Contribution of Youth Centers in Facing the Problem of Electronic Extortion of Adolescents

The current study aims to identify the following: causes of the problem of electronic extortion for adolescents: the social effects of the problem on them, the role of the social organizer to confront the problem, mechanisms followed by the state in limiting its spread, and the most important proposals for limiting the problem from the point of view of them. The study belongs to descriptive studies.
The study was applied to a sample of (150) adolescents who are students in the secondary stage, frequently visit the youth center and benefit from the programs and activities offered at it.
The study reached a set of results. The most important are the vast majority of the respondents are males. The majority of the respondents enrolled in industrial education schools. It indicated that the majority were subjected to electronic extortion.
The results of the study revealed that entertainment and harassment of others are among the most important reasons for the spread of electronic extortion It indicated that feeling shame and disgrace were the most important social effects of electronic extortion.
The study showed that the establishment of a specialized unit in electronic crimes is one of the most important mechanisms that the state follows to reduce it. It revealed that not communicating with strangers through social media is one of the most important proposals from the point of view of adolescents to reduce the problem of electronic extortion.