Date of Award
8-2021
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Reader/Committee Chair
McAllister, Carolyn
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the use of
teen pornography and the increase of sexual exploitation of children in San Bernardino County. This study sought to explain and answer the following question regarding sexual exploitation of children: 1) What is growth of child
sexual exploitation in San Bernardino County? Secondary data utilizing the city of San Bernardino’s arrest records for sexual offenses from the years 2015 to 2019 was analyzed to look at trends of crime against minors. What was found was that virtually all crimes found were committed by women and a very insignificant amount of crimes committed against minors were reported. There was a lack of reporting on sexual crimes against children, although these crimes are known to be prevalent in this area from information from local task forces. Implications of this disconnect between the study’s findings and information from local task forces is discussed, and implications of the arrests that do occur are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Headland, Jennifer, "Impacts of Arrests for Sexual Crimes on Child Sexual Exploitation" (2021). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1303.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1303