individual or group that is intended to Sexual Abuse: harm others. Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in New technologies have become central sexual activities, not necessarily involving to modern life. They make it possible for a high level of violence, whether or not people across the to have instant the child is aware of what is happening. communication with one another. They allow for the rapid retrieval and It may involve: collation of information from a wide range of sources and provide a powerful physical contact, including assault by • stimulus for creativity. People may penetration (rape or oral sex), or discuss sensitive topics which, face to non-penetrative acts such as • face, they might find difficult. However, masturbation, kissing, rubbing and these technologies are also potentially touching outside of clothing damaging. They can enable children and young people to access harmful non-contact activities such as involving • and inappropriate materials. Those they children looking at or in the production engage with may not be directly known to of sexual images them and because of the anonymity offered by the internet children and watching sexual activities or • young people may be harmed or encouraging children to behave in exploited. • sexually inappropriate ways It is important to familiarise yourself or with local E-safety processes: Policies, procedures and practices grooming a child in preparation for • • abuse (including via the internet) Education, training and information • Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated Peer Abuse: by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can Peer Abuse can be defined as one who other children. brings mistreatment, insult or deception in excessive amounts to another Cyber-bullying involves the use of individual of the same peer group. This information and communication is done physically, mentally, emotionally technologies to support deliberate, or sexually. repeated, and hostile behaviour by an
Sexual Abuse: Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. It may involve: • physical contact, including assault by penetration (rape or oral sex), or • non-penetrative acts such as masturbation, kissing, rubbing and touching outside of clothing • non-contact activities such as involving children looking at or in the production of sexual images • watching sexual activities or • encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways or • grooming a child in preparation for abuse (including via the internet) Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can other children. Cyber-bullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour by an individual or group that is intended to harm others. New technologies have become central to modern life. They make it possible for people across the to have instant communication with one another. They allow for the rapid retrieval and collation of information from a wide range of sources and provide a powerful stimulus for creativity. People may discuss sensitive topics which, face to face, they might find difficult. However, these technologies are also potentially damaging. They can enable children and young people to access harmful and inappropriate materials. Those they engage with may not be directly known to them and because of the anonymity offered by the internet children and young people may be harmed or exploited. It is important to familiarise yourself with local E-safety processes: • Policies, procedures and practices • Education, training and information Peer Abuse: Peer Abuse can be defined as one who brings mistreatment, insult or deception in excessive amounts to another individual of the same peer group. This is done physically, mentally, emotionally or sexually.
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