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Commercial sexual exploitation of children

National Children's Alliance 2017 Annual Report

Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description
Agencies
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OJJDP Awards $750,000 To Improve Child Abuse Investigation and Prosecution

 

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...

OVW Announces Funding To Address Youth Impacted by Domestic and Sexual Assault

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...

Webinar To Discuss Building Resiliency Through Wellness Programs

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...

Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Report

 

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.

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OJJDP Webinar Series To Discuss Commercial Sex Trafficking Research

 

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...