2017-01-20 Digital Technology and Child Pornography from Frederick Lane A CLE presentation delivered to the office of the Federal Public Defenders in Knoxville, TN on January 20, 2017. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and…
Halloween 2016 is just two weeks away and people are starting to get excited about designing and showing off their costumes. I personally am not a big costume fan, but it is fun to watch the increasingly sugar-jagged kids come up to the door each year. We had some pretty enthusiastic trick-or-treaters in Burlington, Vermont…
[Author’s Note: This is an excerpt from my recently published book, Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads. The Kindle version was published on September 21; the paperback version will be available in the next couple of weeks. If you would like to be notified of its publication and about other topics like this, please fill…
For someone researching digital misconduct by educators, summer vacation is the slow season, which made it good time to take a break to finish my most recent book (Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads). But these types of cases never stop completely. In June, a child abuse complaint was lodged with the Berks County (PA)…
It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of my ninth book, Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads. The book is available now as a Kindle download; it will be available in paperback in about two weeks. Set out below is the press release for the book. Contact: Frederick Lane Brooklyn, New York…
I am honored to have been invited to participate in a panel discussion this week in Washington, D.C. on the importance of improving education about social media in our schools. Set out below is the press release for the event. Event Registration Please join us for an important event calling on high schools to educate…
2016-09-26 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A presentation on educator misconduct presented to the New York State Council of School Superintendents in Saratoga Springs, NY on September 26, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…
Earlier today, I had the pleasure of participating [via Skype] in a provocative and informative forum entitled “The Impact of Social Media on Vulnerable Youth.” The forum was organized by Andrea B. Goetz, the Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Clinical Practice, Policy & Support. Kelly Wallace, CNN Editor-at-Large and Reporter on Family, Life, and…
North Carolina, I’m looking at you. Ten months after the state made national headlines for charging a 16-year-old high school quarterback and his 15-year-old girlfriend with two felonies each for exchanging nude cell phone photos, state officials have leveled four felony counts against a 16-year-old boy for disseminating obscenity (i.e., photos of his penis). At…
2016-06-21 Cybertraps for Librarians from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered via GoToMeeting on June 21, 2016 to the “Intellectual Freedom and Censorship” class at Simmons College, Boston, MA. Feedback from Dr. Laura Saunders, Assistant Professor at the Simmons School of Library and Information Science: Thank you for a fantastic lecture on the history of decency…
