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Support and recognition crucial in minimising harmful impacts for CSAM investigators and online moderators

SUBSCRIBE 4th July 2023James Sweetland, Policing Insight
Dealing with child sexual abuse material (CSAM) presents enormous psychological challenges, both for those working in police forces and for content moderators employed by tech firms; two new studies, presented at the recent Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) annual conference, offer surprising findings about the impact of this work – and a common theme for making these roles less harmful, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports.

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