Case-level telephone interview

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

Contents
PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES) .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
YOUTH PRODUCED IMAGE SECTION (NON-ARREST CASES ONLY) .............................................................................................................................. 11
ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
CSEM PRODUCTION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY) .................................................................................................................................................. 31
IDENTIFIED VICTIM SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY) ................................................................................................................................................... 37
CSEM POSSESSION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY) .................................................................................................................................................... 41
UNDERCOVER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY) ........................................................................................................................................................... 46
OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY) ................................................................................................................................................................. 51
CONCLUSION (ALL CASES) ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 62

Note. Not all questions are asked in all cases. Questions are designed to cover a wide range of types of questions and the specific
charactersitics of each case will determine which of the above sections are included in any given case level interview.

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question
P01
I'd like to clarify a couple of things about this case,
so I can be sure I'm not taking up your time
unnecessarily. First, did this case end with an
arrest by your agency? (Or was there a juvenile
court case?)
P02
Was an arrest made during 2019 (between January
1, 2019 and December 31, 2019)? (Or was there a
juvenile court case that started in 2019?)

P03
P04
P05

P06

What month was the arrest made (arrest warrant
issued)? (Or did the juvenile court case start?)
Did your agency handle this incident during 2019?
Did this case involve the use of technology? I
mean, did the victim meet the suspect online or
through a cell phone, or did the suspect use
technology to commit the crime? (We also include
use of other electronic technology such as digital
cameras.)
Let me just take a minute to let you know how this
interview works.
This interview is run through a computer system,
which means I can only see one question at a time.
Most questions require a simple Yes or No answer,
while others are more detailed. If at any time
during this interview you do not want to answer
any question, just say so. Also, if you think of

Response options
o Yes
o No (skip to P04)

Interviewer notes

o
o

WE COUNT 'ARREST-LIKE EVENTS'
SUCH AS INDICTMENT, ARREST
WARRANT ISSUED,
JUVENILE COURT CASE. ALSO
INCLUDE CASES WHERE ARREST
WAS INTENDED, BUT SUSPECT
DIED.

Yes
No (skip to P04)

Jan – Dec
o
o
o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No (END SURVEY)

Type in response

CELL PHONE USE MUST INVOLVE
MORE THAN JUST TALKING - FOR
EXAMPLE
TEXTING OR SENDING PICTURES.
IF THIS IS THE RESPONDENT'S 1ST
INTERVIEW, READ ALL OF THIS. IF
RESPONDENT HAS BEEN
INTERVIEWED BEFORE, READ LAST
SENTENCE ONLY.

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question
something you forgot earlier, just let me know and
I will make a note.

Response options

Interviewer notes

o

Yes (TRIGGERS IDENTIFED VICTIM
SECTION)
No

TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE DEVICES
LIKE DIGITAL CAMERAS, MP3
PLAYERS, XBOXES, cell phones,
tablets.

Yes (TRIGGERS CSEM PRODUCTION
SECTION)
No

APPLIES TO CP PRODUCED BY A
SUSPECT OR V OR OTHER PERSON DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE PRIMARY
SUSPECT OR V. INCLUDES YOUTHPRODUCED IMAGES
ASK IF THERE WAS NO ARREST.

Also, I want you to know that our research reports
will not contain any information that could identify
you or your agency, or any suspects or victims in
this case.

P07

P08

P09

In 3 or 4 sentences, can you give me a brief
description of what happened in this case? (This
will help me to know what questions
to ask you.)
I want to clarify some points so I know what
questions to ask you. Did this case involve a victim
who was identified and contacted by
the police? (I mean a victim of a crime that was
facilitated by technology.)
Did this case involve the production of child sexual
exploitation material (someone involved in this
case created it)?

o

o
o

Did this case involve sexual pictures that were
o
taken by someone age 17 or younger and could be
considered child sexual exploitation material? (This o
includes pictures a youth took of her- or himself or
of other minors, age 17 or younger.)

Yes (TRIGGERS YOUTH PRODUCED
IMAGES SECTION IF ALSO NO ARREST)
No

APPLIES TO PICTURES TAKEN BY
ANY MINOR INVOLVED IN CASE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE
PRIMARY VICTIM OR SUSPECT.

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question
P10
(Did this case involve) the possession or
distribution of child sexual exploitation material
(not counting CSEM that was produced)?

Response options
o Yes (TRIGGERS CSEM POSSESSION
SECTION)
o No

Interviewer notes
APPLIES TO CSEN POSSESSED BY
ANY SUSPECT -- IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE THE PRIMARY SUSPECT
INCLUDES TARGETING ONLINE CP
BY MONITORING PEER TO PEER
SITES
AND TRACING FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS CREDIT
CARD PURCHASES

P11

(Did this case involve) an undercover or other
proactive investigation of online activity?

o
o

P12

You said this case involved {online enticement,
CSEM production, CSEM possession, UC, youth
produced sexual images}, which one of these
inititated the case in your agency?

P13

How many suspects (including juveniles) were
involved in this case? (I mean suspects who were
directly involved in this case.)
What was the biological sex of the suspects?

o Online enticement
o CSEM production / hands-on offense
o CSEM possession
o Undercover operation
o Youth-produced sexual images
o Something else (SPECIFY)
Enter # suspects

P14

P14.1 Did any of the suspects identify as gay, lesbian,
bisexual, or some other sexual minority?
P14.2 Did any of the victims identify as a gender
minority? This would include identities such as
transgender and gender-non-conforming.
P15
What ages were the suspects?

o
o
o
o
o
o

Yes (TRIGGERS UNDERCOVER SECTION)
No

Male
Female
Yes
No
Not sure
Yes
No
Not sure
Age 12 or younger
13 to 17
18 to 25

Something else could include other
(non-sexual) offense, like substance
use.

IF NO ARREST THEN SKIP TO P38
IF 1 SUSPECT THEN SKIP TO P18
ASK IF > 1 SUSPECT
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

ASK IF > 1 SUSPECT
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question

P16

Were any of the suspects of Hispanic origin?

P17

What race were they?

P18

PICKING THE PRIMARY SUSPECT
Because this case had more than one suspect, I
need to designate a primary suspect to ask specific
questions about. The primary suspect would be
the one who directly used the technology.

Response options
26 to 30
31 to 40
41 to 50
51 to 60
Older than 60
o Yes
o No
White
Black
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Not sure

Interviewer notes

o
o

Male
Female

o
o
o

Yes
No
Not sure

ASK IF GROUP OF SUSPECTS
INVOLVED BOTH MALES AND
FEMALES (FROM ABOVE)

ASK IF > 1 SUSPECT
ASK IF > 1 SUSPECT
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

ASK IF > 1 SUSPECT

(If more than one suspect directly used the
technology, the primary suspect would be the one
who committed the most serious crime (or
suspected crime).)
P19

(If there is still more than one, pick the youngest.
What is the biological sex of the (primary) suspect?

