Contents: 1. Background and History --
2. Problems, Controversaries, and Solutions --
3. Worldwide Perspective --
International Laws and Conventions --
Other Conventions --
Regional Laws and Conventions --
Incidence and Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse --
Developed Regions/Countries --
Developing Regions/Countries --
In School --
In Orphanages --
At Work --
By Marriage --
In War --
In Refugee Camps --
In Police Custody --
On the Streets --
Worldwide Issues --
The Internet and Child Pornography --
Functions of Child Pornography --
Legislation against Child Pornography --
Virtual Child Pornography --
Child Prostitution --
Child Trafficking --
Ritual Abuse --
Castration of Repeat Sex Offenders --
References --
4. Chronology --
5. Biographical Sketches --
Dr. Gene Abel --
Louise Armstrong --
Marilyn Van Derbur Atler --
Fred Berlin --
Lucy Berliner --
Douglas Bersharov --
Barbara Blaine --
John Briere --
Sandra Butler --
Jon R. Conte --
Chrisine Courtois --
Thomas Doyle --
David Findelhor --
Gilbert Gauthe --
Henry Giarretto --
Gail Goodman --
Judith Herman --
Michael Jackson --
C. Henry Kempe --
Ruth S. Kempe --
Kenneth V. Lanning --
Bernard Law --
Mary Kay Letourneau --
Elizabeth Loftus --
Virginia McMartin --
Kelly Michaels --
Alice Miller --
Richard Ofshe --
Florence Rush --
Diana Russell --
Suzanne Sgroi --
Paul Shanley --
Roland C. Summit --
Hollida Wakefield. 6. Facts and Statistics --
Prevalence and Incidence --
Prevalence --
Incidence --
Signs and Symptoms of Sexual Abuse --
State Definitions of Child Sexual Abuse --
State Sex Offender Registries --
Federal (U.S.) Laws --
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act --
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, P.L. 108-36 --
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, P.L. 95-608 --
Family Preservation and Support Services Program --
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997, P.L. 105-89 --
Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2000, P.L. 106-177 --
The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, P.L. 101-647 --
Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977 --
Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996, P.L. 104-104 --
The Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 (CPPA), P.L. 104-208 --
Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, P.L. 105-314 --
Other Federal Laws and Codes to Protect Children --
International Conventions --
Convention on the Rights of the Child --
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (United Nations 2003) --
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.