By Gail Brenner

The main purpose in this survey is to find out how students use networking sites.

The survey then should tell me if educating the students on the basic do’s and don’ts of internet safety will help the students choose better behaviors and responses while on the internet.

National Juvenile Online Victimization Study (N-JOV) Three types of crimes against minors: Internet sexual assaults and sex crimes that produced child pornography. Internet solicitations. Possession, distribution or trading of internet child pornography.

Two-thirds of offenders who committed any type of internet sex crimes against minors possessed child pornography. Most offenders were non-Hispanic white males older than 25 and acted alone

The offenses against minors were grouped as; completed and attempted sexual assaults illegal use of the internet to transmit sexual material to and solicit minors possession, distribution, and production of child pornography

The N-JOV study identified-victim cases as crimes in which offenders lured and victimized youth whom they first met online.

A survey conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project looked at how teens handled their privacy while on social networks.

How do teens handle privacy issues? Fifty-five percent of online teens have profiles.

How do teens handle privacy issues? Fifty-five percent of online teens have profiles. Sixty-six percent of those teens with profiles limit the visibility of their profiles.

How do teens handle privacy issues? Fifty-five percent of online teens have profiles. Sixty-six percent of those teens with profiles limit the visibility of their profiles. Of the teens that allow online profile access 46% say they use a great deal of false or fake information to protect themselves.

How do teens handle privacy issues? Fifty-five percent of online teens have profiles. Sixty-six percent of those teens with profiles limit the visibility of their profiles. Of the teens that allow online profile access 46% say they use a great deal of false or fake information to protect themselves. Most teens use the social networks to stay in touch with people they already know.

Forty-nine percent of online teens say they use the social networks to make new friends.

Thirty-two percent of online teens have been contacted by strangers online. This is not social networking specific.

Forty-nine percent of online teens say they use the social networks to make new friends. Thirty-two percent of online teens have been contacted by strangers online. This is not social networking specific. Twenty-one percent of teens who have been contacted by strangers have engaged an online stranger to find out more information about that person.

Forty-nine percent of online teens say they use the social networks to make new friends. Thirty-two percent of online teens have been contacted by strangers online. This is not social networking specific. Twenty-one percent of teens who have been contacted by strangers have engaged an online stranger to find out more information about that person. Twenty-three percent of teens who have been contacted by a stranger say they felt scared or uncomfortable because of the online encounter (Lenhart et.al. 2007).

Teens are generally aware of the risks of putting information online. Giving out or posting personal information depends on the nature of the encounter and the teens own personal circumstances.

The personal information that makes a difference is;

if you live in a small town or big city.

The personal information that makes a difference is; if you live in a small town or big city. how the network of online friends were created.

The personal information that makes a difference is; if you live in a small town or big city. how the network of online friends were created. age.

The personal information that makes a difference is; if you live in a small town or big city. how the network of online friends were created. age. sex of the individual.

The personal information that makes a difference is; if you live in a small town or big city. how the network of online friends were created. age. sex of the individual. do their parents have lots of rules about internet use.

The personal information that makes a difference is; if you live in a small town or big city. how the network of online friends were created. age. sex of the individual. do their parents have lots of rules about internet use. if their parents view their profiles.

Who are the teen victims of sexual offenses? Seventy-five percent are 13 to 15 year old girls.

The offenders were mostly over 25 and met these teenagers in internet chat rooms.

Most offenders did not deceive victims about the fact that they were adults who were interested in a sexual relationship.

Most of the victims of sexual offenses met and had sex with the adults on more than one occasion.

The teenagers felt a close bond with the offenders, some even feeling they were in love with them.

The conclusion of the study is that health care professionals, educators, parents and the media need to be aware of the existence, nature and real life dynamics of the online relationships among teens.

What should we be teaching? Educators and parents should have frank discussions about why these online relationships are inappropriate, criminal, and detrimental to the development of our youth and children.

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