Internet
Papers
(Organized by study)
Second National Juvenile Online Victimization Study (N-JOV2)
Wolak, J., Finkhelhor, D., and Mitchell, K. (2009). Trends in Arrests of Online Predators. Crimes against Children Research Center.
Mitchell, K., Wolak, J., and Finkelhor, D. (2009). The National Juvenile Online Victim Study: Methodology Report. Crimes against Children Research Center.
Second Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS-2)
Mitchell, K.J., Wolak, J., & Finkelhor, D. (2008). Are blogs putting youth at risk for online sexual solicitation or harassment? Child Abuse & Neglect,32:277-294. (CV149)
Wells, M. & Mitchell, K. (2008). How do High Risk Youth Use the Internet? Characteristics & Implications for Prevention. Child Maltreatment, online first (http://cmx.sagepub.com/cgi/rapidpdf/1077559507312962v1) (CV178)
Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., & Mitchell, K. (2008). Is Talking Online to Unkown People Always Risky? Distinguishing Online Interaction Types in a National Sample of Youth Internet Users. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(3): 340-343. (CV168)
Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K., and Ybarra, M. (2008). Online "Predators" and Their Victims: Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment. American Psychologist, 63(2), 111-128 (CV163)
Ybarra, M., Mitchell, K., & Wolak, J. (2008). How Risky Social Networking Sites: A Comparison of Places Online Where Youth Sexual Solicitation and Harassment Occurs. Pediatrics. 121:e350-e357. (CV167)
Mitchell, K. J., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2007). Online requests for sexual pictures from youth: Risk factors and incident characteristics. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41, 196-203. (CV155)
Mitchell, K., Wolak, J., and Finkelhor, D. (2007). Trends in youth reports of unwanted sexual solicitations, harassment and unwanted exposure to pornography on the Internet. Journal of Adolescent Health,40: 116-126. (CV135)
Mitchell, K. & Ybarra, M. (2007). Online behavior of youth who engage in self-harm provides clues for preventive intervention. Preventive Medicine, 45: 392-396. (CV160)
Wolak, J., Mitchell, K., & Finkelhor, D. (2007). Does online harassment constitute bullying? An exploration of online harassment by known peers & online-only contacts. Special Issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, 41: S51-S58. (CV172).
Wolak, J., Mitchell, K. J., and Finkelhor, D. (2007). Unwanted and wanted exposure to online pornography in a national sample of youth Internet users. Pediatrics, 119(2), 247-257. (CV153)
Ybarra, M. and Mitchell, K. (2007). Prevalence & frequency of Internet harassment instigation: Implications for adolescent health. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41(2): 189-195. (CV157)
Ybarra, M., Mitchell, K., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2007). Internet prevention messages: Targeting the right online behaviors. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 161: 138-145. (CV77)
Wolak, J., Mitchell, K., and Finkelhor, D. (2006). Online victimization of youth: Five years later. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Bulletin - #07-06-025. Alexandria, VA. (CV138)
Ybarra, M. L., Mitchell, K. J., Wolak, J., and Finkelhor, D. (2006). Examining characteristics and associated distress related to Internet harassment: Findings from the Second Youth Internet Safety Survey. Pediatrics, 118(4), 1169-1177. (CV141)
For hard copies of the report Online Victimization of Youth: Five Years Later and information about online safety for families, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678, or online at www.missingkids.com.
National Juvenile Online Vicimization Study (N-JOV)
Wells, M. Finkelhor, D., Wolak, J., and Mitchell, K. (2007). Defining child pornography: Law enforcement dilemmas in the investigations of Internet child pornography possession. Police, Practice & Research, 8(3): 269-282. (CV96)
* Author Posting. (c) Taylor & Francis, 2007.