P19.1 Did the primary suspect identify as gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender or some other sexual or
gender minority?

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question
P20
Could you give me the month and year (not the
day) of his/her (the primary suspect's) birth?
P21
P22

And how old was the (primary) suspect (when the
crime (or suspected crime) started)?
Was s/he a student?

P23

Was the (primary) suspect of Hispanic origin?

P24

Was the (primary) suspect ...

P25

Did this case involve suspects that you didn't
mention because they were arrested (or lived) in
other jurisdictions, states or countries?
How many identified victims were involved in this
case? (I mean a victim of a crime that was
facilitated by technology.)
What biological sex were the victims?

P26
P27

P27.1 Did any of the suspects identify as gay, lesbian,
bisexual, or some other sexual minority?
P27.2 Did any of the victims identify as a gender
minority? This would include identities such as
transgender and gender-non-conforming.
P28
What ages were the victims?

Response options
ENTER LAST TWO DIGITS OF YEAR OF
SUSPECT'S BIRTH
ENTER MONTH OF BIRTH
ENTER AGE

Interviewer notes

o
o
o
o

ASK IF MINOR or unsure if minor

o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No
White
Black
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Not sure
Yes
No

ENTER NUMBER OF VICTIMS

o
o
o
o
o
o

Male
Female
Yes
No
Not sure
Yes
No
Not sure
5 or younger
6 to 10
11 or 12

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

IF ONLY 1 IDENTIFIED VICTIM THEN
SKIP TO P31
ASK IF > 1 SUSPECT
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question

P29

Were any of the victims of Hispanic origin?

P30

Were any of the victims….

P31

Since there was more than one victim involved in
this case, I need to designate a primary victim to
ask specific questions about. The primary victim
would be the one who directly used the
technology). (If more than one victim directly used
the technology, the primary would be the one who
was most seriously victimized. If there is still more
than one, pick the youngest.)

P32
P33
P34

What is the sex of the (primary) victim?
What year was s/he born?

P35

What month was s/he born?
And how old was the (primary) victim (when the
crime (or suspected crime) began)?
Was the victim (minor) of Hispanic origin?

P36

Was the victim...

Response options
13 to 15
16 or 17
o Yes
o No
White
Black
American Indian or Alaskan native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Not sure
o Male
o Female

ENTER LAST TWO DIGITS OF YEAR OF
VICTIM'S BIRTH
Jan - Dec
ENTER AGE (0-17) 0 = YOUNGER THAN 1
o
o

Yes
No
White
Black
American Indian or Alaskan native
Asian or Pacific Islander

Interviewer notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

ASK IF >1 VICTIM

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question
P37

What was the biological sex of the primary victim?

P37.1 Did the primary victim identify as gay, lesbian,
bisexual, or some other sexual minority?
P37.2 Did the primary victim identify as a gender
minority? This would include identities such as
transgender and gender-non-conforming.
P38
To make it easier to ask questions about this victim
would it be ok if I give her/him a name? I don't
need to use his/her actual name.
P39

Did this case begin in your agency?

P40

What was the name of the first law enforcement
agency to be involved in this case (aside from the
Cybertipline or NCMEC)?
Did this case begin with a report from….

P41

Response options
Not sure
o Male
o Female
o Yes
o No
o Not sure
o Yes
o No
o Not sure
SUGGEST AND ENTER NAME -- NO MORE
THAN 8 CHARACTERS
o Yes
o No
SPECIFY 1) FULL NAME OF AGENCY AND 2)
CITY AND STATE
The victim or other minor involved in
the case
Family member of victim
School authority or employee
Action by law enforcement
A social media company (specify)
Another organization or business
(spaecify name)
Cybertip from NCMEC
Referrral from another law enforcment
agency
Psychologist or counselor
Concerned citizen

Interviewer notes

ASK IF p27.1 = YES

ASK IF DIFFERENT AGENCY
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question

P42

What sort of law enforcement action?

Response options
Employer
Computer repair shop
Some other way (Specify)
o Proactive or UC investigation of online
activity
o Investigation of other crime (drugs,
etc.)
o Routine police action (traffic stop,
parole visit, welfare check,etc.)
o Police takedown of CSEM website
o Other (non-sexual) police investigation
o Other (SPECIFY)

Interviewer notes

ASK IF NOT MENTIONED ABOVE

P43

Did this case involve cybertips from NCMEC to your
agency?

o
o

P44

Did this case involve reports from a social media
company?
Was the (any) suspect arrested by any other
jurisdiction(s) on charges related to this incident?

o Yes
o No
o Yes
o No
SPECIFY: 1) FULL NAME OF ARRESTING
AGENCY AND 2) CITY AND STATE
o Yes
o No

P45

P46
P47

(Aside from the agency you just told me about)
were any other law enforcement agencies involved
with this case?
(In addition to those already mentioned) were any
of the following agencies involved?

Yes
No

An ICAC Task Force
Another city, county or state LEA
FBI
US Postal Inspection Service

ASK IF ‘ACTION BY LAW
ENFORCMENT’ MARKED ABOVE
USE LIST TO PROBE.
IF NECESSARY, CLARIFY HOW CRIME
BECAME KNOWN AND POLICE GOT
NVOLVED. FOR EXAMPLE, HOW
DID AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
REPORTED A CRIME FIND OUT
ABOUT IT?

ASK IF NOT MENTIONED ABOVE

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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PRELIMINARY SECTION (ALL CASES)
#
Question

P48
P49

Was a School Resource Officer involved in this
case?
Did this case receive any media attention?

Response options
Homeland Security (specify branch)
Military police
INTERPOL
Other federal agency (specify)
Campus Police
Probation and Parole
Tribal Police
Non-ICAC Task Force
Some other police agency from
another country
Other
o Yes
o No
o Yes
o No

Interviewer notes

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YOUTH PRODUCED IMAGE SECTION (NON-ARREST CASES ONLY)
No.
Question
Response Options
YPI01
These questions are about the sexual images
ENTER #
produced by a minor in this case.

Interviewer Notes

First, how many minors (under the age of 18)
were involved in this case?
YPI02

YPI03a-c
YPI04a-c
YPI05a-c
YPI06a-c

YPI08a-c
YPI09a-c
YPI10a-c
YPI11a-c

How many adults (age 18 or older) were
ENTER #
involved in this case? By involved I mean played
a direct role in the request, creation or sharing
of the sexual images?
We’d like to get an inventory of each person
involved in the case and understand each of
their roles. We’ll start with the minors.
For each minor ask:
Age
Sex
Depicted in a sexual image/video or not
How would you describe their role?
For each adult ask:

Age
Sex
Depicted in a sexual image/video or not
How would you describe their role?
What was the primary way these people
involved in this case knew each other?

