Policing & Preventing Online Crimes Against Children

Children are interacting with digital devices younger than ever before. While there may be some benefits related to learning on digital devices, the risk of children being victimized online continues to rise. Predatory behavior targeted at children online is a parent's worst nightmare. How do we protect children from online predators? How do we stop these predators from engaging with children in the first place? What can we do to stop this compared to what law enforcement can do? Our guest this week, Dr. Kate Seigfried-Spellar (Professor in the MSU School of Criminal Justice) answers these questions based on her experience as a researcher and a practitioner. ----Dr. Seigfried-Spellar is a Professor in the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice. Her research interests and methods combine behavioral sciences, social sciences, artificial intelligence, biometrics, natural language processing, and digital forensics.Learn more: https://cj.msu.edu/directory/seigfriedspellar-kate.html----Interested in learning more about the MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training? Visit our website: www.cybertraining.msu.eduAdvance your career with a Masters Degree in Cybercrime and Digital Investigation from the MSU School of Criminal Justice: https://online.cj.msu.edu/ms-masters-cybercrime-digital-investigation----Follow Crossing the Firewall on social media! Find us on BlueSky and Instagram. You can also follow the MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Training on LinkedIn and Facebook. Crossing the Firewall is hosted by Dr. Tom Holt, Dr. Rachel McNealey, and Dr. Taylor Fisher. Edited by JJ Thomas.