Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Child Sexual Exploitation, including the increasing amount of child sexual abuse material detected online as well as the online solicitation of children for sexual purposes, remains a serious threat. Therefore, Research is needed to better understand the process leading to such offending actions.
Research is needed to better understand the process leading to offending in all its various forms (e.g. from watching CSAM to sexually abusing a child), i.e. what triggers the behaviour of potential offenders, which approaches in addressing their behaviour work and which not, which profiles of offenders can be generated, etc.
Research is also needed to provide a deeper understanding of the prevalence of these crimes as well as the prevalence of persons with a sexual interest in children.
The solutions should be accompanied by corresponding training curricula for Police Authorities and Civil Society Organisations when necessary.
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Expected EU contribution: €3 million
This topic requires the active involvement, as beneficiaries, of at least 2 Police Authorities and at least 2 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from at least 3 different EU Member States or Associated countries.
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Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
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European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
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