Principal Investigators
Kimberly J. Mitchell, PhD, Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire (UNH)
David Finkelhor, PhD, Crimes against Children Research Center, UNH
Co-Investigators
Lisa Jones, PhD, Crimes against Children Research Center, UNH
Heather Turner, PhD, Crimes against Children Research Center, UNH
Wendy Walsh, PhD, Crimes against Children Research Center, UNH
Research Consultant
Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, PhD, Consultant
Research Team
Jennifer O'Brien, PhD, Research Affiliate
Deirdre Colburn, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Gabriela Crinigan, Research Associate
Gina Zwerling Kahn, Research Associate
Maggie Crean, Research Assistant
Funders
National Institute of Justice, award #15PNIJ-21-GG-02983-MUMU
Methodology
There are six data collection components to the project:
- A national population-based survey of CSAM victims (N=200-400)
- A supplemental social media recruitment survey of CSAM victims from the sex and gender minority population (SGM) (SGM N=1000; non-SGM N=500): The Digital Life Study | Crimes against Children Research Center (unh.edu)
- A national survey of clinicians and forensic interviewers who work with CSAM victims (N=500)
- A national study of cases of CSAM victimization investigated by police (N=500)
- Interviews with Commanders of the ICAC Task Forces (N=61)
- A national survey of CAC directors (N=400).
Impact of the Study
Analyses will address the harms reported by victims from different forms of CSAM, help-seeking efforts and their outcomes, the range of practices used by law enforcement responders and their outcomes, and the range of measures used by clinicians and forensic interviewers. A panel including survivors and other experts will distill recommendations for future practice.
For more information, contact:
Kimberly Mitchell, Ph.D.
Crimes against Children Research Center
University of New Hampshire
10 West Edge Drive, Ste. 106
Durham, NH 03824-3586
Phone (603)862-4533; Fax: (603)862-2899
Email: kimberly.mitchell@unh.edu
