"Also includes information on age of consent, age of majority, definition of child, community notification laws, etc."--From source other than the Library of Congress.

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 -- Summary of Significant Court Cases in U.S. Courts -- New York v. Ferber, 458 U.S. 747 (1982) -- Osborne v. Ohio, 495 U.S. 103 (1990) -- Idaho v. Wright, 497 U.S. 805 (1990) -- Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U.S. 844 (1997) -- Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, 535 U.S. 234 (2002) -- Stogner v. California, 539 U.S. 607 (2003) -- Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, 542 U.S. 656 (2004) -- Smith et al. v. Doe et al., 538 U.S. 84 (2002) -- United States v. American Library Association, 539 U.S. 194 (2003) -- United States v. Hilton, 363 F.3d 58 (1st Cir. 2004) -- Cummings v. State of Arkansas 353 Ark. 618 (Ark. Sup. Ct. 2003) -- Doe v. Chamberlin (299 F.3d 192 (3rd Cir. 2002) -- References -- 7. Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Agencies.