Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Resource Year Topic Type
Syndemic pathways linking juvenile delinquency, structural vulnerability, and mental health: Implications for exploitation risk.
Colburn, D. & Mitchell, K.J., Taylor, B. (2026). Syndemic pathways linking juvenile delinquency, structural vulnerability, and mental health:…
 2026 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Vicarious Trauma Paper
Mapping help needs among sexual and gender minority youth at risk for commercial sexual exploitation: A network analysis.
Mitchell, KJ, O’Brien, J, Gewirtz-Meydan, A, Jones, LM, Colburn, D (2026). Mapping help needs among sexual and gender minority youth at risk for…
 2026 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Paper
A brief screener to identify youth at risk for commercial sexual exploitation: Development and validation among sexual and gender minority youth.
Mitchell, K. J., O’Brien, J., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Colburn, D., & Jones, L. M. (2026). A brief screener to identify youth at risk for commercial…
 2026 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Paper
Trends and New Directions in the Law Enforcement Response to the Sex Trafficking of Minors
Trends and New Directions in the Law Enforcement Response to the Sex Trafficking of Minors NIJ Award 2020-MU-CX-0041 Principal Investigator (PI…
 2025 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual Abuse, Technology/Internet Victimization Report
Trends in Arrests and Investigative Techniques of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes: The 4th National Juvenile Online Victimization Study
Trends in Arrests and Investigative Techniques of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes: The 4th National Juvenile Online…
 2025 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual Abuse, Technology/Internet Victimization Report
“I would say almost every single case has some sort of an internet connection”: Law enforcement and service provider insights on technology’s role in the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth in the United States
Prior, A., O’Brien, J. E., Cattarin, E., Murphy, M., Zwerling Kahn, G., & Mitchell, K. J. (2025). “I would say almost every single case has some…
 2025 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Technology/Internet Victimization Paper
Building the Evidence on Preventing Youth Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Nonrandomized, Quasi-experimental Evaluation of the Not a Number Trafficking Prevention Program
Jones, L. M., O’Brien, J. E., & Graham, S. E. Building the Evidence on Preventing Youth Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Nonrandomized, Quasi-…
 2025 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Evaluation Paper
Youth Attitudes Toward Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Help-Seeking: An Analysis of Data Collected by the Not a Number Trafficking Prevention Program
Jones, L. M., O’Brien, J. E., Colburn, D., McKinney, K., & Martin, L. (2024). Youth Attitudes Toward Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Help-…
 2024 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Evaluation Paper
Law Enforcement Agency Practices and Policies for the Investigation of Child Sex Trafficking: Are Agencies Using Victim-Centered Approaches?
Mitchell, K. J., O'Brien, J., Jones, L. M., & Puchlopek-Adams, A. (2024). Law Enforcement Agency Practices and Policies for the…
 2024 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Paper
COVID-19 and Child Sex Trafficking: Qualitative Insights on the Effect of the Pandemic on Victimization and Service Provision
O’Brien, J. E., Jones, L. M., Mitchell, K. J., & Kahn, G. Z. (2024). COVID-19 and Child Sex Trafficking: Qualitative Insights on the Effect of…
 2024 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Paper