Improving the Response to Victims of Child Pornography

The Office for Victims of Crime funded a study to learn how to improve responses to existing and future victims of child pornography. The findings informed the development of a series of recommendations on changes in policy and practice, additional trainings, and additional research. The National Center for Victims of Crime, in partnership with the National Children’s Alliance and the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, undertook the investigative work, including assembling a national advisory committee of stakeholders; analyzing the legal rights of child pornography victims at the federal and state levels; analyzing the needs of victims and their families, the response they receive, and suggestions for improvement, through surveys and interviews with victims, families, and the professionals who work with them; and exploring the existence of evidence-supported services and promising practices through a literature search and interviews with clinicians.