title: Internet offenders: traders, travelers, and combination trader-travelers.
abstract: The Internet opens a vast array of communication, entertainment, and educational resources for children; however, it also opens a gateway to home and school for offenders who wish to exploit children. A convenience sample of 225 cases published in the news media was examined. The cases were classified using law enforcement terminology to describe Internet offenders as traders, travelers, or combination trader-travelers. The media is seen as a critical source of information for the public to be aware of how the Internet is being used to commit sexual exploitation and sex crimes against children.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The College of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Eileen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Alexy
authors.forename: Ann W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012107:Research Design; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States