(This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Taylor & Francis for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Police Practice and Research, Volume 8 Issue 3, July 2007.doi: 10.1080/15614260701450765 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614260701450765)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D. and Wolak, J. (2005). The internet and family and acquaintance sexual abuse. Child Maltreatment, 10(1), 49-60. (CV93)
Mitchell, K.J., Wolak, J. and Finkelhor, D. (2005). Internet sex crimes against minors. In K. Kendall-Tackett & S. Giacomoni (Eds.) Child victimization (pp. 2.1 - 2.17). Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute. (CV113)
Mitchell, K.J., Wolak, J. and Finkelhor, D. (2005). Police posing as juveniles online to catch sex offenders: Is it working? Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 17(3): 241-267. (CV82)
Walsh, W.A. and Wolak, J. (2005). Can nonforcible sex crimes be successfully prosecuted when victims are willing adolescents? Child Maltreatment, 10(3), 260-271. (CV105)
Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., and Mitchell, K.J. (2005). Child Pornography Possessors Arrested in Internet-Related Crimes: Findings from the National Juvenile Online Victimization Study. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria: VA. (CV81)*
Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., and Mitchell, K.J. (2005). The varieties of child pornography production. In Quayle, E. & Taylor, M. (Eds.), Viewing child pornography on the Internet: Understanding the offense, managing the offender, helping the victims (pgs. 31-48). Dorset, UK: Russell House Publishing. (CV100)
Wells, M., Finkelhor, D., Wolak, J. and Mitchell, K.J. (2004). Law enforcement challenges in Internet child pornography crimes. Sex Offender Law Report, 5 (4), pp. 41-42, 49. (CV95)
Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D. and Mitchell, K.J. (2004). Internet-initiated sex crimes against minors: Implications for prevention based on findings from a national study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35(5), 424-433. (CV71)
Wolak, J., Mitchell, K.J., and Finkelhor, D. (2003). Internet sex crimes against minors: The response of law enforcement. Alexandria, VA: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (CV70)*
Wolak, J., Mitchell, K.J., and Finkelhor, D. (2003). National juvenile online victimization study (N-JOV): Methodology report. Crimes against Children Research Center, Durham, NH. (CV72)
*Hard copies of these reports can be obtained from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or online at www.missingkids.com.
First Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS-1)
Mitchell, K., Ybarra, M., & Finkelhor, D. (2007). The relative importance of online victimization in understanding depression, delinquency, & substance use. Child Maltreatment, 12(4), 314-324. (CV132)
Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K.J., and Wolak, J. (2005). Online victimization: What youth tell us. In S.W. Cooper, R.J. Estes, A.P. Giardino, N.D. Kellogg, & V.I. Vieth (Eds.), Medical, legal, and social science aspects of child sexual exploitation: A comprehensive review of pornography, prostitution, and Internet crimes, Vol. 1 (pgs. 437-467). St. Louis, MO: GW Medical Publishing, Inc. (CV47)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2005). Protecting youth online: Family use of filtering and blocking software. Child Abuse & Neglect 29:753-765. (CV49)
Ybarra, M.L., Alexander, C., and Mitchell, K.J. (2005). Depressive symptomatology, youth Internet use, and online interactions: A national survey. Journal of Adolescent Health, 36(1), 9-18. (CV74)
Ybarra, M.L. and Mitchell, K.J. (2005). Exposure to Internet pornography among children and adolescents: A National Survey. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 8(5), 473-486. (CV76)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2004). Victimization of youths on the internet. In J.L. Mullings, J.W. Marquart & D.J. Hartley (Eds.) The Victimization of Children: Emerging Issues (pgs. 1-39). Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY. (CV90)
Ybarra, M.L. and Mitchell, K.J. (2004). Online aggressors, victims, and aggressor/victims: A comparison of associated youth characteristics. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 45(7), 1308-1316. (CV75)
