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Sexual predators and sex offenders are, as unfortunate as it isto say, nothing new. However, with the dawn of the internet andextensive social platforms in which everyone from the age 3-103 caninteract on, new concerns about adolescents’ safety have emerged.The internet has brought with it a new arena in which sex offenderscan coerce and manipulate adolescents. Parents and children alikeshare very personal information on the internet that has beenbelieved to make them vulnerable to sexual predators. Nowpedophiles could network with a younger generation in a privatemanner which makes it easier to exploit them.

           In an effort to keep parents and younger people aware of thedangers of online social interaction, we are going to discuss someconcrete tools in which we can implement in the name of informationand safety. Symptoms of online vulnerability include risky behaviorlike interacting online with unknown people, having unknown peopleon a buddy/friend list, talking online to unknown people about sex,seeking pornography online, or being rude/nasty online. When anadolescent takes part in the before mentioned activities they putthemselves at a higher risk of being victimized online. A personwho is the most likely to take part in these behaviors are girlsages 15-17, homosexual boys, or boys questioning their sexuality,prior rape victims, children with absent parents, or abusedchildren. The outcome or diagnosis of the risky behavior orsymptoms is often statutory rape.

           When a child engages in the behaviors noted in the previousparagraph they often leave themselves open to statutory rape. Thedefinition of statutory rape is when adolescents who are legallytoo young to consent to intercourse, are involved in nonforciblesex. It is a crime and each state have their own laws regardingwhat age a person can consent to sexual intercourse, the ages varyfrom 14-18. They are also known as age-of-consent laws and theyconstitute a very large portion of sex crimes against minors.Typically, internet-initiated sex crimes pursued to arrest involvedadult offenders who are 10 or more years older than their victim.If a person engages in the risky behavior, for whatever reason, andthen meets with this unknown person it is likely that they will beinvolved in a statutory rape legal situation (my prognosis.)

           The next stage is a prescription or establishing a norm. In NewJersey there are two statutory sexual abuse charges, endangeringthe welfare of children (2-4-degree crime depending oncircumstances), and lewdness (4^th degree crime.) Ididn't see anything regarding intent, but I would personally takethe deontological approach and say that any intent to commitstatutory rape or sexual exploitation of a minor would bepunishable by law and therefor a crime. When it comes to childrenit isn't the outcome, but the mere thought or action itself that isethically wrong, regardless of the consequences of the predators’actions. I would argue that a lot of the consequences of sexualexploitation and misconduct are not evident until someone is older.This fact further supports my deontological approach, that the actitself is wrong. However, under some circumstances with olderadolescents, I think degrees of crimes as appropriate, like NewJersey has. Statutory rape is a crime regardless of consent. Ithink a consequential approach in respect to severity of the crimeand age of the child is warranted. Each case is unique and shouldbe assigned a degree of severity based on details of the case andthe effects on the victim. But regardless of outcome, it is still apunishable crime.

           To avoid these types of situations there are measures we can taketo protect children. The reading suggests that efforts be focusedon educating adolescents and less on parents. The reason for thisis because, “The adolescents who tend to be the victims ofinternet-initiated sex crimes may not themselves be very receptiveto the advice and supervision of parents. Moreover, some of themost vulnerable youths are alienated from their parents, victims offamilial abuse...” (Finkelhor et al. 2008) If we educateadolescents on how to avoid and prevent these types of riskybehaviors, as well as what to look for in the event they are abystander or witness to someone else experiencing these things,than they know what to look for and to report it.

It hasn't been proven that posting personal information makessomeone more vulnerable to sexual predators. The risky behaviorslisted earlier are the ingredients to making someone morevulnerable so therefore we need to focus attention on theimportance of online interactions on the internet and how it iswhat we say and what we do that can leave us vulnerable. Also, maketalks about internet safety developmentally appropriate. Talksabout sexual victimization can be discussed in a healthy wayregarding overall healthy sexual development. Our reading suggestsdiscussing issues of, “types of internet use and websites, riskysituations youth may encounter online, and the practicing ofrefusal and resistance techniques” (Finkelhor et al. 2008) withyounger adolescents. While older adolescents would benefit fromknowledge of, “age-of-consent laws, the problems of relationshipswith older partners, the dangers of transmitting sexual pictures,and online grooming tactics used by sexual offenders.” (Finkelhoret al. 2008)    

           With technology changing faster than we can grasp, we need to keepthe most vulnerable members of our society as safe as possible. Byimplementing laws and tactics mentioned above we can educateeveryone on how to keep children safe from sexual harm. And whilesex crimes against youth haven't increased because of the internet,it is a new way for predators to take advantage on our children.And it is our responsibility to be aware of the new dangers thatcome with using the internet and how we can best avoid them.