Open-ended

Open-ended
o Friends or acquaintances
o Someone kid wanted to hook up with

ASK FOR UP TO THREE MINORS
PICK THE MINORS MOST INVOLVED
IN THE CREATION OR
DISTRIBUTION OF SEXUAL
MATERIAL

ASK FOR UP TO THREE ADULTS
PICK THE ADULTS MOST INVOLVED
IN THE CREATION OR
DISTRIBUTION OF SEXUAL
MATERIAL

PICK ONE

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PICKING THE PRIMARY MINOR
Because this case had more than one minor
involved, I need to designate one to ask specific
questions about. This minor would be the one
who was depicted in the sexual material.

o
o
o
o
o

Neighbors
Someone met online
Siblings
Boy- or girlfriend (or ex-)
Some other relationship (specify)

MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHICH OF
THE ABOVE MINORS THIS IS SO WE
DON’T HAVE TO ASK THE ABOVE
QUESTIONS AGAIN

(If more than one minor depicted, the primary
minor would be the one who was more directly
involved – in more images, more graphic
images.)

YPI13

YPI14
YPI15
YPI16
YPI17

(If there is still more than one, pick the
youngest.)
To make it easier to ask questions about this
person would it be ok if I give her/him a name?
I don't need to use his/her actual name.
Did XXX take at least some of the sexual
pictures or videos of him- or herself?
Was XX coerced or manipulated into taking the
sexual images?
Was XXX aware the sexual pictures were being
taken?
Was there evidence that any of the sexual
pictures of XXX were taken...

ASK IF > 1 MINOR

SUGGEST AND ENTER NAME -- NO MORE
THAN 8 CHARACTERS
“XXX”
o Yes
o No
o Yes
o No
o Yes
o No
With a hidden camera?
While s/he was unconscious or
asleep?
Because s/he was tricked or deceived
into posing?

ASK IF YPI14==NO
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. USE LIST
TO PROBE.
ASK IF YPI14==NO

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YPI18
YPI19
YPI20
YPI21
YPI22
YPI23
YPI24

YPI25

YPI26

Was XX threatened in any way as part of this
incident?
Was XXX asked to harm his- or herself at any
point during this incident?
Was XXX paid or given items of value in
exchange for pictures/videos or posing?
Was XXX under the influence of drugs or
alcohol when pictures were taken?
Was XXX in a group of 3 or more people when
pictures were taken?
Did anyone use or try to use any of the
images/videos for blackmail?
Now we have some questions about XXX’s life
more generally. Who did s/he (mainly) live with
at the time of the incident?

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Would you say the most educated adult in this
household (as far as you know) ...

o
o
o

What was the approximate annual income of
XXX's household at the time of the incident (as
far as you know)? Would you say...

o
o
o
o

By surprise? (Someone snapped an
unexpected picture)
Other way that suggests lack of
knowledge or compliance? (SPECIFY)
Yes
No
Yes (GET DETAILS)
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes (DESCRIBE)
No
Both parents
Parent & step-parent
Single parent only
Foster parent(s) or legal guardian
Someone else invoveld in this case
(specify)
Alone or on the street
Other (DON'T SPECIFY)
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Had some college education or
technical training
Graduated college
Has a post college degree
Higher than the average family in their
community
Similar to the average family in their
community

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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o

YPI27
YPI28

YPI29

YPI30
YPI31

YPI32

Lower than the average family in their
community
o Not sure
Did XXX have any prior contact with police as a o Yes
crime victim or suspected victim?
o No
How much conflict would you say existed
o No conflict at all
between and his/her parent(s) (or parent
o A little conflict
figures)?
o More than a little conflict
o An extremely high degree of conflict
o DID NOT LIVE WITH PARENT OR
PARENT FIGURE
"Did XXX have any of the following...
Prior arrests or a juvenile record
(as far as you know)"
Prior status offenses (runaway, CHINS
proceedings, truancy)
Problems with drugs or alcohol
A diagnosed mental illness
Other evidence of mental health
issues (in treatment, on medications)
Gang activity
Social service involvement (CPS)
Child abuse investigations
History of suicide attempts
History of being a victim of bullying
Did XXX make a suicide attempt as part of (or as
Yes
a result of) this incident?
No
How much did XXX cooperate with the
Fully
investigation?
Partially
Very little
Not at all
How much did XXX’s family cooperate with the
Fully
investigation?
Partially
Very little
Not at all

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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YPI33

YPI34

(As a result of this incident) was XXX referred to
an agency that could provide him/her with
counseling and support (as far
as you know)?
What kind of agency was this?

YPI35

Why was no referral made?

YPI36

PICKING THE SECOND PRIMARY PERSON
We also need to identify another person who
was involved in this case to ask questions about
- someone who misused the sexual material or
someone who made or received the sexual
material. Is there someone like this?

YPI37

YPI38

(If more than one then pick most important
other person involved)
To make it easier to ask questions about this
person would it be ok if I give her/him a name?
I don't need to use his/her actual name.
What was the relationship between XXX and
YYY in this case?

o
o

Yes
No (SKIP to YPI35)

Child protective services (DSS, DCF,
etc.)
Victim advocate or victim services
agency
Children’s advocacy center
Sexual assault support agency
Mental health services (includes
school & private)
Something else (SPECIFY)
No contact with XXX or family
No relevant agency available
Not part of normal investigative
protocol
XXX or family hostile
School handled the situation
o Yes
o No

SUGGEST AND ENTER NAME -- NO MORE
THAN 8 CHARACTERS
“YYY”
o Friends or acquaintances from school

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY; CONTINUE
TO YPI36

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

ASK IF > 1 PERSON IN CASE
MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHICH OF
THE ABOVE PEOPLE THIS IS SO WE
DON’T HAVE TO ASK THE ABOVE
QUESTIONS AGAIN

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o
o

YPI39
YPI40
YPI41
YPI42

YPI43
YPI44
YPI45
YPI46
YPI47

Friend or acquaintance from
somewhere else
Someone YYY wanted to have sex with
or was interested in romatically
Neighbors
Someone met online
Siblings
Boy- or girlfriend (o ex-)
Some other relationship (specify)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No

o
o
o
o
o
Did YYY ask XXX to take these sexual
o
pictures/videos?
o
Was YYY the recipient of the sexual material?
o
o
Was YYY in the sexual images?
o
o
You said about that XXX was {coerced,
o
manipulated, threatened, blackmailed} at some o
point during this case. Was YYY the person
who did this/these things?
Did YYY use a fake identity or misrepresented
o Yes
him-/herself at any point?
o No
Did YYY intend to harm XXX as part of what
o Yes
happened?
o No
Was there ever any hands-on sexual contact
o Yes
between XXX and YYY?
o No
Did YYY share the sexual material with others?
o Yes
o No
Why do you think the sexual material was
Romance as part of an existing
initially created?
relationship
Bullying/harassment
Prank/joke
Blackmail, coercion, threats
Conflict or revenge (not related to
romance or bullying)

PROGRAM {LIST} USING PIPING

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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YPI48

Now I have some questions about YYY's
household. Who did YYY (mainly) live with at
the time of the incident?

