Its 2008/9 Strategic Overview report shows that incidents of online grooming are still worryingly high and urges parents to take more notice of their children's computer use.
The report calls on parents to better understand the tactics used by sex offenders, which include asking children and young people to perform sex acts on web cams.
Jim Gamble, the centre's chief executive and the Association of Chief Police Officers' child protection head, said: "This is not about understanding technology or even necessarily the latest online service. It is about behaviour."
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