The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

dealing with sexual offenses against children to reflect more appropriately the changed andchanging circumstances of sexual violence against women and children in the country. The oldCriminal Code provisions relating to sexual offenses against children and women generally wentunder the legislative scalpel changing completely the landscape of the old provisions with thisenactment. The purpose of this article is to discuss the different provisions contained in the newlaw dealing with the issue of sexual crimes against children. This is done in the context of bothlegislative reform of outdated criminal laws and PNG's international obligation to safeguardchildren from all forms of abuse and exploitation and protect the rights of children. 9 References.Adapted from the source document.The Legacy of the Clergy Abuse Scandal.Finkelhor, David.Child Abuse and Neglect; 27 (11) Nov 2003, pp.1225-1229.Abstract: The clergy abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has left its mark on child protectionefforts. It was a major national story about child maltreatment that has dominated the media formore than a year, prompting discussions about child exploitation issues in countless homes andorganizations. Asks whether it has ultimately helped the cause of child protection and concludesthat the controversy has had a complex kind of impact in the United States, both positive andnegative.Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth the South Africa.Snell, Cudore L.Journal of Negro Education, Fall2003, Vol. 72 Issue 4, pp. 506-514.Abstract: This article provides an overview of commercial exploitation, with a focus oncommercial sexual exploitation of Black children and youth in South Africa. A literature reviewon research on the labor exploitation among youth globally and in South Africa and on thecommercial sexual exploitation of South African youth is presented first. International andnational policy proclamations related to South African youth are highlighted. Second, findingsfrom a study of Black South African youth who engaged in commercial sexual activities in CapeTown are presented. Third, conclusions and recommendations to consider the complex social,educational, economic, and political aspects of child exploitation are offered. This includesimplications for further research, policy, and programs to assist this group of youth and theirfamilies.Sexual Abuse, Family Violence, and Female Delinquency: Findings from a Longitudinal Study.Herrera, Veronica M.; McCloskey, Laura Ann.Violence and Victims, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 319-334, June 2003.Abstract: The current study examines the effects of three forms of childhood victimization onself-reported delinquency and aggression in adolescent girls. These analyses are based on alongitudinal sample of 141 mother-daughter pairs participating in a study about marital violenceand child development. When the children were school aged, mothers and children providedreports describing (1) child exposure to marital violence, (2) escalated physical abuse against thechild, and (c) child sexual abuse. Children were followed up into adolescence and reinterviewed.Self-reports of delinquency (violent and nonviolent), running away, and violence against parentswere collected. Results indicate that out of the three forms of victimization, child sexual abuseemerged as the strongest predictor of girls' violent and nonviolent criminal behavior. Girls with aF-65