If you would like to learn more about sexual controversies on the Internet, look into some of the following sources. Unless otherwise noted, the books are intended for adults. The congressional hearings can be accessed through the GPO online (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/index.html) or at a Federal Depository Library.
Arnaldo, Carlos A., ed. Child
Abuse on the Internet: Ending the Silence.
This book includes several essays as well as international case studies on child pornography and pedophilia on the Internet. Issues also include what you can do to protect children as well as legal aspects of the problems.
Ferraro, Monique Mattei, Eoghan Casey, and Michael
McGrath. Investigating Child Exploitation and
Pornography: the Internet, the Law and Forensic Science.
This book examines the impact of the Internet on child exploitation, pornography, and pedophilia, including information on all the issues discussed in these White Papers. The issues are explained in a straightforward manner; the chapters on forensics and digital evidence get a bit technical, however, but are nonetheless interesting and useful.
Hammel-Zabin, Amy. Conversations
with a Pedophile: In the Interest of Our Children.
A book written with letters, interviews, and conversations with a convicted pedophile imprisoned for life, Conversations with a Pedophile gives chilling insight into the mind of child sex offenders. Though not specifically related to online predators, the book can still be a useful way to learn what to teach and how to protect children.
Tarbox, Katherine. Katie.com:
My Story.
This is the true story of Katie
Tarbox who, at age 13, was sexually molested by a 40-something-year-old
pedophile who she met online and told her she was 23. She
eventually presses
charges in a historic court case. It is not a story for young
children, but may be appropriate for high school students and up.
This hearing examines the Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 two years after the act passed. It looks at the usefulness of organizing kid-friendly information on the Internet in a way that makes the Internet safer for children.
This hearing includes reports prepared by several legal and law enforcement experts in the area of Internet crimes against children. They show how online sexual predators are a real danger and how they find and target their victims.
Represented in this hearing are several statements from FBI Agents, psychiatrists, representatives from Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and representatives of other organizations who have professional experience and/or have done extensive research on the issue of protecting children from online predators.