Ybarra, M.L. and Mitchell, K.J. (2004). Youth engaging in online harassment: Associations with caregiver-child relationships, Internet use, and personal characteristics. Journal of Adolescence, 27(3), 319-336. (CV63)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2003). The exposure of youth to unwanted sexual material on the internet: A national survey of risk, impact and prevention. Youth & Society, 34(3), 330-358. (CV43)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2003). Victimization of youth on the internet. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 8(1/2), 1-39. (CV89)
Wolak, J., Mitchell, K.J., and Finkelhor, D. (2003). Escaping or connecting? Characteristics of youth who form close online relationships. Journal of Adolescence, 26(1), 105-119. (CV51)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2002). Youth online victimization. In David Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment, 3, 1109-1112. Newbury Park, CA: Berkshire Reference/Sage Publications. (CV48)
Wolak, J., Mitchell, K.J., and Finkelhor, D. (2002). Close online relationships in a national sample of adolescents: A description. Adolescence, 37(147), 441-456. (CV50)
Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K.J., and Wolak, J. (2001). Highlights of the Youth Internet Safety Survey. Juvenile Justice Fact Sheet – FS200104 (pgs. 1-2). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. (CV46)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2001). Risk factors and impact of online sexual solicitation of youth. Journal of the American Medical Association, 285 (23), 1-4. (CV42)
Mitchell, K.J. (2001). Youth on the Internet: Who is at Risk? The LINK: The official newsletter of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. (CV129)
Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K.J., & Wolak, J. (2000). Online victimization: A report on the nation’s youth. Alexandria, VA: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (CV38)
Survey of Internet Mental Health Issues (SIMHI)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., and Becker-Blease, K. (2007). A classification of adults with problematic internet experiences: Linking internet and conventional problems from a clinical perspective. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10(3): 381-392. (CV94)
Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., & Becker-Blease, K. (2007). Linking youth internet and conventional problems: Findings from a clinical perspective. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 15(2): 39-58. (CV78)
Mitchell, K. and Wells, M. (2007). Problematic Internet experiences: Primary or secondary presenting problems in persons seeking mental health care. Social Science & Medicine, 65: 1136-1141. (CV131)
Wells, M. and Mitchell, K., (2007). Youth sexual exploitation on the Internet: DSM-IV diagnoses and gender differences in co-occurring mental health issues. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 24(3): 235-260. (CV128)
Wells, M., Mitchell, K., Finkelhor, D., and Becker-Blease, K. (2007). Online mental health treatment: Concerns & considerations. CyberPsychology and Behavior,10(3):453-459. (CV97)
Wells, M., Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D. and Becker-Blease, K. (2006). Mental health professionals’ exposure to clients with problematic internet experiences. Journal of Technology in the Human Services, 24(4): 35-51. (CV106)
Mitchell, K.J., Becker-Blease, K. and Finkelhor, D. (2005). Inventory of problematic Internet experiences encountered in clinical practice. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 36(5): 498-509. (CV92)
To request a copy of an article listed in this study, please contact:
Kimberly Mitchell, Ph.D.
Crimes against Children Research Center
University of New Hampshire
10 West Edge Drive, Ste. 106
Durham, NH 03824-3586
kimberly.mitchell@unh.edu
Other
Sabina, C., Wolak, J., & Finkelhor, D. (2008). The Nature and Dynamics of Internet Pornography Exposure for Youth Under 18. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(6): 1-3. (CV169)
Ybarra, M., Espelage, D.L., & Mitchell, K. (2007). The Co-Occurrence of Internet Harassment and Unwanted Sexual Solicitation Victimizatoin and Perpetration: Associations with Psychosocial Indicators. Journal of Adolescent Health. 41(6,Suppl): S31-S41. (CV120b)
Janis Wolak, Kimberly Mitchell, and David Finkelhor (2006). Online Victimization of Youth: Five Years Later.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Bulletin – #07-06-025. Order (CV138)
David Finkelhor, Kimberly Mitchell and Janis Wolak (2000). Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation's Youth. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Bulletin -- #6-00-020
