The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

The Effects of Organizational and Community Context on Local of CSEC Prevalence,Prosecution of Computer Child Pornography Cases., and Services is a project designed byawardee, Fund for the City of New York. The award has a start date of 9/1/2009 and an end dateof 2/28/2012. The Center for Court Innovation proposes to collaborate with Richard Curtis, KirkDombrowski, and Bilal Khan to conduct a national study that would: (1) estimate the size andscope of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC); (2) describe the characteristicsand needs of CSEC victims; (3) explore available services; and (4) analyze prosecution outcomesfor victims and exploiters. The populations of interest would include youth under 18 who areengaged in prostitution, child pornography, or related CSEC activities and those who arecontrolling or profiting from them.Buzzell, T.Criminal Justice Studies, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 391-405, 2007.Abstract: This study examines how U.S. prosecutors deal with the problem of child pornographyas a facet of computer crime. Results from the 2001 National Prosecutors Survey reveal that thelikelihood of prosecuting this form of crime increases with having a budget for experts, usingalternatives to prosecution, and working in districts with higher crime rates and higher levels ofincome. Context therefore matters in the prosecution of computer child pornography cases.Further research is necessary, however, to understand how prosecutors handle advanced forms ofchild sexual exploitation.Mandatory Reporting of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Israel: What Happens After the Report?Oz, Sheri; Balshan, Dorit.Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1 - 22, 2007.Abstract: This study outlined issues of mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse, and theinconsistency of post-report interventions in Israel on children and their families. This papersuggests amendments to the mandatory reporting laws in Israel to better protect all children fromsexual exploitation while providing consistent and expert professional intervention. Althoughstudies have been conducted regarding the impact of mandated reporting laws on professionals,there is a scarcity of research exploring the impact on families and children affected by mandatedreporting. There are several problems regarding mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse inIsrael, namely the differences between sexual abuse and other forms of abuse that need to beaddressed; far fewer allegations of sexual abuse are substantiated in a court of law than physicalabuse or neglect. The tendency of some countries to advocate legal interventions for sexualabuse and therapeutic interventions for other forms of abuse may stem from emotional reactionsto sexual abuse rather than the effectiveness of the legal approach. Therefore, sexual abuseshould be dealt with using a separate law geared to handle the special nature of sexual abuse thatwarrants unique expertise on the part of the professional involved, namely an amendment to thelaw that requires reporting of all cases of suspected sexual abuse regardless of the age of theabuser and the relationship with the victim. So that the mandatory reporting can be an instrumentof change, the separate law should clearly stipulate the procedures to be followed after the reporthas been made and should state the minimal qualifications of an expert in the field of sexualabuse. Future research should include two major issues: the factors associated with disclosure ofabuse and the child s expectations, and the consequences of the disclosure for both the child andfamily members upon implementation of the ensuing legal and/or clinical interventions,including possible differential effects over the long and short terms. Figure, referencesF-52