Cybercrime against Minors: Causes and Directions of Prevention

Abstract

The problem of preventing cybercrime against minors is of an international nature. Currently, there is an increase in the crime under consideration, as well as a change in its structure. The emergence of new forms of cybercrime against minors, such as cyberbullying and cyberbullying, indicates the development of this type of crime. The problems of reducing the level of cybercrime against minors should be solved in the near future by making changes to criminal legislation. Effective recommendations should be developed within the framework of law enforcement activities to neutralize the destructive impact on the child in the virtual space. These quantitative and qualitative changes in the crime under consideration require serious changes. The correct definition of the causal complex of cybercrime against minors will make it possible to develop effective measures to counter cybercrime against minors. The article is devoted to the analysis and systematization of the causes of the crime under consideration and the proposals for their prevention developed on their basis.