Webinar: New research on offenders of online sexual violence against children – Implications for prevention
Want to learn more about the about the pathways and motivations that lead offenders to offend against children online?
Children growing up in the digital age are increasingly exposed to risk of sexual abuse and exploitation online. Project 2KNOW aims to understand these crimes and build sustainable and effective mechanisms to support victims and their families.
In the first webinar of the four-part Project 2KNOW webinar series, researchers from the Finnish child-rights NGO, Protect Children, and the University of Eastern Finland share insights from preliminary research on active offenders of online crimes of sexual violence against children.
The research results reveal vital new information about the pathways and motivations that lead offenders to offend against children online and provides important insights for prevention.
Speakers:
- Anna Ovaska, Deputy Director at Protect Children and 2KNOW Project Coordinator
- Olivia Lind Haldorsson, Senior Adviser & Head of Children at Risk Unit at the Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Tegan Insoll, Head of Research at Protect Children
- Eva Díaz Bethencourt, Specialist at Protect Children
- Dr Hanna Lahtinen, Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland
- Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen, Executive Director of Protect Children
Project 2KNOW
Project 2KNOW is a two-year project funded by the EU which aims to improve data collection on violence against children and to offer a scalable parental peer support model for carers of child victims of sexual abuse. The project partners include Protect Children, the University of Eastern Finland, and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).