مجلة القانون، المجتمع والسلطة
Volume 14, Numéro 1, Pages 105-122
2025-03-01

Cybercrime Against Children

Authors : Boukais Soumia .

Abstract

The most dangerous thing that came as a result of the information and communication revolution is cybercrime, which has become a contemporary social phenomenon that has attracted a lot of attention from all groups, as it differs greatly from traditional crimes, both in terms of the way they are committed and in terms of the nature of their perpetrators, who are often characterized by experience and skill. However, this crime becomes more serious when it targets the most vulnerable group in society, which is children, who are exploited because of their young age, easy access to the Internet, and frequent use of social networking sites, so they are seduced, deceived, sexually harassed, as well as bullied, in addition to endangering their lives through some electronic games or by inciting them to murder and suicide. Accordingly, this study aims to introduce cybercrimes in general and cybercrimes against children in particular, in addition to identifying the various types of these crimes that may threaten the life and safety of the child, whether physical, psychological or even sexual, in addition to exposure to legal mechanisms to protect children from them, whether internationally or nationally. Several results have been reached, the most important of which is the seriousness of electronic crimes against children because of their threat to their lives and physical and psychological safety, in addition to a significant increase in these crimes due to the significant expansion in the use of technology by children and adolescents, which makes them easy prey. Therefore, it is necessary to update local and international laws to be more comprehensive and strict in punishing the perpetrators of these crimes, with the need for cooperation between countries to exchange information and experiences on best practices to combat various forms of cybercrime.

Keywords

Children ; Cybercrime ; Information ; Law-Protection