Protecting Children Online: Using ResearchBased Algorithms to Prioritize Law Enforcement Internet Investigations, Technical Report

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dc.contributor.authorDwyer, R. G., Letourneau, P. D., McKee, T., & Moran, R.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T15:23:56Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T15:23:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThere is increasing public and professional concern about Internet sexual offending, as reflected in increasing law enforcement cases and clinical referrals. While all instances of Internet offending against minors require intervention, the number of cases and the overarching goal of protecting children require law enforcement to prioritize cases. This project used data from 20 Internet Crimes Against Children task forces across the United States -- offender characteristics, crime characteristics, and online behavior -- to develop empirically-based recommendations to assist law enforcement in prioritizing: (1) cases involving production of child pornography over possession/distribution; (2) cases involving online luring for the purpose of meeting the minor to commit sexual offenses, over luring restricted to online behavior such as sexual chat or exchanging pornographic images; and (3) cases involving offenders who have committed contact sexual offenses against children over cases involving offenders with no known history. The research builds on a previous OJJDP-funded project by increasing the number of task forces and thereby sample size in order to develop practical recommendations, and adding a new component ā€“ a geographical analysis of cases ā€“ that will assist decision makers in the allocation of training and resources across the United States in order to combat online sexual exploitation and abuse of children.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDwyer, R. G., Letourneau, P. D., McKee, T., & Moran, R. (2016). Protecting Children Online: Using Research-Based Algorithms to Prioritize Law Enforcement Internet Investigations, Technical Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/grants/250154.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2931
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Department of Justiceen_US
dc.subjectonline victimizationen_US
dc.subjectlaw enforcementen_US
dc.subjectinvestigationen_US
dc.subjectinternet victimizationen_US
dc.titleProtecting Children Online: Using ResearchBased Algorithms to Prioritize Law Enforcement Internet Investigations, Technical Reporten_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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