Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the United States, 1997-2000
Description
This project undertook the systematic collection of
first-generation data concerning the nature, extent, and seriousness
of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the United States. The project
was organized around the following research objectives: (1)
identification of the nature, extent, and underlying causes of CSE and
the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) occurring in the
United States, (2) identification of those subgroups of children that
were at the greatest risk of being sexually exploited, (3)
identification of subgroups of adult perpetrators of sex crimes
against children, and (4) identification of the modes of operation and
other methods used by organized criminal units to recruit children
into sexually exploitative activities. The study involved surveying
senior staff members of nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and
government organizations (GOs) in the United States known to be
dealing with persons involved in the transnational trafficking of
children for sexual purposes. Part 1 consists of survey data from
nongovernment organizations. These were local child and family
agencies serving runaway and homeless youth. Part 2 consists of survey
data from government organizations. These organizations were divided
into local, state, and federal agencies. Local organizations included
municipal law enforcement, county law enforcement, prosecutors, public
defenders, and corrections. State organizations included state child
welfare directors, prosecutors, and public defenders. Federal
organizations included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal
Public Defenders, Immigration and Naturalization Service, United
States Attorneys, United States Customs, and the United States Postal
Service. Variables in Parts 1 and 2 include the organization's city,
state, and ZIP code, the type of services provided or type of law
enforcement agency, how the agency was funded, the scope of the
agency's service area, how much emphasis was placed on CSEC as a
policy issue or a service issue, conditions that might influence the
number of CSEC cases, how staff were trained to deal with CSEC cases,
how victims were identified, the number of children that experienced
child abuse, sexual abuse, pornography, or other exploitation in 1999
and 2000 by age and gender, methods of recruitment, family history of
victims, gang involvement, and substance abuse history of victims.
Resources
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Description |
Link |
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ICPSR03366.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03366.v1 |
Tags
- sex-offenders
- sexual-abuse
- children
- sex-offender-profiles
- exploitation
- sexual-exploitation
- child-abuse
- child-pornography