Transnational Child Sexual Abuse: Outcomes from a Roundtable Discussion

The phenomenon of men who travel across international borders to engage in child sexual abuse presents significant public health, legal, diplomatic, cultural, and research challenges. Briefed in the current scope of this issue by relevant stakeholders across legislation, research, and social policy,...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-01, Vol.16 (2), p.243
Main Authors: Merdian, Hannah L, Perkins, Derek E, Webster, Stephen D, McCashin, Darragh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arousal
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual
Child sexual abuse
Children
Children & youth
Crime
Digital media
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Exploitation
Grooming
Humans
International policy
Internationality
Internet
Law enforcement
Pedophilia
Peer to peer computing
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
Sexual arousal
Sexual assault
Sexual behavior
Tourism
Transnationalism
Webcams
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Summary:The phenomenon of men who travel across international borders to engage in child sexual abuse presents significant public health, legal, diplomatic, cultural, and research challenges. Briefed in the current scope of this issue by relevant stakeholders across legislation, research, and social policy, a roundtable discussion held in London aimed to synthesise plenary discussions from multidisciplinary attendees across law enforcement, academia, non-profit, and industry sectors with direct relevance to the UK. Specifically, the roundtable discussions aimed to gather the central themes relating to attendee discussions on the key challenges, affected countries, response strategies, and knowledge gaps. Four key themes were identified from the data, relating to the definition of Transnational Child Sexual Abuse (TCSA), criminal justice, geographical considerations, and issues surrounding tourism/hospitality. The data highlighted four priorities for future development and research, namely developing offender typologies, victim-centric investigative practice, prevalence and definitions, and collaborations. These themes provide insight into the issue of transnational child sexual abuse from the perspective of different disciplines and offer a strategy to prioritise, and collaborate, in the efforts against transnational child sexual abuse.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16020243