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Individuals typically designated as mandatory reporters of child abuse, including child sexual abuse/exploitation, have frequent contact with children and may include health care workers, school personnel, child care providers, social workers, law enforcement officers, and mental health professionals.

Information about mandatory reporters in individual states is available on the State Statutes Search section of the Child Welfare Information Gateway website. Also see the State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers page and our Child Abuse Special Feature for additional information.

Information on internet crimes against children and the prevention of such crimes can be located on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program page and the Internet Safety Special Feature section of our website.

How Many Juveniles are Involved in Prostitution in the U.S.?, a publication produced by the Crimes Against Children Research Center provides information on why data are lacking regarding youth prostitution. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) publication, Prostitution of Juveniles: Patterns From NIBRS provides data about a limited number of cases from the 76 agencies in 13 states that are represented in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Also see Exploring the Role of the Internet in Juvenile Prostitution Cases Coming to the Attention of Law Enforcement.

See the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) site and the Report a Crime section of the U.S. Department of Justice site for information about how and where to report online crime.

If you wish to report online child sexual exploitation, visit the CyberTipline section of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children website or contact your local Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Office.

Statistics on child abuse and neglect are available in the Department of Health and Human Services' annual Child Maltreatment reports. For additional information, see our Child Abuse Special Feature.

The National Institute of Justice has published and sponsored research on this topic. See:

Pathways Between Child Maltreatment and Adult Criminal Involvement
Effects of Child Maltreatment, Cumulative Victimization Experiences, and Proximal Life Stress on Adult Crime and Antisocial Behavior

Visit the Child Abuse Special Feature section of our site for additional information and resources.

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Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC)
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium (CJTEC)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Events