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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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Victimization and abuse among children with disabilities: Age adjusted rates in a US national sample
Vanderminden, J., Finkelhor, D., Hamby, S., & Turner, H. (2023). Victimization and abuse among children with disabilities: Age adjusted rates in a... Learn More
Levels of support for legislative bans to end physical punishment in schools and homes in a national sample
Fleckman, J. M., Taylor, C. A., Gershoff, E., Finkelhor, D., Holden, G. W., & Klika, B. (2023). Levels of support for legislative bans to end phys... Learn More

Current Projects

Developing New Knowledge for Effective Children’s Advocacy Centers: Employing the NCAtrak Data System for CAC Research
This research represents an innovative effort to link research with large-scale, standardized case data collection by the National Children’s Alliance... Learn More
The Role of Technology in Child Sex Trafficking
Sexual victimizations are serious crimes that harm a significant percentage of children and adolescents. A national study of youth (ages 2 to 17) rev... Learn More
Contextual Influences on Bullying Involvement and Relations between Bullying and Other Victimization Forms
Summary: This project's aim is to evaluate bullying and other victimization forms across the transition from elementary to middle school. By focu... Learn More

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