Resources

Resource Year Topic Type
Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2022
For 2022, child neglect declined 6% compared to 2021 and child maltreatment fatalities rose 6%.
 2024 Trends In Child Victimization Bulletin
Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Findings from a National Survey
Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., Colburn, D., & Walsh, W. (2023). Online child sexual exploitation and abuse: Findings from a National Survey. Durham,…
 2023 Technology/Internet Victimization Bulletin
Online Sexual Abuse: Overview and Prevention, a talk by David Finkelhor
Video
 2023 Prevention, Technology/Internet Victimization Video
Youth-Produced Images Are the Majority of Child Sexual Abuse Materials: Categories of Youth and Adult Perpetrators From a Victim Based Study
Finkelhor, D., Colburn, D., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., O’Brien, J. E., Jones, L. M., Turner, H. A., & Mitchell, K. J. (2026). Youth-Produced Images Are…
 2026 Technology/Internet Victimization 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 Paper
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 Paper
“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
Child Maltreatment in Youth-Serving Organizations: A Scoping Review
Finkelhor, D., Gast, L., Cavanaugh, C., Sutton, S., Jones, L. M., & Turner, H. (2025). Child Maltreatment in Youth-Serving Organizations: A…
 2025 General Child 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
Prevalence of exposure to someone else’s firearm violence, threats, and risky behavior among a national sample of young people in the United States
Mitchell KJ, Banyard V, Taylor BG, Mumford EA, Liu W and Turner HA (2025) Prevalence of exposure to someone else’s firearm violence, threats, and…
 2025 Firearm Violence Paper
Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Findings from a National Survey David Finkelhor, Heather Turner, Deirdre Colburn, and Wendy Walsh
 2025 Technology/Internet Victimization Bulletin
Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2023
New national data have been released for 2023, showing a 3% decline in the rate of all child abuse of compared to 2022.
2025 Trends In Child Victimization Bulletin
Meta-Analysis and Crossnational Comparisons of Sexual Violence Against Children
Finkelhor, D. (2025). Meta-Analysis and Crossnational Comparisons of Sexual Violence Against Children. JAMA pediatrics.
 2025 Sexual Abuse Paper
Tips for Choosing a Therapist to Treat Harmful Sibling Dynamics
This handout provides information and guidance to those looking for a therapist to address harmful sibling dynamics.
 2025 Sibling Aggression and Abuse Fact Sheet
Exposure to child sexual abuse materials among law enforcement investigative personnel: Exploring trauma and resilience profiles.
Mitchell, K. J., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., O'Brien, J. E., & Ein-Dor, T. (2024). Exposure to child sexual abuse materials among law enforcement…
 2024 Vicarious Trauma Paper
“They are not victimless crimes…that’s frustrating to hear”: Qualitative insights from prosecutors working on cases related to technology facilitated child sexual abuse material
O'Brien, J. E., Kahn, G. Z., Gast, L., & Mitchell, K. J. (2025). “They are not victimless crimes… that's frustrating to hear”:…
 2024 Technology/Internet Victimization Paper
Prevalence of Gun Carrying and Gun Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth and Young Adults
Taylor, B., Mitchell, K. J., Turner, H. A., Sheridan-Johnson, J., & Mumford, E. A. (2024). Prevalence of gun carrying and gun violence…
 2024 Firearm Violence Paper
Online Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in a National Victim Survey
Walsh, W., Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., & O’Brien, J. (2024). Online commercial sexual exploitation of children in a national victim survey..…
 2024 Technology/Internet Victimization Paper
Persisting Concerns About Image Exposure Among Survivors of Image-Based Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Childhood
Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., Colburn, D., & Mitchell, K. J. (2024). Persisting concerns about image exposure among survivors of image-based sexual…
 2024 Technology/Internet Victimization 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