Combatting child sex abuse: Research Tuesdays

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Disturbingly, there is considerable evidence to suggest global demand for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is growing.

This month鈥檚 Research Tuesdays presented by Dr Russell Brewer who is head of the 成人大片-based Digital Youth Research Laboratory, will explore the possible impact and unique challenges that biometric technology may have on the problem.

The volume of CSAM available online has surged in recent years, including both static imagery and, increasingly, pre-recorded and live-stream video,鈥 said Dr Brewer.

Policing this pernicious problem is a global priority. But it is no easy task, both because of the material鈥檚 sheer abundance and the damage that repeated exposure to it can cause to officers鈥 mental health.

Developing automated methods to detect and analyse CSAM, however, could shift the balance.

Advanced facial and voice recognition software now in development has the potential to dramatically increase law enforcement agencies鈥 ability to detect CSAM online as it appears 鈥 and accelerate investigations,鈥 said Dr Brewer.

The presenter
is an Associate Professor in Criminology at the 成人大片 and a member of the Stretton Institute. He leads the , a research group based at the University with partners around the world. Russell鈥檚 research interests include cybercrime, youth delinquency, crime prevention and policing.

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奥贬贰搁贰:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 In person at the Braggs Lecture Theatre, 成人大片, North Terrace campus. Or register and watch the live Zoom webinar via the Research Tuesdays website /research/events/research-tuesdays or watch the live stream via the Research Tuesdays Facebook page.

WHEN:聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 5.30鈥6.30 pm, Tuesday 7 June 2021

COST: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Free event

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