The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

Annotated Bibliography: Child ExploitationThe Never-Ending Limits of § 230: Extending ISP Immunity to the Sexual Exploitation ofChildren.Noeth, Katy.Federal Communications Law Journal, May2009, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p765-784, 20p.Abstract: In 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas extended civil liabilityto Yahoo! under § 230 of the Communications Decency Act so that it could not be sued forknowingly profiting from a Web site where members exchanged sexually explicit pictures ofminors. The court found that the reasoning of the seminal § 230 case, Zeran v. AOL, wasanalogous and that policy considerations mandated its holding. This Note argues that amultifaceted approach is needed to prevent future courts from following that decision, includingan amendment to § 230 that would impose civil liability upon ISPs that knowingly allow thesexual exploitation of children on their Web sites. In the meantime, however, future courtsshould distinguish Zeran and refuse to apply its defamation rationale to child sexual exploitationclaims. Future courts should also refuse to extend the Immunity to child sexual exploitationclaims because doing so does not further the congressional intent behind § 230. Courts shouldrecognize an exception to immunity under § 230(e)(1) in order to protect minors on the Internet.Identifying and Managing Stress in Child Pornography and Child Exploitation Investigators.Krause, Meredith.Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 22-29, Apr 2009.Abstract: In the last decade, law enforcement personnel have increasingly been tasked to policethe internet in an effort to staunch the production and distribution of child pornography and toinvestigate computer-facilitated child exploitation. These investigative personnel haveencountered a range of assignment-specific challenges and strains as a result of theirinvolvement in this taxing and novel investigative activity. In some cases, the cumulative effectsof these strains, together with repeated exposure to highly disturbing images of abused children,have resulted in stress reactions that have commanded the attention of police managers andpolice psychologists alike. The present article is intended to provide an overview of the stressesunique to child exploitation and pornography investigations, common reactions to thesestressors, procedural safeguards to mitigate the impact of this high-risk assignment, and twomodel programs designed to meet the needs of the current generation of 'cyber cops'.Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children in the Twenty-First Century: Preparing for Challenges andOpportunities.Wurtele, Sandy K.Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1 - 18, January-February 2009.Abstract: This paper describes the scope and consequences of child sexual abuse (CSA) andcritiques child-focused personal safety educational programs designed to prevent sexualvictimization. CSA is an extremely complex social problem that will require comprehensivesolutions to eradicate. Prevention of CSA is best conceptualized as a process of reducing riskfactors and building protective factors in the potential perpetrator, potential victim and his or herfamily, and in the environment in which they all exist. Major health and social problems will beeradicated only when all sectors of society, not just the individual, share responsibility forF-45