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DRC has the highest number of allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers – yet no systematic research on the claims of their abandoned children has existed until now.
One study found 80% of darknet traffic on Tor went to sites hosting unmoderated porn and child sex abuse material.
A study of child sexual abuse material survivors found 42% were abused by their father or stepfather, meaning abuse prevention and education services can’t assume all parents protect children in their care.
The fear of ‘racial tension’ has been at the heart of many botched police inquiries into child sexual abuse.
Airbnb now has 7m listings in more than 100,000 cities, making it larger than the eight biggest hotel groups combined.
For decades, those working in social care focused on the risks children face in their family home. But what about when they leave the front door?
Despite high profile child abuse cases in Rochdale, Rotherham and Telford, lessons are not being learned and the failings of those investigations are being repeated.
Human trafficking victims can be hidden in plain sight, as one hospital found. That can lead health professionals and the public to miss clues to their plight. But education can change that.
How online child abusers are categorised is stopping the proper protection of victims.
France is having a debate over the age of sexual consent. Perhaps it is time the UK joined in.
Finding out how ‘real’ the relationship is between online groomers and their child victims.
The Crossing tells the story of a girl who had been trafficked using the ‘lover boy’ technique.
For over a century, British authorities have ignored the exploitation of working-class girls.
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Swansea University
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Research Officer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Scientia Associate Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
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Visiting Research Fellow, School of Law, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University
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Professor of English Language & Applied Linguistics, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Tourism & Events, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Essex
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Director, StoryLab Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
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Clinical Assistant Professor, Registered Nurse, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Texas A&M University
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Head of Department, Children and Families, University of Worcester
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Laboratory Coordinator at the Australian National University's Cybercrime Observatory, Australian National University
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PhD Researcher - Safeguarding Young People, University of East London
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Research Fellow, Psychology, University of Birmingham
