Commercial sexual exploitation of children

On June 18, 2019, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. ET, OJJDP will present "OJJDP FY 2019 Specialized Services and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation." This webinar will provide a general overview of the solicitation. The webinar will highlight key eligibility and solicitation requirements, identify tools and resources for applicants, and provide an opportunity for applicants to...

On February 19, 2019, the Office of Justice Programs announced an award of $750,000 to the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc., to support attorneys and related criminal justice professionals who investigate and prosecute child abuse cases. The award, provided through OJJDP's Victims of Child Abuse Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors program, will help increase public safety through aggressive prosecution of those...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is accepting applications for the OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies. This program supports community-based efforts to address children and youth impacted by sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking. This will include engaging men as...

On January 28, 2019, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, the Family and Youth Services Bureau, in collaboration with OJJDP, will present "How Mentoring Supports Runaway and Homeless Youth Victims and Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking." This webinar will focus on mentoring programs that work with youth who are at risk of or are victims of commercial sexual exploitation...

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, in partnership with OJJDP and Rights4Girls, will host the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking on August 13-15, 2018, in Portland, OR. This free interactive training will provide judges with tools to better work with youth who have been victimized or are at risk of being victimized. The training will feature hypothetical case...

On March 8, 2018, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with The Innocent Justice Foundation, will present "Building Resiliency: The Importance of Privacy and Confidentiality in Wellness Programs." This webinar is designed to help professionals who address commercial sexual exploitation of children develop wellness practices to promote resilience and reduce or eliminate the negative effects of exposure to trauma and stress...

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released "Federal Prosecution of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Cases, 2004-2013." This report examines data from commercial sexual exploitation of children cases prosecuted in the federal criminal justice system between 2004 and 2013. These offenses include production and possession of child pornography and child sex trafficking.

Resources:

• View the Department of Justice press release about the...

OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, will present the three-part webinar series "Commercial Sex Trafficking—Using Research Findings To Support Investigations" on September 13, 19, and 26, 2017, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET. This series will explore research related to commercial sex trafficking of minors and how to improve system responses to victims. The...

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, in partnership with OJJDP and Rights4Girls, will host the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking on June 5-7, 2017, in San Diego, CA. This interactive training will provide judges and judicial officers with tools to better work with youth who are victims or are at risk of becoming victims of child sex trafficking...