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Editorial Editorial Ladies and Gentlemen, For a president of a higher education establishment of the police it is always a special joy to be presented with a scientific publication from your own institution. Since the year 2007, the University of Applied Science of the Brandenburg Police (Fachhochschule der Polizei des Landes Brandenburg) has been regularly publishing a German-language research booklet called Oranienburger Schriften. The publication is devoted to phenomena relevant to police work within the context of the booklet’s particular focal points. Every so often a topic is raised that is of greater and more international significance than can be reflected in a German-language publication. We believe that, from a research perspective, the present edition deals with just such a topic, and one that so far is largely unknown. With support from our interior minister Dr Dietmar Woidke, we have decided for the first time to publish an edition in English in order to bring the findings about the victimisation of minors by sex offenders in the virtual worlds to the attention of the widest possible audience. I hope that some readers, having read this publication, will engage in scientific exchange with us. I would be delighted. Yours, Rainer Grieger President of the University of Applied Science of the Brandenburg Police Special Edition <strong>2013</strong> 5
Preface of the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg Ladies and Gentlemen, On 19 September 2012 the interior ministry on behalf of the State of Brandenburg organised a conference in Brussels on the risks of virtual worlds. The conference was designed to make the European Commission, the European Parliament and other bodies interested in this topic aware of the risks inherent in the use of online games (which are also used by sex offenders) for children and young people. I thought that it was expedient to hold this conference because the very essence of the task of policy-makers is to improve things in the face of blatant wrongdoings. The many positive national and international reactions and the feedback from the media we received confirmed my belief that such an event was necessary and beneficial. I was all the more surprised that until now almost nobody has seriously looked into the dangers inherent in the use of virtual worlds by sex offenders and the accompanying lack of mechanisms in place that protect children and young people. Although for many children and young people online games are a media reality and are for some, depending on their age, more popular than chat rooms, the risks have so far not been examined in depth. We are not talking about whether these games have violent or pornographic contents, we are talking about who plays, interacts and communicates in such worlds, which is something that needs to be looked into. It is therefore necessary to critically review the safety mechanisms of such games that are currently used and place them in an international (European) context. Here, the operators as well as the responsible child and youth protection authorities must be called to task and asked to reconsider their safety precautions. In addition to these technical and policy measures, users and especially their parents have to be made aware of these risks. I believe that this is necessary to allow parents and their children to discuss the responsible use of the internet. This publication can, on the one hand, contribute to making the internet as safe as possible for minors to use and, on the other, bring about new ideas for security agencies with regard to law enforcement as well as prevention. I hope that this special edition of Oranienburger Schriften will help people become more aware of these risks. Yours, Dr Dietmar Woidke Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg Special Edition <strong>2013</strong> 7
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