YPI49

About education in this household, would you
say the most educated adult in this household
(as far as you know)...

YPI50

What was the approximate annual income in
this household at the time of the incident (as
far as you know)? Would you say...

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

YPI51
YPI52
YPI53

Did other kids bully, harass, or make fun of
her/him?
Did s/he have a history of self-harm or suicide
attempts?
Did s/he have any prior contact with police for
status offenses (like running away, truancy or
curfew violations, CHINS proceedings)?

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Trying to start a relationship
To get noticed by someone
Excitement
Something else (SPECIFY)
Both parents
Parent & step-parent
Single parent only
Foster parent(s) or legal guardian
Alone or on the street
Other (DON'T SPECIFY)
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Had some college education or
technical training
Graduated college
Post college degree
Not sure
Higher than the average family in their
community
Similar to the average family in their
community
Lower than the average family in their
community
Not sure
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No

ASK IF PERSON WAS A JUVENILE
AGE OR STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL

ASK IF PERSON WAS A JUVENILE
AGE OR STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL

ASK IF PERSON WAS A JUVENILE
AGE OR STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL

ASK IF PERSON WAS A JUVENILE
AGE OR STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL
ASK IF PERSON WAS A JUVENILE
AGE OR STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL
(CHINS = CHILDREN IN NEED OF
SUPERVISION/SERVICES)

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YPI54

YPI55
YPI56

Now I have some more general questions about o
YYY. How much schooling did s/he have (as far o
as you know)?
o

At the time of the incident, did he/she have full
time employment (as far as you know)?
What was the approximate income of the YYY's
household at the time of the incident (as far as
you know)? Would you say..

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

YPI57

What was the YYY's marital status (at the time
of the incident)? Was s/he...

YPI58

Did YYY have any children?

YPI59

Did s/he have children who were younger than
18 (at the time of the episode)?
Had YYY ever been reported to a child
protective service agency for abuse or neglect
(as far as You know)?
Did YYY have contact with minors (younger
than 18) in any of these ways...

YPI60
YPI61

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Had some college education or
technical training
Graduated college
Post college degree
Not sure
Yes
No
Higher than the average family in
your area
Similar to the average family in your
area
Lower than the average family in
your area
Not sure
Single, never married
Married
Living with a partner
Separated, divorced, or widowed
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No

ASK IF PERSON IS ADULT

Lived with minors
Visitation (non-custodial parent)
Worked directly with children
(teacher, counselor)
Worked in proximity to children (mall,
park)

ASK OF ALL
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

ASK IF PERSON IS ADULT
ASK IF PERSON IS ADULT

ASK IF PERSON IS ADULT

ASK IF PERSON IS ADULT
ASK IF PERSON IS ADULT
ASK IF PERSON IS ADULT

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YPI62
YPI63

YPI64
YPI65

Did YYY have any prior arrests (or a juvenile
record) for sexual offending against children or
adolescents?
Did YYY have any of the following...
(as far as you know)

Volunteered with children (youth
programs, special events)
Spent time with children (relatives,
children of friends)
Other (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

Did YYY make a suicide attempt as part of (or as o
a result of) this case?
o
How much did YYY cooperate with the
investigation?
o

Prior arrests for non-sexual offense (or
a juvenile record)
Prior status offenses (runaway, CHINS
proceedings, truancy)
Problems with drugs or alcohol
A diagnosed mental illness
Other evidence of mental health
issues (in treatment, on medications)
A history of violence
Gang activity
Prior contact with the police as a
crime victim
A history of animal abuse
Social service involvement
Child abuse investigations
Removal from home
History of suicide attempts
History of being a victim of bullying
Yes (SPECIFY IF DIED)
No
Fully
Partially
Very little
Not at all

ASK OF ALL
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. READ LIST.

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YPI66

YPI67

YPI68

YPI69
YPI70
YPI71
YPI72

YPI73

How much did YYY’s family cooperate with the
investigation?

Fully
Partially
Very little
o Not at all
I have some questions about the technology
Smartphone (Internet
used in this incident. Did it include….
capable,iPhone,etc)
Gaming platform (Xbox, DSI,
Nintendo DS)
Digital camera
Webcam
mp3 layer
iPad or tablet
Other device (SPECIFY)
Did your agency (or another) submit the images o Yes (SKIP TO YPI73)
in this case to the Child Victim Identification
o No
Program run by the National Center for Missing
& Exploited Children?
Did your agency (or another) seize a computer, o Yes
computer media, cell phone or other hardware o No (SKIP TO YPI77)
as part of the incident?
Was a forensic examination done on any items o Yes
that were seized?
o No
Do you have the results (of the forensic
o Yes
examination)?
o No
How long did it take to get the results
o 1 DAY OR LESS
(of the forensic examination)?
o >1 TO 7 DAYS
o >1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
o >1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
o >6 TO 12 MONTHS
o >1 TO 3 YEARS
o >3 TO 5 YEARS
o >5 YEARS
Who was interviewed about the incident?
Person in sexual images (XXX)

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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YPI74

Were any of the following agencies notified
about or asked to take part in this case (as far
as you know)?

YPI75

Were there any school consequences for the
minors involved in this incident?
Why was there no arrest in this incident?

YPI76
YPI77

YPI78

YPI79

Lastly we have some questions about the
sexual matieral itself. Were any of the
produced images/videos graphic? By graphic, I
mean they focused on genitals or showed
explicit sexual activity.
Did any of the produced images/videos show
sexual contact between a child (minor) and an
adult? I mean the adult was touching the
child's genitals (or breasts) or vice versa?
Did any of the produced images/videos show
sexual contact between two or more minors?

