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National Plan to Prevent the Sexual Exploitation of Children

NCJ Number
232068
Date Published
November 2008
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This guide provides strategies and guidelines to end sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
Abstract
More than 30 agencies and experts nationwide have collaborated to develop this first coordinated collective national plan to focus on prevention and to demand the end of sexual abuse and exploitation of children. It supports comprehensive prevention strategies but focuses on primary prevention and positive youth development actions that take place before child sexual abuse or exploitation has been perpetrated. The plan defines the nature and scope of the problem; acknowledges the need to build on the foundation of existing research, advocacy, and treatment; discusses the value of a national plan; encourages the development of policy; and describes a range of actions from individual to corporate strategies to stop the demand for and prevent child sexual exploitation. Goal orientated, step-by-step instructions are provided to help organizations promote norms that support healthy behaviors, images, and messages; support environments and education that promote healthy development, relationships, and sexuality; enhance collaboration with media, industry, and policy makers to develop and implement strategies to prevent child sexual exploitation; and develop strategies which promote the reduction of commercial and individual demand for sexual exploitation of children by countering normalization. 37 endnotes