Introduction

This book provides a timely overview of international policy, legislation and offender treatment practice in the area of Internet child abuse. The book is based upon the most recent and current research (some of which is unpublished) in the area. Contributors are key experts, police practitioners and researchers working in the Internet abuse field. The book will appeal to an international audience of academics, researchers, criminal justice agencies, policy makers and criminal justice practitioners. The Editors and one of the chapter contributors (Webster) are involved in the largest European study of Internet abusers’ victim-targeting practices, funded by the European Commission Safer Internet Programme (2009-11).