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Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) provides high quality research and statistics to the public, policy makers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners. 

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The mental health of officials who regularly examine child sexual abuse material: strategies for harm mitigation.
Mitchell, K.J., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Finkelhor, D. et al. The mental health of officials who regularly examine child sexual abuse material: strategies ... Learn More
How Risky is Online Sexting by Minors?
David Finkelhor, Samantha Sutton, Heather Turner & Deirdre Colburn
(08 Mar 2024): How Risky is Online Sexting by Minors?, Journal of Child ... Learn More

Current Projects

Technology-Based Harassment Victimization: Placement in a Broader Victimization Context
This project aims to improve current policy and practice on technology-based harassment victimization by examining it within the context of other type... Learn More
National Youth and Technology Study
This project aims to improve current policy and practice on technology-based harassment victimization by examining it within the context of other type... Learn More
Resilience among High-Risk Children: Analyses from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW)
This project is a secondary data analysis of the NSCAW data, funded by the Administration for Children and Families. The NSCAW data offers a unique op... Learn More
Confidentiality Protections for Juvenile Victims
This project explores the statutory, constitutional and practical issues involved in providing better protections against the disclosure of the identi... Learn More
Survey of Police Reporting and Help Seeking Among Families of Child Physical and Sexual Assault Victims (Police Reporting Survey)
Most crimes with juvenile victims are not reported to the police, and most child victims do not receive victim services, but the reasons for this have... Learn More

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