Child Sexual Exploitation: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals

This abbreviated version of the 2-volume set is the perfect companion for all professionals who need a resource in the field of child sexual exploitation. Child Sexual Exploitation Quick-Reference investigates this type of child maltreatment from medical, forensic, and legal perspectives. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this pocket-sized book examines medical implications for victims, and case studies provide insight into the lives of these "children of the night". Information on typical methods of perpetrators is included, along with prevention and prosecution strategies. Physicians, social service and law enforcement personnel, teachers, and all other professionals who work with children and families will find this reference invaluable. This reference provides the following: Techniques regarding review and interpretation of child pornography. Multinational data on sexual maturation norms for both males and females. Current information on support resources available to prostituted youth and children. Case studies of present and former prostituted children. Valuable information on how parents can protect their children from cyber-pedophiles, including Web sites on protecting children from Internet crimes. Guidelines for preserving and preparing computer evidence. Investigative perspectives of child pornography and cyber-enticement cases.

Sharon Cooper, MD, FAAP
Dr. Cooper is an adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and is the executive director of Developmental Forensic Pediatrics, PA, a consulting firm that provides clinical care for children with disabilities and victims of child maltreatment. Dr. Cooper is a forensic Pediatrician at the Southern Regional Area Health Education Center, which provides forensic pediatric services for a nine-county area in North Carolina. She is a registered and certified physician within the Child Medical Evaluation Program under the auspices of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This program provides a standardized means of evaluating child maltreatment victims, methods of documentation, peer review, and regular continued medical education via teleconference for the select physicians in the state who provide evaluations for child abuse and neglect. She has published chapters on the subject of child sexual abuse and persons with disabilities and sexual assault in the incarcerated population. The scope of Dr. Cooper's practice includes a close association with the city, county, federal, and military court systems. She functions as an expert witness in the areas of General, Developmental, and Forensic Pediatrics, and provides training for military and civilian physicians, law enforcement officers, social workers, psychologists, chaplains, attorneys, and judges who handle child maltreatment cases. Dr. Cooper has presented in more than one hundred national and international conferences in her specialized areas. She is an instructor for the Army Medical Education Department College and School, Soldier & Family Support Branch of the Department of Preventive Health Services. This department provides multidisciplinary training for all professionals who identify, treat, and track child maltreatment cases in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marine Corps.