YYY
YYY's spouse or live-in partner
Parent of YYY (parent figure)
Minor that lived in the household
Teachers or other school personnel
Other minors (SPECIFY)
Someone else (SPECIFY)
NO ONE WAS INTERVIEWED
A victim/witness advocate
A Children’s Advocacy Center
Another multi-disciplinary team (not
part of CAC)
A child protective services agency
Some other angecy (SPECIFY)
NO AGENCIES NOTIFIED
o Yes (Specify)
o No
TYPE IN REASON
o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

CHECK ALL THAT PPLY

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YPI80
YPI81
YPI82

YPI83
YPI84
YPI85

YPI86

Did any of the produced images/videos
involving adults show acts involving
penetration of the child, including oral sex?
Did any of the produced images/videos
(without adults) show acts involving
penetration of the child?
Did any (of the produced images/videos)
feature violence? I mean violence beyond
sexual assault, like bondage, brutal rape, or
torture?
Did any (of the produced images/videos)
feature nudity or semi-nudity, without being
graphic sexual images?
Did any (of the produced images/videos)
involve suggestive poses of minors with clothes
on?
Was there any evidence that someone used a
webcam or cell phone (or other device) to
transmit live images of sexual activity involving
minors via technology?
Were any of the images/videos distributed?
(Did anyone send or give any of the pictures to
another person or post them online?)

YPI87

Who sent or posted the images/videos?

YPI88

Were any of the images/videos (sent) (or
posted) without the knowledge of XXX?

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

XXX
YYY
Other minors involved in this case
Other adults involved in this case
Kids at school
Someone else (SPECIFY)
Yes
No

A PICTURE MUST BE SENT OR
POSTED. SHOWING A PICTURE
TO SOMEONE IS NOT
DISTRIBUTION.
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. USE LIST
TO PROBE.

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YPI89
YPI90

YPI91
YPI92
YPI93

Did anyone who received a picture or video
forward it to another person? (As far as you
know)
How many people ultimately received
images/videos that were sent? (Your best
estimate is fine.)

Did the anyone sell (or try to sell) these
images/videos?
Were efforts made to stop the future
dissemination of the images?
Was there any consideration of legal charges
being filed at any point during the
investigation?

o
o

Yes
No

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

1
2 TO 5
6 TO 10
11 TO 25
26 TO 50
51 TO 100
MORE THAN 100
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes (Specify, including why not filed)
No

INCLUDE 1ST TIME IMAGES WERE
SENT, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM GIRLTO BOYFRIEND.

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ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
Response Options
SEM01
The next questions are about what happened
o Yes
between the (primary) suspect and [VICTIM].
o No (SKIP to SEM06)
Did they first meet through technology? (In
other words, they didn't know each other
face-to-face before the incident.)
SEM02
How did the (primary) suspect and [VICTIM]
o Thru a social networking site
first meet through technology? Was it...
o Text-based chat room
o Chat with video capacity
o Gaming platform
o Craig's List or other bulletin board
o Live video feed
o On a cell phone
o Some other way (SPECIFY)
SEM03
Was this a sexually oriented location? (A
o Yes
person looking at it would immediately know it o No
focused on sex.)
SEM04
What (other) types of technology were used to
Cell phone
facilitate the crime?
Social networking site
Text-based chat room
Chat with video capacity
Gaming platform
Craig's List or other bulletin board
Live video feed
Some other way (SPECIFY)
SEM06
What was the relationship between the
o Family members (including parent's
(primary) suspect and before the incident?
intimate partner, if living in same
household) (SPECIFY)
o Acquaintances (neighbors, teachers,
peers - any f2f contact before the
incident) (SPECIFY)
o Stranger (no contact at all before
incident)

Interviewer Notes

USE LIST TO PROBE. THRU
SNS INCLUDES IM?DM, EMAIL, POSTING
COMMENTS, FRIENDING,
ETC.
ASK IF MET ONLINE
ASK IF MET ONLINE
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
ASK IF VICTIM AND
SUSPECT MET ONLINE

CAPTURES BROAD
RELATIONSHIP. RELATIVES
DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN V's
HOUSEHOLD TO BE
CONSIDERED FAMILY
ASK IF KNEW IN PERSON
PRIOR TO OFFENSE

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ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
Response Options
o Pimp or other person associated with
sex trafficking
SEM07
Did the suspect use technology to
o Yes (specify type)
communicate with [VICTIM]?
o No
(Communications that facilitated the crime?)
SEM08

SEM09
SEM10

SEM11

SEM12

Do you know how the suspect and first
interacted using technology? Was it
(I mean communication during the crime.)

Was this a sexually oriented location? (A
person looking at this site would immediately
know if focused on sex.)
How long did the suspect and communicate
with each through technology during the crime
(or suspected crime)?
(Approximate is sufficient.)

I have some questions about the things the
(primary) suspect did through technology
(during the crime). Did s/he bring up sex or sexrelated topics to [VICTIM]?
About how long did it take for the suspect to
bring up sex or sex-related topics?
(Approximate is sufficient.)

Interviewer Notes
ASK IF KNEW IN PERSON
PRIOR TO OFFENSE

o Thru a social networking site
o Text-based chat room
o Chat with video capacity
o Gaming platform
o Craig's List or other bulletin board
o Live video feed
o On a cell phone
o Some other way (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

USE LIST TO PROBE. THRU
SNS INCLUDES IM, E-MAIL,
POSTING COMMENTS,
FRIENDING, ETC.

o 1 DAY OR LESS
o >1 TO 7 DAYS
o >1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
o >1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
o >6 TO 12 MONTHS
o >1 TO 3 YEARS
o >3 TO 5 YEARS
o >5 YEARS
o Yes
o No (SKIP TO SEM14)

USE LIST TO PROBE.

o
o
o

1 DAY OR LESS
>1 TO 7 DAYS
>1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH

ASK IF KNEW IN PERSON
PRIOR TO OFFENSE
ASK IF KNEW IN PERSON
PRIOR TO OFFENSE

ASK OF ALL TYPES OF
RELATIONSHIPS

ASK IF YES TO SEX-RELATED
TOPICS

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ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
Response Options
o >1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
o >6 TO 12 MONTHS
o >1 TO 3 YEARS
o >3 TO 5 YEARS
o >5 YEARS
SEM13
Did the suspect ask [victim] to masturbate or
o Yes
engage in other sexual acts (during these
o No
interactions)?
SEM14
Did the suspect harass or stalk [VICTIM] using
o Yes (Specify)
technology (repeated, unwelcome online or cell o No
phone contact)?
SEM15
Did the suspect use technology to send or show o Yes
pictures that were sexual in nature?
o No (SKIP to SEM19)
SEM16

What was depicted? Was it...

SEM17

Who was depicted in these images?

SEM18

What technology did the suspect use to send or
show sexual pictures to the suspect?

