Deck 7: Online Child Abuse and Neglect

Question 1

Girls are more likely to engage in sexting and more likely to feel pressured from boys to send a sext.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In R v Sharpe the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the child pornography provisions of the Criminal Code as a valid limitation of the right to freedom of expression.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Under the Criminal Code Canadian legal authorities have pursued sexting between minors under the age of 18.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

During the grooming process, the young person's inhibitions are raised to understand they have been groomed.

Question 5

Offenders resort exclusively to flattery to make the young person feel special, loved, and cared for.

Question 6

When meeting face to face, groomers resort to assaulting the young person.

Question 7

About 1 in 3 youth indicate a willingness to provide their real names and addresses to access free email or create a profile on a social networking site.

Question 8

Both the Canadian legal system and child welfare view the problem of child sexual abuse images as a child protection issue.

Question 9

Receiving unexplained gifts such as mobile phones or credit vouchers is not a sign of online abuse.

Question 10

Children who are abused online must cope with the reality that their images can never be removed.