Child sexual abuse

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NIJ FY22 Research on Monitoring Child Maltreatment in Youth Serving Organizations

Closing Date

November 8, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline

October 24, 2022

Application JustGrants Deadline

November 8, 2022

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for funding from accredited research universities for a feasibility study on the establishment of a federal system to count and track cases of sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment in youth serving organizations, which may include but is not limited to substantiated cases.

Practices and Policies Around Wellness: Insights From the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Network

Date Published

June 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

FY 2021 Report to the Committees on the Judiciary on the Study of Investigative Factors Related to Online Child Exploitation Report

Date Published

August 2022

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NIJ

Predictors of Prosecutorial Decisions in Reports of Child Sexual Abuse

Date Published

January 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services (ETA): Technical Report, Executive Summary

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services (ETA): Technical Report

Date Published

November 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Just Addressing Child Sexual Violence

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Just A Pediatric Viewpoint on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Just the Intersection of At-Home Kits and Healing

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

U.S. child custody outcomes in cases involving parental alienation and abuse allegations: what do the data show?

Date Published

2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Improving the Collection of Digital Evidence

Just Science Podcast: Just Considerations for Older Survivors

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Date Published

September 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Increasing the Efficacy of Investigations of Online Child Sexual Exploitation: Report to Congress

Date Published

May 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Passing the Trash: Absence of State Laws Allows for Continued Sexual Abuse of K-12 Students by School Employees

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis

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NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of a Multi-Session Group Designed to Prevent Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors: The "My Life My Choice" Curriculum

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed), Curriculum

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NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing Childrens Credibility in Courtroom Investigations of Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Suggestibility, Plausibility, and Consistency

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Does Educational Success Mitigate the Effect of Child Maltreatment on Later Offending Patterns?

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Sexual Abuse Within Employment Settings: A Comparison of Work-Related, Intra- and Extra-Familial Child Molesters

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Ethical and Practical Considerations for Collecting Research-Related Data from Commercially Sexually Exploited Children

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Anxious Attachment, Social Isolation, and Indicators of Sex Drive and Compulsivity: Predictors of Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration in Adolescent Males?

Date Published

March 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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NIJ-Sponsored

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