We have all watched television shows, we have heard the warnings, and have read numerous articles that expose internet predators and pedophiles. Most of us are aware of the dangers surrounding children and teenagers as they navigate the internet’s virtual world. There is no shortage of predators online. Chris Hanson has a very popular show called To Catch a Predator that has helped bring awareness to the public of this heinous crime against children, and while this is extremely important to know and prevent, there is another large segment of society that is at risk too. This paper will focus on this “other” population. According to the dictionary, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states “that the structure of a language affects the perceptions of reality of its speakers and thus influences their thought patterns and worldviews”. This use of language by the perpetrator, against his victim, forms the basis of this research. By discussing the psychological profile of the victim, and what makes them susceptible to the predator, it is the intent of this writer to inform, and to bring awareness to this cybercrime. It is with knowledge that victims can be empowered, and can no longer be stalked by online users, losers and scammers. They will be able to say “no”, because they will recognize the signals and language these predators use. These victims do not yet have television shows to expose this crime. Hopefully soon, they will. They are, nonetheless, victims are scammers and fraudsters who weave their web of lies and deceit, leaving behind destruction, broken hearts and devastation. It is a crime that has not yet found a voice because the victims are usually so ashamed, that they seldom report the crime. It is usually fami... ... middle of paper ... ...nd the world entering the workforce, marrying later, divorcing more, moving from place to place are reasons why there is a greater reliance the internet to find love. There have been more changes in the last 50 years than in the last ten thousand years, according to Fisher. Works Cited Brenner, Susan W. Cybercrime: Criminal Threats from Cyberspace. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010. Print. Brizendine, Louann. The Female Brain. New York: Morgan Road, 2006. Print. Harrington, Brooke. Deception: From Ancient Empires to Internet Dating. Stanford, CA: Stanford UP, 2009. Print. Paumgarten, Nick. "Looking for Someone." The New Yorker. 4 July 2011. Web. . "Sapir Whorf Hypotheses." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com. Web. .
The publicity about online predators that prey on naive and inexperienced young children using trickery and violence is largely inaccurate. Internet sex crimes involving adults and juveniles more often fit a model of statutory rape which is adult offenders who meet, develop relationships with, and openly seduce underage teenagers than a model of forcible sexual assault or pedophilic child molesting (Wolak et. al., 2008). However, prepubescent children are even less vulnerable because their internet use is generally more supervised by the parents and guardian. In addition, they use the internet less for communication and are for developmental reasons, less interested in sex and relationships than adolescents.
This memorandum is intended to cover the three points of emotional, physical and social effects of revenge porn on a victim.
Whitty, M. and Carr, A. (2006). Cyberspace Romance: The Psychology of Online Relationships. New York, New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
Love has been around since the beginning of time and for as long as romantic relationships have been around; people have tried various ways of meeting one another. The mid-1990s marked the start of online dating and since then has evolved into a much more common method of dating. Online dating is typically taken advantage of in one of two ways. Some people prefer to create their own profile and rely on themselves to choose their mate choice, while others allow the online dating services to create matches between the online subscribers. In a recent study conducted by Pew Research Center they found that one in ten American’s are using an online dating site to help them locate a spouse or a long term partner (Smith 1). Due to the advances in technology in recent years, online dating has developed into a resource that has become culturally accepted and has advanced in many ways, but with that comes mate choice, safety concerns, and the outlook on online dating.
When thinking back on my past experiences in the dating scene, it’s crazy to see how much things have changed over the years. About ten years ago, I would have never thought that online dating would have grown to be as popular as it is today. It was considered a risky and almost taboo thing to do in the beginning. Now it seems that online dating services are just about everywhere. From the bigger dating services providers, such as E-Harmony and Zoosk, to the smaller services such as online personal classifieds, social media, and phone apps, it’s easier than ever to find and meet people who are interested in dating. I have dated online myself, even in the beginning stages of the online dating scene, and have had both good and bad experiences.
The world we live in today requires us to be good at whatever career we choose or we are not able to support ourselves. In order to be the best we can be, we usually work hard, practice our chosen field, and put forth all effort needed to make us good at what we do. There are many ways we can choose to support ourselves. Careers are varied and we have many jobs to choose from. With so many opportunities open to people today, it should be easy to select a career that gives you an honest living. We all want to trust others and hope that people are honest. This, wanting to trust, is what some people use in their chosen careers. People who use others in order to gain an income are known as con artists. To con people means to swindle, or cheat, them and being an artist means that one is very skilled at what he does so a con artist is very much capable of cheating others to make a profit.
