Poverty & Economic Status (38%) Other contributing stresses may include: an unwanted child, an unsupported single parent household and the absence of other means of social support, financial pressures and/or unemployment. Inefficient Parental Capacity & Skills (23%) Physical violence often originates from the lack of parenting skills – particularly in [Read More]
A guide for parents to teach their children personal safety rules to reduce the risk of sexual abuse Sexual abuse includes: Fondling or touching the child’s genitals or forcing the child to touch another’s private parts Exposing children to adult sexual activity or pornographic materials Having children perform in pornographic [Read More]
By South African Courts as reflected in sentencing policies Introduction 1 On 5 April 2007, a South African newspaper report of a child pornography case confirmed my disquiet about the contribution of courts in South Africa to the trivialisation of one of the most despicable crimes against children and society: [Read More]
Public perceptions of child pornography “The global community has no excuse for saying that ‘we didn’t know’ or ‘we couldn’t foresee’ the exponentially increasing violence caused to children in relation to new information and communication technologies.” Professor Paulo Pinheiro, UN study on violence against children. Introduction 1 Recent incidents have [Read More]
Source: Sam Vaknin – October 9, 2006 Paedophiles are attracted to prepubescent children and act on their sexual fantasies. It is a startling fact that the etiology of this paraphilia (the need for an extreme or dangerous stimulus such as a sadistic or masochistic practice in order to achieve sexual arousal or [Read More]