The suspect nude or in a sexual pose
Adult pornography (NOT OF SUSPECT)
Child sexual exploitation material
(NOT YOUTH-PRODUCED IMAGES)
Pornography, not sure if adult or child
Youth-produced sexual images
The victim
Family members of the victim who
were minors
Other minors
Any adult
Cell phone
Webcam
Social networking site
IM or email (not thru SNS)
Live video
Gaming platform

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

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ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
Response Options
Something else (SPECIFY)
SEM19
Did the suspect ask the victim to make and/or
o Yes
send sexual images or videos?
o No (SKIP to SEM21)
SEM20

Did the victim send sexual images or videos?

o Yes
o No

SEM21

At any point did the (primary) suspect deceive
by claiming to be younger than s/he was?

o Yes
o No

SEM22

What is the youngest age the suspect claimed
to be?

SEM23

At any point (before they met face-to-face) did
the suspect tell [VICTIM] he or she was an adult
(18 or older)?
At any point did the (primay) suspect deceive
about [VICTIM] about his or her sexual
motives?
Did this deception involve ...

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

SEM24
SEM25

SEM26
SEM27
SEM28

Interviewer Notes

ASK IF YES TO SEXUAL
IMAGE REQUEST

17 OR YOUNGER
18 TO 20
21 TO 25
26 TO 30
31 TO 40
OLDER THAN 40
Yes
No

o Yes
o No (SKIP to SEM26)

At any point did [VICTIM] claim to be older than o
s/he was?
o
What age did [VICTIM] claim to be?
o
o
o
Did the suspect know or find out [VICTIM]'s
o

Untrue claims of love
Denial or no mention of sexual
interest
Something else (SPECIFY)
Yes
No (SKIP to SEM29)
Age 15 or younger
16 or 17
18 or older
Yes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
Response Options
true age?
o No

Interviewer Notes

Did the (primary) suspect harass or stalk
in person (repeated, unwelcome offline
contact.)
Did the (primary) suspect and meet each other
face to face after their contact through
technology?

o Yes
o No

SEM31

Did either the suspect or travel more than 50
miles to meet each other (at any time)?

o Yes
o No

SEM32

Did either the suspect or [VICTIM] travel across
state borders to meet each other (at any time)?

o Yes
o No

SEM33

Did either the suspect [VICTIM] or travel across
international boundaries to meet each other (at
any time)?
Did and the (primary) suspect meet face-toface more than once?

o Yes
o No

SEM35

How many times did they meet?

ASK IF MET F2F MORE
THAN ONCE

SEM36

At any time when was with the (primary)
suspect, was s/he reported missing to a law
enforcement agency?
I have some questions about things that might
have happened when [VICTIM] was with the
suspect. Were sexual images or videos taken of
the [VICTIM}?

o 2
o 3 to 5
o 6 to 10
o >10
o Yes
o No
o Yes
o No

REFERS TO PHOTOS TAKEN
WHEN THE VICTIM AND
SUSPECT WERE

SEM29
SEM30

SEM34

SEM37

o Yes
o No (SKIP TO SEM36)
ASK IF YES TO F2F MEETING

o Yes
o No (SKIP TO SEM36)

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ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
Response Options

SEM38

Who took these images/videos?

SEM39

Was there any illegal sexual activity between
and the (primary) suspect (when they were
together face-to-face)?

SEM40

What kinds of illegal sexual activity? Was it...

The (primary) suspect
Other suspect(s)
The (primary) victim
Other victim(s)
Someone else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No (SKIP TO SEM41)

o
o
o
o

SEM41

I'm going to read a list of things that might have
happened when [VICTIM] was with the
(primary) suspect. At any time they were
together, was [VICTIM]….

o
o

Non-contact (includes exhibitionism
and voyeurism)
Inappropriate touching/fondling
Oral sex
Intercourse or other penetration
(includes attempts)
Violent rape (includes attempts)
Other (SPECIFY)
Abducted (moved more than 50 feet
against his/her will)
Illegally detained (held somewhere
against his/her will)
Physically assaulted (excludes any
sexual assault)
Physically injured by any means

Interviewer Notes
TOGETHER FACE-TO-FACE
BUT ALSO HIDDEN
CAMERAS.
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

DO NOT INCLUDE PICTURE
TAKING.
IF V WAS 16 OR OLDER OR
CASE INVOLVED A
JUVENILE SUSPECT,
SEXUAL ACTIVITY MAY
HAVE BEEN LEGAL.
SELECT THE MOST SEVERE.
NOTE: ‘VIOLENT’ MEANS
THE USE OF PHYSICAL
FORCE, THREATS
INVOLVING A WEAPON

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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ONLINE ENTICEMENT/GROOMING SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
Response Options
Offered or given illegal drugs or
alcohol
Offered or given adult pornography
Offered or given CSEM
Asked to self harm
Made to take part on sex trafficking
or commercial sexual exploitaiton
SEM42
At any point did the (primary) suspect use any
Friendship
of the following tactics to gain [VICTIMS]’s
Promises of love, seduction
trust or cooperation during the course of this
Promises of fame
crime? (In some cases none of these will
Promises of money
apply.)
Promises of other non-monetary
material incentives (gifts, favors)
Blackmail or extortion
Other coercion (not blackmail,
extortion)
Threats of violence
Threats of trafficking
Actual violence
Something else (SPECIFY)

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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CSEM PRODUCTION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
PROD01 These questions are about the child sexual
exploitation material that was produced (in other
words, the pictures or videos that were taken.)

PROD02

Who took (or created) the pictures or videos? (If
there was other CSEM -- downloaded from the
Internet for example, I'll ask questions about that
later).
Who was shown in the images or videos?

Response Options
The (primary) suspect
Other suspect(s)
The (primary) victim
Other victim(s)
Someone else (SPECIFY)

Interviewer Notes
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
THIS QUESTION PERTAINS
TO ALL THE PRODUCED
IMAGES, NOT JUST THOSE
PICTURING THE PRIMARY
VICTIM OR TAKEN BY THE
PRIMARY SUSPECT.

The (primary) suspect
Other suspect(s)
The (primary) victim
Other victim(s)
Someone else (SPECIFY)

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
THIS QUESTION PERTAINS
TO ALL THE PRODUCED
IMAGES, NOT JUST THOSE
PICTURING THE PRIMARY
VICTIM OR TAKEN BY THE
PRIMARY SUSPECT.
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE THE LIST TO PROBE.
THIS QUESTION PERTAINS
TO ALL THE PRODUCED
IMAGES, NOT JUST THOSE
PICTURING THE PRIMARY
VICTIM OR TAKEN BY THE
PRIMARY SUSPECT.
.
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

PROD03

How old were the children shown in the images or
videos?

5 or younger
6 to 10
11 or 12
13 to 15
16 or 17

PROD04

Were images or videos found on...

