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Law Enforcement Work Exposure to Child Pornography
Law enforcement investigators exposed to child pornography during criminal investigations report problems that impact both their work and home lives. A new CCRC bulletin describes the results of a survey of more than 500 ICAC Task Forces and affiliated agencies. The bulletin is designed to raise awareness and understanding and to provide some helpful suggestions from agencies that are confronting this problem.
- Read the bulletin
- Read the press release
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New Study Finds High Rates of Childhood Exposure to Violence, Crime, and Abuse
A new CCRC survey finds that U.S. children are routinely exposed to even more violence and abuse than has previously been recognized, with nearly half experiencing a physical assault in the study year.
The survey findings conclude that:
- More than 60 percent of the children surveyed were exposed to violence, crime, or abuse within the past year, either directly or indirectly.
- Nearly one-half of the children and adolescents surveyed were assaulted at least once in the past year, and more than 1 in 10 were injured as a result.
- Nearly one-quarter of the respondents were the victim of a robbery, vandalism, or theft.
- One-tenth of respondents were victims of child maltreatment (including physical and emotional abuse, neglect, or a family abduction), and 1 in 16 were victimized sexually.
Results of this study are published in Pediatrics and in Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey, published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Read the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Bulletin
- Read the Pediatrics article
- Read the UNH Press Release
- Read the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Publication Advisory
- Contact the Researchers
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