Child sexual abuse

Women's Experiences of Victimization and Survival

Journal

Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Date Published

June 2009

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adults Who Had Been Abused and Neglected as Children: A 30-Year Prospective Study

Journal

American Journal of Public Health

Date Published

2009

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Self-Reports of Traumatic Events in a Random Sample of Incarcerated Women

Journal

Women & Criminal Justice

Date Published

2005

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Measuring a Year of Child Pornography Trafficking by U.S. Computers on a Peer-to-Peer Network

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

February 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Prospective Examination of Whether Childhood Sexual Abuse Predicts Subsequent Sexual Offending

Journal

JAMA Pediatrics

Date Published

January 2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Delay in Disclosure of Non-parental Child Sexual Abuse in the Context of Emotional and Physical Maltreatment: A Pilot Study

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

January 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Developmental Antecedents of the Facets of Psychopathy: The Role of Multiple Abuse Experiences

Journal

Journal of Personality Disorders

Date Published

2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Mel Hall - A Sexual Predator

Date Published

September 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Interview

Childrens Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Criminal Trials: Assessing Defense Attacks on Credibility and Identifying Effective Prosecution Methods

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Safe Harbor Laws: Changing the Legal Response to Minors Involved in Commercial Sex, Phase 3. The Qualitative Analysis

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis

Assessing the Under-Reporting of Minor Victim Sex Trafficking

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Failure to Appear: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims Experience With the Juvenile Justice System and their Readiness to Change

Date Published

January 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Evaluation of a Service Provision Program for Victims of Sex Trafficking

Date Published

March 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Victims and the Individuals Who Commit Sexual Violence

Director's Message: New National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations of Prepubescent Children

This protocol strengthens our nation’s response to child sexual abuse and promotes the healing and well-being of these victims.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is pleased to support the release of the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations, Pediatric (pdf, 233 pages) (Pediatric SAFE Protocol) by the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The empirical research on the abuse...