1. Online crimes against children
- a preventive approach
Bjørn-Erik Ludvigsen, THB, INTERPOL

2. Criminal Police Organization
International
Criminal Police Organization
188 member states
General secretariat
6 Regional offices
4 official languages

3. Core Functions Secure global communication
Operational information / databases
Operational support services
Police training and development

4. INTERPOL General Secretariat
Specialised Crime & Analysis
Directorate
Trafficking in human beings
Sub-directorate
Crimes Against Children Team

5. INTERPOL’s Crimes against Children Team
Image analysis and database
International operations
Website blocking
Specialized expert group
INTERPOL’s CAC team – which has developed over the past few years, now carries out varied activity:
Image analysis and database
International operations
Website blocking
Specialized expert group

6. Terminology etc. What does it depict and what do we know?
Sexual abuse or exploitation of children – not pornography
Evidence of a committed crime
Most sexual abuse of children is committed in the family circle or close relations
Most child sexual abuse is not documented
Some documented child sexual abuse is put online
Some of the online content is found and dealt with by the police

7. of policing the Internet
The challenge
of policing the Internet

8. The Internet is great!

10. INTERPOL Resolution October 2009 Adopted unanimously by the General Assembly

11. Criteria for Access blocking
Real children under 13
Severe abuse or strong sexualized focus
Double checked by at least two countries or organizations
Online during the last three months

12. The reality in most countries – no access blocking in place12 12

13. With access blocking in place13 13

15. ”Worst of”-list of domains
Current list: 408 domains New domains registered last week: Server-to-server exchange with ASPs/companies Available for all ISPs/ASPs for free Available through all NCBs No requirements for feedback or statistics ”Stop page” available, but not obligatory

16. Working with Internet industry

17. Thank you very much for the attention!
Access blocking is..
.. applying the same standards on the Internet as in the rest of society
Thank you very much for the attention!
Bjørn-Erik Ludvigsen