Facts About Online GroomingChildren, increasingly at younger ages, are connecting to the internet. The proportion of youth (15-24 years old) using the internet in 2022 is at 75%, ahead of the estimate for the total population of 65%.[1] In addition, data show that, globally, 73% of children aged 10 and over own a mobile phone in 2022.[2] The […]
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What is online grooming? Grooming is the process of gaining the trust of a child to change the child’s expectations of what safe behavior is.[1] The grooming process happens when the predator finds a need that a child has (e.g., friendship) and fills it.[2] The person who is grooming the child is a predator. The predator uses the ever-changing […]
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California ranks first in the United States, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The Los Angeles-based nonprofit, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) reported a 185% increase in 2020 in urgent human trafficking cases in LA alone. In an effort to eradicate the scourge of human trafficking in the state of California, the California Attorney […]
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Human trafficking is the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world today — Second only to drug trafficking. Human trafficking worth an estimated $150 billion. One of the fastest-growing criminal activities across the globe, human trafficking generates revenue through the trade and selling of human victims. This pervasive criminal activity has become an issue […]
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