Child Abuse Prevention - Child Exploitation

Publications

Bitter Earth: Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Country

Office for Victims of Crime, 1999

Child Sexual Molestation: Research Issues

National Institute of Justice, 1997

Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment

Office for Victims of Crime, 2004

Child Rape Victims

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1992

Child Sexual Exploitation: Improving Investigations and Protecting Victims: A Blueprint for Action

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1995

Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities

Office for Victims of Crime, 2008

The Cycle of Violence Revisited

National Institute of Justice, 1996

Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2004

Improving Tribal/Federal Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases Through Agency Cooperation

Office for Victims of Crime, 1998

National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adults/Adolescents

Office on Violence against Women, 2004

Prostitution of Juveniles: Patterns From NIBRS

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2004

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs: Improving the Community Response to Sexual Assault Victims

Office for Victims of Crime, 2001

Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2008

Statutory Rape Known to Law Enforcement

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2005

Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse—Later Criminal Consequences

National Institute of Justice, 1995

Online Exploitation

Child Pornography: Patterns From NIBRS

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2004

Child Pornography on the Internet
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2006

Children's Internet Protection Act: Study of Technology Protection Measures in Section 1703
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 2003

Combating Child Pornography: Federal Agencies Coordinate Law Enforcement Efforts, but an Opportunity Exists for Further Enhancement
U.S. General Accounting Office, 2002

File-Sharing Programs: Child Pornography Is Readily Accessible over Peer-to-Peer Networks
U.S. General Accounting Office, 2003

Highlights of the Youth Internet Safety Survey
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Internet Crimes against Children
Office for Victims of Crime, 2001

Investigating Crimes against Children

Federal Bureau of Investigation, No Date Available

Keeping Kids Safe Online: Advice from an FBI Cyber Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2006

A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
Federal Bureau of Investigation, No Date Available

Project Safe Childhood: Protecting Children from Online Exploitation and Abuse
U.S. Department of Justice, 2006

Protecting Children in Cyberspace: The ICAC Task Force Program

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002

For additional resources on this topic, see the Juvenile Victims and Child Abuse/Exploitation sections of our site, and conduct a search of the NCJRS Abstracts Database.

Related Resources

NCJRS: Internet Safety

This online resource offers a compilation of publications and referrals to organizations dealing with internet safety for children and internet privacy.

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Crimes Against Children Program

The mission of our Crimes Against Children (CAC) program is threefold: first, to decrease the vulnerability of children to sexual exploitation; second, to develop a nationwide capacity to provide a rapid, effective, and measured investigative response to crimes against children; and third, to enhance the capabilities of state and local law enforcement investigators through programs, investigative assistance, and task force operations

United States Department of Justice Criminal Division: Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
The Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) works to protect the welfare of America’s children and communities by enforcing federal criminal statutes relating to the exploitation of children and obscenity.

On Guard Online
OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

Project Safe Childhood

Project Safe Childhood (PSC) aims to combat the proliferation of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children.