The Cyber Predators

Chat rooms. MySpace and other social networking sites. E-mails. Blogs. Instant messages. Today’s children and teens are constantly communicating online. But do they know how to keep themselves and their personal information safe from online predators? This title explains potential online dangers and how predators in cyberspace operate, discusses risks, and provides clear, practical tips and advice on how to stay safe.

Explore the multifaceted realm of cybercrime and abuse, delving into methods, sexual violence, data theft, fraud, victim experiences, and information security. This book enhances awareness by emphasizing the role of perpetrator personalities, their motives, and patterns. Tailored for postgraduates, it serves as a valuable reading resource.

An urgently needed primer on how to protect kids from the increasing threat of online predators Over 40 million Americans have seen Dateline’s ongoing popular series To Catch a Predator, which has caught over two hundred potential child predators. Here, Hansen shares the true stories of families who have been targeted by predators, revealing the tactics predators use to manipulate their victims and why even cautious families can be vulnerable to their attacks. He also offers suggestions from police officers, therapists, and child predators on the best approaches for preventing these crimes. Most critically, he provides parents with concrete steps they can take to protect their kids today, including how to initiate meaningful conversations with their children. To Catch a Predator teaches parents and children what they need to know before the next predator strikes.

Parents will gain insight on how to assist their child in creating a safer profile, and displaying appropriate images. This book will help the reader choose software that can act as a 'virtual' parent to supervise their child's activities.

Online predators have become every parent’s nightmare. This book teaches kids how to stay away from untrustworthy people online and what to do if an online predator does contact them.

Are you in danger of being cyberstalked? Have you been cyberbullied? Outwit your cyberattacker with these clever strategies from former cyberstalking victim, Alexis Moore. As the founder of Survivors in Action, Moore explains how to identify potential cyberattackers and how to recover from a cybercrime if you’ve been attacked. Her indispensable book can help you remain secure and safe in today’s dangerous digital world and take back control of your life.

In Online Predators, An Internet Insurgency: A Field Manual for Teaching and Parenting in the Digital Arena Jeffrey A. Lee brings his ten plus years’ experience in the fight against online child exploitation to bear in an easy to follow guide for all with a stake in the life of a child. This book equips parents, guardians, extended family, and educational professionals with practical strategies to help keep kids safe in a technology connected world. Instead of focusing on ever changing technology, Lee proposes a key fundamental change in the fight against online predation—to develop an insatiable curiosity about their child’s online life, then get in the front lines and stay there.

Think your child is safe surfing the Web? Think again, says R. Stephanie Good in this chilling expose and personal memoir about her efforts with the FBI to bust child sex predators. Posing as a young girl, Stephanie has helped the federal government catch everyone from common perverts to Fortune 1000 executives, even an executive from a children's cable television channel. Stephanie reveals the near-tragic personal story that compelled her into this harrowing career and takes readers on the hunt.