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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
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
ASC Conference Presentation: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Not a Number Anti-Trafficking Prevention Program with High School Students Jones, L.M., O’Brien, J., & Graham, S. (2023). A quasi-experimental evaluation of the Not a Number anti-trafficking prevention program with high…	2023	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Evaluation	Paper
Not A #Number: Child Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Program Pre-Post Course Evaluation Findings Jones, L.M. & Sessarego, S. (2017). Not A #Number child trafficking and exploitation prevention program: Pre-post course evaluation findings.…	2017	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Evaluation	Paper
Commercial Sexual Exploitation Outcomes in a Community Sample of Youth O'Brien, J. E., Jensen, T., Mitchell, K., & White, K. (2023). Commercial Sexual Exploitation Outcomes in a Community Sample of Youth.…	2023	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Medical First Responders and Child Sexual Exploitation: Needs, Efforts, and Next Steps O’Brien, J. E., DellaPenna, R., Gonzalez-Pons, K., & Mitchell, K. (2022). Medical First Responders and Child Sexual Exploitation: Needs, Efforts…	2022	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
“What Does It Matter How We Define It?”: Exploring Definitions of DMST Among Service Providers and Victims/Survivors O’Brien, J. E. (2019). “What Does It Matter How We Define It?”: Exploring Definitions of DMST Among Service Providers and Victims/Survivors. Journal…	2019	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
“Sometimes, Somebody Just Needs Somebody–Anybody–to Care:” The power of interpersonal relationships in the lives of domestic minor sex trafficking survivors O’Brien, J. E. (2018). “Sometimes, Somebody Just Needs Somebody–Anybody–to Care:” The power of interpersonal relationships in the lives of domestic…	2018	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Practices and Policies Around Wellness: Insights From the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Network Mitchell, K. J., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., O'Brien, J., & Finkelhor, D. (2022). Practices and Policies Around Wellness: Insights From the Internet…	2022	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Improving services for youth survivors of commercial sexual exploitation: Insights from interventions with other high-risk youth O'Brien, J., Finkelhor, D., & Jones, L. (2022). Improving services for youth survivors of commercial sexual exploitation: Insights from…	2023	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Prostitution of juveniles: Patterns from NIBRS Finkelhor, D. and Ormrod, R.K. Juvenile Justice Bulletin – NCJ203946 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. (CV67)	2004	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, General Child Victimization, Statistics	Paper
National Juvenile Prostitution Study Methodology Report Mitchell, K., Wolak, J., and Finkelhor, D. Crimes Against Children Research Center, Durham, NH.	2009	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Conceptualizing juvenile prostitution as child maltreatment: Findings from the national juvenile prostitution survey Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., & Wolak, J. Child Maltreatment, 15(1): 18-36. (CV186)	2010	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Exploring the role of the Internet in juvenile prostitution cases coming to the attention of law enforcement Wells, M., Mitchell, K.J., & Ji, K. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 21, 327-342. (CV232)	2012	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Sex trafficking cases involving minors Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D. & Wolak, J. Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire: Durham, NH. (CV 313)	2013	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper

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