A computer
Removable media (CDs, thumb drives, etc.)
A cell phone
A digital camera or camera memory card
A iPad or other tablet
An iPod or other MP3 player
A social networking site

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PROD05
PROD06
PROD07

Did you find any evidence the suspect had created
any CSEM images using computers, like 2D or 3D
images?
Did this incident involve only computer generated
(e.g., 2D, 3D) images?
How many of the produced images were still
images? (Your best estimate is fine.)

PROD08

How many of the produced images were videos?
(Your best estimate is fine.)

PROD09

Did the suspect produce any live streaming CSEM
videos with [VICTIM]?
Approximately how many children were featured
in the produced images/videos?
Approximately how many adults (18 or older),
were depicted in the produced images/videos?

PROD10
PROD11

o
o

Cloud
Gaming platform
Some other online site (SPECIFY)
Another place (SPECIFY)
Yes
No

o
Yes
o
No
o NONE (VIDEOS ONLY)
o 1
o 2 TO 5
o 6 TO 10
o 11 TO 25
o 26 TO 50
o 51-75
o 76-100
o MORE THAN 100
o NONE (VIDEOS ONLY)
o 1
o 2 TO 5
o 6 TO 10
o 11 TO 25
o 26 TO 50
o 51-75
o 76-100
o MORE THAN 100
o Yes
o No
ENTER NUMBER (1-95)
96 OR MORE
ENTER NUMBER (0-95)
96 OR MORE

ASK IF YES TO COMPUTER
GENERATED IMAGES

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PROD12
PROD13

PROD14
PROD15
PROD16
PROD17
PROD18
PROD19

PROD20

PROD21
PROD22

Were any of the produced images/videos graphic?
By graphic, I mean they focused on genitals or
showed explicit sexual activity.
Did any of the produced images/videos show
sexual contact between a child (minor) and an
adult? I mean the adult was touching the child's
genitals (or breasts) or vice versa?
Did any of the produced images/videos involving
adults show acts involving penetration of the
child, including oral sex?
Did any of the produced images/videos (without
adults) show acts involving penetration of the
child?
Did any (of the produced images/videos) feature
violence? I mean violence beyond sexual assault,
like bondage, brutal rape, or torture?
Did any (of the produced images/videos) feature
nudity or semi-nudity, without being graphic
sexual images?
Did any (of the produced images/videos) involve
suggestive poses of minors with clothes on?
Was there any evidence someone used a webcam
or cell phone (or other device) to transmit live
images of sexual activity involving minors via
technology?
How organized was the suspect’s CSEM
collection?
Was the CSEM content password protected or
encoded in some way to restrict access?
Was any minor shown in an image...

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o
o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No

o
o
o
o
o
o

Not at all organized
Somewhat organized
Very organized
Extremely organized
Yes (SPECIFY)
No
Paid or given items of value in exchange for
pictures/videos or posing?

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

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PROD23

Was there evidence that any of the sexual pictures
taken...

PROD24

Did anyone use or try to use any of the produced
CSEM to blackmail the victim?
Was any of the images/videos distributed? (Did
anyone send or give any of the pictures to another
person or post them online?)

PROD25

PROD26

Who sent or posted the images/videos?

PROD27

How were the images/videos distributed?

o
o
o
o

Under the influence of drugs or alcohol
when pictures were taken?
In a group of 3 or more people when
pictures were taken?
With a hidden camera?
While a minor was unconscious or asleep?
Because a minor was tricked or deceived
into posing?
By surprise? (Someone snapped an
unexpected picture)
Other way that suggests lack of knowledge
or compliance? (SPECIFY)
Yes (DESCRIBE)
No
Yes
No

The (primary) suspect
Other suspect(s)
The (primary) victim
Other victim(s)
Someone else (SPECIFY)
Cell phone
Social media
Cloud
Gaming platform

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

ENTER YES IF IMAGES
WERE MADE AVAILABLE
FOR PEER-TO-PEER FILE
SHARING.
A PICTURE MUST BE SENT
OR POSTED. SHOWING A
PICTURE
TO SOMEONE IS NOT
DISTRIBUTION.
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
USE LIST TO PROBE.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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PROD28

Was any of the images/videos (sent) (or posted)
without the knowledge of a minor who was
pictured?

o
o

Some other way (SPECIFY)
Yes
No

PROD29

Did anyone who received a picture or video
forward it to another person? (As far as you know)

o
o

Yes
No

PROD30

How many people ultimately received
images/videos that were sent? (Your best
estimate is fine.)

PROD31

Did the suspect sell (or try to sell) the CSEM he or
she produced?

o 1
o 2 TO 5
o 6 TO 10
o 11 TO 25
o 26 TO 50
o 51 TO 100
o MORE THAN 100
o Yes
o No

PROD32

Were the produced CSEM referred for inclusion in
archive of PhotoDNA images or other archive?

o
o

Yes
No

PROD33

Were any of the images/videos part of a known
series?
Did investigators try to identify victims who are
not part of a known series?
Were Internet companies contacted for help or
information as part of the investigation?

o
o
o
o
o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes (SPECIFY WHICH COMPANIES)
No (SKIP TO PROD37)

PROD36

How would you assess the helpfulness of the
company (companies) to the investigation?

PROD37

Was the investigation hindered in any way by
Internet Service Providers?

o Very helpful
o Somewhat helpful
o Not helpful
o Yes (SPECIFY)
o No

PROD34
PROD35

INCLUDE 1ST TIME IMAGES
WERE SENT, FOR
EXAMPLE, FROM GIRL- TO
BOYFRIEND.

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PROD38
PROD39
PROD40

PROD41

o
o
o
o
Did your agency (or another) submit the images in o
this case to the Child Victim Identification Program o
run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children?
Which of these reasons describes why your
agency (or another) didn't submit images (to the
Child Victim Identification Program)?
Did the ISP tip off the suspect that there was a
problem with their account?
Was this before or after a warrant was obtained?

o

Yes
No (SKIP TO NEXT ELIGIBLE SECTION)
Before
After
Yes
No
Not aware of program
Lack of capacity (no equipment, training)
Too cumbersome (had equipment, training)
No arrest was made
No crime committed
All people involved were minors
Didm’t make sense in this case
NONE OF THESE DESCRIBE WHY

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

IDENTIFIED VICTIM SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
V01 PRIMARY VICTIM WAS AGE 9 OR YOUNGER
THROUGHOUT THE CRIME
V02 Now I have some questions about [VICTIM].
Who did s/he (mainly) live with at the time of the
incident?

