What are the cyber crimes against children?

Provisions to deal with cyber crime against children under Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. Section 67B of the Act provides stringent punishment for publishing, browsing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form.

How many children are affected by online predators?

There are an estimated 500,000 online predators active each day. Children between the ages of 12 and 15 are especially susceptible to be groomed or manipulated by adults they meet online. According to the F.B.I., over 50 percent of the victims of online sexual exploitation are between the ages of 12 and 15.

What crimes are committed against children?

Child neglect offences had the highest proportion of cases assigned this outcome when compared with other types of abuse:

• child sexual abuse: 5%
• obscene publications offences against children: 5%
• child physical abuse: 3%
• child neglect: 31%
• child emotional abuse: 3%

What are the most common Internet crimes?

9 Most Common Computer and Internet Cyber Crimes

• Phishing.
• Harassment.
• Ransomware.
• Prostitution.
• Child Pornography & Solicitation.
• Intellectual Property Theft.
• Account Hacking.
• Drug Trafficking.

How many people have been arrested for Internet crimes against children?

Since 1998, ICAC Task Forces have reviewed more than 1,114,000 reports of online child exploitation, resulting in the arrest of more than 108,300 suspects. The ICAC program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 4,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.

How does the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force work?

By helping state and local agencies to develop effective, sustainable responses to online child victimization – including responses to the online sharing of child sexual abuse images, OJJDP has increased the capacity of thousands of communities across the country to combat Internet crimes against children.

Is the FBI involved in crimes against children?

Several of these investigations are also worked in coordination with Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces, which are funded by the Department of Justice. Furthermore, the FBI supports training for federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement agencies involved in these investigations.

Who are the victims of crimes against children?

Sexual media exposure, sexual behavior and sexual violence victimization in a national survey of adolescents. Clinical Pediatrics, 6. doi: 10.1177/0009922814538700 Mitchell, K.J. & Jones, L.M. (2013). Internet-Facilitated Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire: Durham, NH.