Finkelhor, David

Wright, Lori

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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices9-3-2009UNH Crimes Against Children Research CenterReceives More Than $1.8M In GrantsLori WrightUNH Media RelationsDavid FinkelhorUNH Crimes against Children Research CenterFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationWright, Lori and Finkelhor, David, "UNH Crimes Against Children Research Center Receives More Than $1.8M In Grants" (2009).UNH Today. 180.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/1808/23/2016 UNH Crimes Against Children Research Center Receives More Than $1.8M in Grantshttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2009/sept/lw03ccrc.cfm.html 1/2UNH Media Relations UNH Crimes Against Children Research Center ReceivesMore Than $1.8M In GrantsMedia Contact:  Lori Wright 603­862­0574UNH Media Relations David Finkelhor 603­862­2761UNH Crimes against Children Research CenterSept. 3, 2009DURHAM, N.H. – The Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of NewHampshire has been awarded more than $1.8 million in grants from the U.S. Department ofJustice to combat Internet and other crimes against children.“We are very pleased and honored to receive these awards. They reflect the leadership rolethat the Crimes against Children Research Center has played over the last 10 years inconducting research on children’s exposure to violence and crime. It is an issue that shouldremain a Justice Department priority over the coming years, and we look forward to helpingout in trying to reduce the scope and effects of this serious problem,” said David Finkelhor,director of the UNH Crimes against Children Research Center.UNH has received three grants totaling $1.86 million. Two grants are made possible by thepassage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grants, which were announcedby NH Congresswoman Carol Shea­Porter, are as follows:• $825,704 from the Recovery Act Internet Crimes Against Children ResearchGrants. This study is designed to help law enforcement combat technology­facilitated childexploitation crimes. It will gather detailed national data on a number of topics including newdevelopments and trends in cases coming to law enforcement attention; what investigativestrategies are associated with more favorable outcomes; what challenges and dilemmasconfront prosecutors; what indicators and investigative procedures are more likely to identifychild pornography offenders who have also committed crimes against or endangered childrenin their environments; and how investigators are managing and responding to cases of sexualimages produced and disseminated by youth.• $734,900 from the Recovery Act Internet Crimes Against Children ResearchGrants. This project aims to help reduce youth risk of victimization through technology use(i.e., Internet, text messaging, webcams). It will investigate existing trends in the numberand types of threats youth encounter using technology; assess risks to youth of newbehaviors and activities, including youth creating and distributing explicit images ofthemselves and/or peers; assess benefits and utilization of safety programs and technologies;and identify activities and behaviors most closely associated with risk. This study builds on ahighly successful, decade­long research initiative at the UNH Crimes against ChildrenResearch Center.• $299,960 from the Child Protection Division Grants. This award is for completion of afollow­up study to the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence, a national study todocument the incidence and prevalence of children’s exposure to a broad array of violence,crime, and abuse experiences.8/23/2016 UNH Crimes Against Children Research Center Receives More Than $1.8M in Grantshttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2009/sept/lw03ccrc.cfm.html 2/2crime, and abuse experiences.Created in 1998, the UNH Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) works to combatcrimes against children by providing high­quality research and statistics to the public, policymakers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners. CCRC is concernedwith research about the nature of crimes including child abduction, homicide, rape, assault,and physical and sexual abuse as well as their impact. Associated with the CCRC is aninternationally recognized group of experts who have published numerous books and articlesconcerning the incidence and impact of violence against children. Visit the center online athttp://www.unh.edu/ccrc/index.html.The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world­class public research universitywith the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space­grant university,UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 11,800 undergraduate and 2,400graduate students.­30­   

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