Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Child Sexual Abuse Mater- The term used by police, clinicians/practitioners, and academics to
ial [CSAM] refer to child pornography.
2. Child Pornography An older term that is being replaced by CSAM in the Criminal Code.
3. Child Sexual Exploitation Another common acronym that is the same as CSAM.
Material [CSEM]
4. s163.1 of the Criminal Legal reference for the definition of Child Sexual Abuse Material.
Code of Canada
5. Explicit sexual activity Visual content showing sexual activity involving an adult pretending
to be a minor (< 18 years).
6. Simulated sexual activity Content that does not require actual engagement in sexual activity;
for example, performing 'oral sex' on a popsicle could qualify.
7. Canadian Criminal Justice Summary statistics of outcomes for CSAM offenders in Canada be-
Outcomes tween 2014 and 2022.
8. Sexual Violations Against A category of offenses related to sexual crimes against minors.
Children
9. Online Sexual Offences Crimes committed against children via online platforms.
Against Children
10. Total Online Child Sexual Aggregate measure of online offenses related to child sexual ex-
Exploitation ploitation.
11. Online Child Pornography A specific type of CSAM that is distributed or accessed online.
, 12. Prevalence Estimates Statistical measures of the incidence of CSAM reported to police.
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Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Child Sexual Abuse Mater- The term used by police, clinicians/practitioners, and academics to
ial [CSAM] refer to child pornography.
2. Child Pornography An older term that is being replaced by CSAM in the Criminal Code.
3. Child Sexual Exploitation Another common acronym that is the same as CSAM.
Material [CSEM]
4. s163.1 of the Criminal Legal reference for the definition of Child Sexual Abuse Material.
Code of Canada
5. Explicit sexual activity Visual content showing sexual activity involving an adult pretending
to be a minor (< 18 years).
6. Simulated sexual activity Content that does not require actual engagement in sexual activity;
for example, performing 'oral sex' on a popsicle could qualify.
7. Canadian Criminal Justice Summary statistics of outcomes for CSAM offenders in Canada be-
Outcomes tween 2014 and 2022.
8. Sexual Violations Against A category of offenses related to sexual crimes against minors.
Children
9. Online Sexual Offences Crimes committed against children via online platforms.
Against Children
10. Total Online Child Sexual Aggregate measure of online offenses related to child sexual ex-
Exploitation ploitation.
11. Online Child Pornography A specific type of CSAM that is distributed or accessed online.
, 12. Prevalence Estimates Statistical measures of the incidence of CSAM reported to police.
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