybercrime and its forms. The paper describes very basic information about cybercrime. It includes introduction to cyber crime, its brief history, its types along with their brief description, today’s scenario regarding cybercrime and an introduction to cyber security as a weapon against cybercrime . The paper is best suited for those who want to understand what cybercrime exactly is at the beginners’ level and what are the prevailing cybercrimes. Keywords: Cybercrime, cyber security, Hacking, spoofing, Cyber stalking, DOS Attack, Computer Vandalism, Cyber terrorism, Softaware Piracy, Phishing, Data diddling, Virus/ Worms, Trojan ,Cyber Laundering, Cyber contraband. Introduction: Today , the world is moving towards a point where everything from banking, stock exchanges, traffic control, telephones to electric power, health care, welfare and education depends on software. Undoubtedly, this advancement and globalization offers many benefits to consumers and businesses but, unfortunately it also offers plenty of opportunities to organized crime. Globalization has promoted and strengthened the economics of illegal activities; offenders have become international entrepreneurs. The Internet provides money and information to all sorts of customers and businesses. It is notably the home of virtual worlds and their economies, which have attracted many people, including criminals. The unholy...
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...------------------------------------------------- CYBER CRIME IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS ------------------------------------------------- Amneet Bedi ------------------------------------------------- CSE-Dept, RBCENTW Hoshiarpur ------------------------------------------------- e-mail.: amneetb2@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Abstract: This Paper is a review paper on the topic of Cybercrime and its forms. The paper describes very basic information about cybercrime. It includes introduction to cyber crime, its brief history, its types along with their brief description, today’s scenario regarding cybercrime and an introduction to cyber security as a weapon against cybercrime . The paper is best suited for those who want to understand what cybercrime exactly is at the beginners’ level and what are the prevailing cybercrimes. ------------------------------------------------- Keywords: Cybercrime, cyber security, Hacking, spoofing, Cyber stalking, DOS Attack, Computer Vandalism, Cyber terrorism, Softaware Piracy, Phishing, Data diddling, Virus/ Worms, Trojan ,Cyber Laundering, Cyber contraband. ------------------------------------------------- Introduction: Today , the world is moving towards a point where everything from banking, stock exchanges, traffic control, telephones to electric power, health care, welfare and education depends on software. Undoubtedly...
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...WK 9 Expository Essay Final Project Bridget Sherman COM/150 September 9, 2012 Elliot Courtright Social Networks and Teens Essay As a single parent with a pre-teen, it is often hard to make the right decisions in knowing how to keep them safe. It is the hope that the information provided in this paper, will inform the reader of the pros and cons of what it is to have a teen using a social network. As parents, it is a never-ending duty to ensure the safety of the lives that have been given to them as parents. One must ask themselves is this environment a safe place to be in and who will their teen be interacting with. Frequently children in 4th-6th grade levels engage in social networking activities. In the process they post personal, potentially exploitable, information about themselves online. (Social Networking Statistics, 2012) Social networking sites provide many opportunities for adults, but leave adolescents vulnerable to predators, addiction, and lack of social interaction. The beginning of social networking started with a site call BBS (Bulletin Board System). This was a site that allowed user to use text only exchange. This was a popular thing in the 1980s and late 1990s. (Nickson, 2009) The Internet was still new at this stage and did not catch on until AOL (America Online) ventured around in the mid-1990s. Soon sites such as Yahoo and Amazon came alone catching the eyes of the young generation. In August 2003...
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...Information Technology Act There are several advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues that brought on the creation of certain acts. The two acts which will be discussed in this paper are the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 (CIPA), and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (COPPA). Children’s Internet Protection Act is a federal law that was passed by congress that went into effect April 20, 2001 (ala.org. para1). The purpose behind the Children’s Internet Protection Act is to help block and filter certain material from being accessed through the internet. (ala.org para1). As the technology advances the local school systems have begun using computers/internet to teach children how to research subjects and to learn the technology of this day and time, which is also covered under this particular act that each school that has computers as a teaching tool is required to have filter system to keep minors from seeing cites that are not appreciate. The main purpose with the Children’s Internet Protection is to prevent children from today’s exposure for example pornographic images that are unsuitable for children. Modern Technology has become an important tool in our society from online banking to entering an address and receives step by step directions; if it appeals to adults then children interest will be a larger version of appeal. The internet is growing and children are being brought up in different society, learning how...
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...“What’s that?” you wonder as you look out your window. A small group of people is gathered on the sidewalk at the end of the wisteria gardens in front of the main headquarters of Procter & Gamble. If you squint, you can see they’re holding signs, but the only text you can make out is the word “PETA” in big letters across the bottom. “Just great,” you think to yourself. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the animal-rights group more commonly know by the acronym PETA, raises more than $25 million a year from its 1.6 million members and supporters. PETA not only campaigns for animal rights but also funds less known animal-rights groups to engage in activism. PETA is extremely adept at organizing public campaigns and mobilizing the public to boycott companies. Its public-relations tactics include celebrity endorsements, traveling displays of animal abuse, and creative on-site demonstrations. Even large international companies like McDonald’s, Burger King, and KFC have bowed to pressure from PETA. In response to aggressive campaigns, all three have issued strict humane animal handling guidelines to suppliers of beef, pork, and chicken and enforce those standards with unannounced audits of production farms and processing plants. PETA has been known to use pretty crude tactics. In one instance, a viral ad featuring scantily clad women with cow udders instead of breasts was distributed in the UK as part of a campaign against milk drinking and production. PETA had hoped...
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...Child Abuse - A Hidden Epidemic in America There is a well-known but grossly underreported crime that is occurring daily, not only abroad, but right here in the United States as well. This crime not only affects a person at the time of the event, but for a lifetime. Although there are better attempts being made to further understand its diversity and complexity, the question still lies, is enough being done to control and prevent it from happening. This crime is child exploitation and abuse. Though it seems absurd to most, it is certainly happening worldwide and there is documented evidence that will be explored in this research paper. By examining this documented evidence I will try to determine the roots and causes of this despicable crime and uncover some avenues and characteristics that lead to its continued behavior. I hope to combine my sources to paint a picture of the epidemic of child abuse today and throughout history in America. I hope to examine the risks factors for child abuse and identify ways to educate parents, child care providers, educators and any other persons who may come into contact with our most vulnerable citizens, our children, on how we can prevent child abuse from occurring in the future. The federal government defines child abuse and neglect, at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act of the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure...
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