Child Pornography in France, Belgium and the Netherlands

Here is a recent documentary on child pornography in France, Belgium and the Netherlands by French journalist Karl Zéro. The report focuses on the Marc Dutroux affair which was widely reported in the international press in 2004. An excellent in-depth exposé of the European perspective on child pornography and child exploitation with a focus the seeming inability and unwillingness of France to deal with this problem. In French with English subtitles. Well worth the time and effort to watch the entire program. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

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Lessons from Penn State: Training Mandated Reporters

From a special edition of Centerpiece, the official newsletter of the National Child Protection Training Center: The recent child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University, in which multiple, well-educated professionals declined to report clear evidence of maltreatment, is not an isolated instance. Twenty years of research documents what every child protection professional in America already knows—that most people most of the time won’t report even clear evidence of maltreatment or otherwise intervene to save a child. Although less clear, the Penn State ...

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