According to the statistics, “One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log on to the Internet says they have received an unwanted sexual solicitation via the Web. Solicitations were defined as requests to engage in sexual activities or sexual talk, or to give out personal sexual information. (Only 25% of those told a parent).” Online predators have the opportunity to talk freely and direct to someone on social media than in person. Imagine being a parent in this situation, who would not want an online predator coming for their child. This can cause fear on a child for many years. Social media can be a disgusting world for the youth of today.
"Sweetie" was entered into a total of 19 chat rooms, in which she was propositioned to perform sexual acts by 20,172 adult men from 71 different countries, who had been informed of her age. Terre des Hommes' (2013) informal "sting" operation identified 1,000 online predators in just 10 weeks, and estimated there to be 750,000 predators online, at any given time (Terre des Hommes, 2013). No computer hacking or illegal methods were used to identify the perpetrators, which raises the question: why is child webcam sex tourism growing so rapidly if c...
This world has become immersed in online media from socializing on networking sites to seeking information on search engines. People of all ages have become reliant on online media, but the most engaged users are the younger, more easily impacted generations. Although there are many positive uses for online media, there are many negative uses as well. Unfortunately, it is all too easy for these negative effects to impede upon the perceptions of adolescents. Some countries have been trying to reduce this effect by expelling the inappropriate content of online media ("Influence on Children Media...”). However, in the United States, children are thrown in the waves, expected to stay afloat in this massive sea, but many are being dragged under the surface by the nefarious temptations media creates. Content that is not appropriate for the young, growing minds of children are easily accessible; a myriad of devices may be used to access this material, all at the click of a button. Without adult content filters on online media, adolescents of various ages are exposed to dangerous conceptions. A world of pornography, violence, and public humiliation lay in the user’s fingertips.
The Internet has always seemed like a completely separate world, very different from reality. There seemed to be so many endless possibilities. One is the new online dating craze, which has caught my attention a number of times. One rainy afternoon, curled up in a blanket at my computer chair, I decided to investigate it. I learned that as many of the baby-boomers start to become widowed or divorced, many are looking for mates, along with many others who are looking for companionship. With the new Internet-Age, many of these individuals turn to their computer to find someone. Online relationships are a growing phenomenon in the United States as well as internationally. After doing some research I could not develop an opinion on how I felt about this new trend. I found a group of specialists who had devoted some researching to it and I invited them over for dinner to find what their opinions were and why.
Dating nowadays has evolved into something similar to a math equation. Technology has changed society and culture so much in the 21st century that something which did not seem normal probably 30 years ago seems mundane now: meeting people via computer. In order to find the most compatible person, suddenly people are not able to find “the one” and need the help of a computer to tell them who their personality matches with, causing many people to not develop proper social skills along with confidence. People have different relationship goals which they wish to achieve, be it through either traditional or online dating. Although traditional and online dating have many similarities, at the same time they are very different when it comes to the
The World Wide Web and Internet are great places to study, work, or even play. But there is an ugly side of cyberspace. Cyberspace reflects the real world and some people tend to forget that. Cyberstalking and harassment are problems that a large number of people (especially women) are realizing. (Jenson, 1996, p.1)
Identity theft and cyberstalking are two exceedingly serious and utterly prevalent crimes that pose a great risk to today's society. "Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in the United States. In 2013, someone became a victim of identity fraud every two minutes, totaling 13.1 million people" (Shin). "Almost 1.5 million people in the United States alone suffer from cyberstalking at least once every single year" (Gaille).
In a US study, there are 66% of Internet users thoughts that online dating was dangerous. For those people who used online dating, 43% thought that it was risky, but 52% of people think it was safe activity. (Madden and Lenhart 2006). There are some different types of risks, for example, sexual risks, emotional risks, and Internet risks. The most important risk is deceit. Internet is full of lies and cheat, because people can use other’s profile to be their own use. There is an experiment from an article named “What are the real and perceived risks and dangers of online dating? Perspectives from online daters” shows the conceptual understanding about online dating risks. This experiment has 29 participants aged between 18 years and 70 years. Twelve participants are females and others are males. The method of this experiment is that interview the participants with theme list. The interviews were in-depth interviews and used a theme list to guide the interviews. The theme list included demographics, general internet usage, online dating usage, perceived benefits and risk of online dating, strategies to manage risks, processes for moving from online to offline meeting and sexual outcomes from online dating. A 38 years old participant said that she want more honesty in her encounters: people lies in the most of time. Lots of men say they are looking for a relationship when in fact they
Online dating has gained popularity since 1995. After its inception, the service has been increasingly been used by different people. Both the young and the old people use the service in order to find partners. Online dating can be defined as the use of dating services such as websites and other portals in order to get a short-term or a long-term partner for romantic purposes. There are some relationships which have been started through the online dating services and they have been sustained while others have not lasted. Online dating can be said to have both positive and negative impacts on the society. In history, people who have been using online dating for the purposes of finding love have faced numerous incidences