Introduction to the Case Study Collection

The Cyber Trust
Part of the Family Internet Monitoring Project

This collection of case studies explores real-world news stories highlighting how children and young people can be placed at risk through their online activities.

The collection is drawn from real cases investigated by the Cyber Choices team at the National Crime Agency and stories reported in the press.

All of these cases could have been prevented had parents been able to monitor their child's online activity and intervene.



News Item Link Cyber Choices Link

Story: Extremism online 'contributing to violence' as teen jailed over mass shooting plot

Source: STV News

 


Extremist views online may be contributing to young people wanting to carry out violence, a psychologist has warned.
It comes after an Edinburgh teenager who wanted to carry out a mass shooting at his own school was jailed for six years. The STV News article goes on to describe the possible sequence teenagers can go through to make them radicalised enough to undertake etreme acts.

For the full story visit the STV News site here.