Child Abuse Resources for Law Enforcement

 

 

Quicklink:

Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis - pdf from NCMEC/FBI

 

Arranged alphabetically

1. Abuse Injury Indicators (Images)
 

2. Battered Child Syndrome: Investigating Physical Abuse and Homicide
 

3. Battered Child Syndrome: Investigating Physical Abuse & Homicide - Resources
 

4. Child Death/Injury Interview and Documentation Guide (Pdf)
 

5. Center for Sex Offender Management
 

6. Child Pornography: A Closer Look
 

7. Child Trafficking (International resource since 1999)
Digital Library pertaining to international child trafficking: accumulated knowledge, skills and experience on a global platform
 

8. Crimes against Children
Research Center - Books and Papers
 

9. Dept of Justice: Law Enforcement response to Child Abuse
 

10. Domestic Violence
 

11. Drug Information - Drugwatch.com
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.
 

12. Facts About Animal Abuse & Domestic Violence
 

13. Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse
 

14. Investigating Child Fatalities
 

15. Law Enforcement's Initial Response to Child Sexual Abuse - Guidelines for Patrol Officers
Because of the sensitive nature of child sexual abuse inquiries and the need to skillfully secure and document the child's initial forensic interview, patrol officers need to respond in a consistent manner.
 

16. Minnesota Center against Violence and Abuse
 

17. Minor Sex Trafficking - Shared Hope International
Read the National Report on DMST: America's Prostituted Children (pdf)
 

18. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - law enforcement Sexual Exploitation publications (free) - see bottom of NCME page

• Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis
  Investigative tool for law-enforcement officers and child-protection professionals

• Child Molesters Who Abduct
  Case histories of serial child molesters and abductors

• Child-Pornography Possessors
  A groundbreaking national survey of law enforcement

• Children Traumatized in Sex Rings
  Guidelines for working with victims of sexual exploitation

• Child Victim Identification Program
  Information about NCMEC's Child Victim Identification Program

• Exploited Children Division
  Information on the services provided by NCMEC's Exploited Children Division

• Female Juvenile Prostitution
  Information on establishing and maintaining a community program to help victims of child prostitution that includes histories of former juvenile prostitutes

• For Camp Counselors
  Information about detecting and reporting child sexual exploitation

• Internet Sex Crimes Against Minors
  A groundbreaking national survey of law enforcement

• Preventing the Sexual Exploitation of Children
  Steps to take to help protect children from sexual exploitation
   

19. National Criminal Service Publications
 

20. National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration, Notification - Dept of Justice
 

21. New Hope for Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
Proven solutions to save lives and prevent future crime
 

22. Perverted Justice
PJ tracks and help convict online predators. You've seen them on Dateline NBC. PJ works exclusively with police and have several hundred information-sharing agreements with agencies from local police to the Department of Homeland Security
 

23. Physical and Behavioral Indicators of Abuse (Chart)
 

24. Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect - Signs and Symptoms
 

25. Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness Is Caused by Abuse
 

26. Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Agency Contacts
 

27. Sign and Symptoms of Abuse
 

28. Understanding The Link Between Animal Abuse and Family Violence
 

29. U.S. Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children
The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to cyber enticement and child pornography cases.
 

30. Violence against Women Online Resources
 

31. Virtual Global Taskforce
The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) is made up of law enforcement agencies from around the world working together to fight child abuse online.
Members: Australian Federal Police, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre in the UK, the Italian Postal and Communication Police Service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the US Department of Homeland Security and Interpol.
 

Also see Recommended Reading and Reports Menus