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Hate Crimes Against Juveniles Reported to Police Juveniles are more likely than adults to experience a hate crime. According to police reports for 1997-1999, juveniles made up nearly a quarter (23…	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000	General Child Victimization	Fact Sheet
Child Maltreatment Fatalities The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System defines a maltreatment fatality “as a child dying from abuse or neglect, because either (a) the…	2005	General Child Victimization	Fact Sheet
Overall Crime Victimization of Juveniles Children have very high rates of crime victimization. In 2000, youth 12 through 17 had crime victimization rates over two times higher than adults,…	1999, 2000	General Child Victimization	Fact Sheet
Police reporting and professional help for child victims: A review Finkelhor, D., Wolak, J., & Berliner, L. Child Maltreatment, 6(1): 17-30.	2001	Child Advocacy Centers, NCAtrak	Paper
Reporting Assaults Against Juveniles to the Police Barriers and Catalysts Finkelhor, D. & Wolak, J. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18(2): 103-128.	2003	Child Advocacy Centers, NCAtrak	Paper
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…	1999, 2000	Child Advocacy Centers, NCAtrak	Project
Using Child Advocacy Center Tracking Data to Examine Criminal Disposition Times Walsh, W.A., Jones, L. M. & Swiecicki, C.C. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 23 (1), 198-216.	2014	Child Advocacy Centers, NCAtrak	Paper
Use of social networking sites in online sex crimes against minors: An examination of national incidence and means of utilization Mitchell, K., Finkelhor, D., Jones, L., & Wolak, J. (2010). Journal of Adolescent Health, 47(2): 183-190. (CV174)	2010	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Child pornography possessors: Trends in offender and case characteristics Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., & Mitchell, K. (2010). Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 23(1): 22-42. (CV204)	2010	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Internet-facilitated commercial sexual exploitation of children: Findings from a nationally representative sample of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Mitchell, K.J., Jones, L.M., Finkelhor, D., & Wolak, J. (2011). Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 23(1): 43-71. (CV201).	2011	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Growth and change in undercover online child exploitation investigations in the U.S., 2000 to 2006 Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., Wolak, J., & Jones, L.M. (2011). Policing and Society, 20(4): 416-431. (CV205)	2011	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Arrests for Child Pornography Production: Data at Two Time Points From a National Sample of U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K. J., and Jones, L. (2011). Child Maltreatment, 16(3): 184-195. (CV210)	2011	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Investigators using the Internet to apprehend sex offenders: Findings from the Second National Juvenile Online Victimization Study Mitchell, K.J., Wolak, J., Jones, L.M., & Finkelhor, D. (2011). Police Practice and Research, 1-15, iFirst Article, DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2011.…	2011	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Prevalence and Characteristics of Youth Sexting: A National Study Mitchell, K.J., Finkelhor, D., Jones, L.M. & Wolak, J. Pediatrics, 129:13-20. (CV237)		Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Trends in youth Internet victimizations: Findings from three youth Internet safety surveys, 2000 – 2010 Jones, L.M., Mitchell, K.J. & Finkelhor, D. (2012). Journal of Adolescent Health, 50: 179-186. (CV240)	2012	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Youth Internet Safety Study: Methodology Report Mitchell, K.J. & Jones, L.M. (2012). Crimes against Children Research Center.	2012	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Patterns of internet use and risk for online victimization for youth with and without disabilities Wells, M. & Mitchell, K.J. (2013). Journal of Special Education, published online 8 March. DOI: 10.1177/0022466913479141. (CV245)	2013	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
A trend analysis of U.S. adolescents’ intentional pornography exposure on the internet, 2000-2010 Rothman, E. F., & Mitchell, K. J. (2019). Durham, NH: Crimes against Children Research Center & Boston University School of Public Health.	2019	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Sexting: A typology Wolak, J. and Finkelhor, D. (2011). Crimes against Children Research Center.	2011	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper
Methodology Report: Third National Juvenile Online Victimization (NJOV3) Sexting Study Wolak, J., Mitchell, K. and Finkelhor, D. (2011). Crimes against Children Research Center.	2011	Technology/Internet Victimization	Paper

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