Response Options
o Yes
o No

Interviewer Notes
DO NOT ASK UNLESS UNCLEAR.
CHECK FOR SKIP PATTERNS.

o
o
o
o
o

IF THE SUSPECT WAS A PARENT
OR STEP-, ENTER AS PARENT. IF
S/HE LIVED WITH A PARENT
AND THEIR PARTNER, ENTER '3'.
IF LIVED WITH OTHER RELATIVE,
ENTER '7'

V06 Did [VICTIM] have any prior contact with police as a
crime victim or suspected victim?

o
o
o

Both parents
Parent & step-parent
Single parent only
Foster parent(s) or legal guardian
The suspect (not parent, step or
foster parent)
Alone or on the street
Other (DON'T SPECIFY)
Yes
No (Specify country)
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Had some college education or
technical training
Graduated college
Has a post college degree
Higher than the average family in
your area
Similar to the average family in your
area
Lower than the averge family in your
area
Not sure
Yes
No

V07 How much conflict would you say existed between
[VICTIM] and his/her parent(s) (or parent figure)?

o
o

No conflict at all
A little conflict

o
o
V03 Did [VICTIM} live in the United States?
o
o
V04 Would you say the most educated adult in this household o
(as far as you know) ...
o
o

V05 What was the approximate annual income of [VICTIM]'s
household at the time of the incident (as far as you
know)? Would you say...

o
o
o
o
o

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IDENTIFIED VICTIM SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

V08 In some cases, the victim feels a bond with the suspect.
When this case first became a police matter, would you
say felt in love or a close friendship with the suspect?
V09 At any point during this incident, would you say felt in
love or a close friendship with the suspect?
V10 I have some questions about [VICTIM]'s behavior. Was
[VICTIM] someone who started conflicts with other kids?
(For example, s/he got in fights with schoolmates, made
fun of other kids, or was viewed as a bully?)
V11 Did other kids bully or harass or make fun of her/him
(before this incident)?
V12 "Did [VICTIM] have any of the following...
(as far as you know)"

Response Options
o More than a little conflict
o An extremely high degree of conflict
o DID NOT LIVE WITH PARENT OR
PARENT FIGURE
o Yes
o No
o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No
Prior arrests or a juvenile record
Prior status offenses (runaway,
CHINS proceedings, truancy)
Problems with drugs or alcohol
A diagnosed mental illness
Other evidence of mental health
issues (in treatment, on
medications)
A history of violence
Gang activity
Prior contact with the police as a
crime victim
A history of animal abuse
Social service involvement

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. READ
LIST.
CHINS = CHILDREN IN NEED OF
SUPERVISION/SERVICES

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IDENTIFIED VICTIM SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

V13 Did [VICTIM] make a suicide attempt as part of (or as a
result of) this case?
V14 How much did [VICTIM] cooperate with the
investigation?

V15 How much did victim’s family cooperate with the
investigation?

V16 Did the investigation result in a reconnection between
the victim and family?
V17 Was there any consequence for the victim at school?
V18 (As a result of this case) was [VICTIM] referred to an
agency that could provide him/her with counseling and
support (as far as you know)?
V19 What kind of agency was this?

Response Options
Child abuse investigations
Removal from home
History of suicide attempts
History of being a victim of bullying
Yes (SPECIFY IF DIED)
No
Fully
Partially
Very little
Not at all
Fully
Partially
Very little
Not at all
Yes
No
Not applicable
Yes (Specify)
No
o Yes
o No (SKIP TO V20)
Child protective services (DSS, DCF,
etc.)
Victim advocate or victim services
agency
Child Advocacy Center
Sexual assault support agency
Mental health services (includes
school & private)

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. USE
LIST TO PROBE.

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

IDENTIFIED VICTIM SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
V20 Was the victim or family given information about…

V21 Why was no referral made?

V22 Did your agency have ongoing contact with the victim or
family after the case was resolved?
V23 Was there any positive outcomes for the victim from the
investigation and resolution?

Response Options
Something else (SPECIFY)
Children’s Advocacy Center
NCMEC help page
Advice about having iamges
removed
Financial restitution
Mental health treatment programs
No contact with victim or family
No relevant agency available
Not part of normal investigative
protocol
Victim or family hostile
o Yes (specify)
o No
o Yes (SPECIFY)
o No

Interviewer Notes
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. READ
LIST-ASK CAC if not mentioned
above.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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CSEM POSSESSION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
POSS01 I have some questions about the child sexual exploitation
material in this case. Who possessed the CSEM? Was it ...
(These questions are about images/videos that the (any)
suspect had in his possession, not pictures a suspect took.)

POSS02

Where was the possessed images/videos found? Were they
found on ...

POSS03

Did the CSEM include graphic sexual images or videos? By
graphic I mean images that focused on genitals or showed
explicit sexual activity.
Did any of the graphic images/videos include both children
(minors) and adults?

POSS04
POSS05
POSS06

Did any of the images/videos show sexual contact between
an adult and child (minor)? I mean the adult was touching
the child's (minor's) genitals (or breasts) or vice versa?
Did any of the images/videos (whether or not they included
an adult) show acts involving penetration of the child (minor),
including oral sex?

Response Options
The (primary) suspect
Other suspect(s)
The (primary) victim
Other victim(s)
Someone else (SPECIFY)
IMAGES SAME AS PRODUCED IMAGES
(SKIP TO NEXT ELIGIBLE SECTION)
A computer
Removable media (CDs,thumb
drives,etc.)
A cell phone
An iPod or other MP3 player
An iPad or tablet
Cloud
Gaming platform
Something else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No
o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

Interviewer Notes
IF THE PRIMARY
SUSPECT POSSESSED
CP, ANSWERS SHOULD
REFER TO WHAT THE
PRIMARY SUSPECT
POSSESSED.
CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. USE LIST TO
PROBE.

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

CSEM POSSESSION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
POSS07 Did any of the images/videos feature violence? I mean
violence beyond sexual assault, such as bondage, brutal rape,
or torture?
POSS08 Did any of the images/videos feature nudity or semi-nudity,
but not graphic sexual images?
POSS09

How many still images were found (not including any
produced images)? (Your best estimate is fine.)

POSS10

How many videos were found (not including any produced
images)? (Your best estimate is fine).

POSS11

Were there any common kinds of pictures of children
(minors), like school photos or
advertising photos?
Did the suspect possess books or writings that described
sexual activity with children (writings with no photographs)?

POSS12

Response Options
o Yes
o No
o
o

Yes
No

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

NONE (VIDEOS ONLY)
LESS THAN 50
50 TO 99
100 TO 999
1,000 TO 4,999
5,000 TO 9,999
10,000 TO 49,999
50,000 TO 99,999
100,000 TO 999,999
1 MILLION OR MORE
NONE (STILL IMAGES ONLY)
LESS THAN 50
50 TO 99
100 TO 999
1,000 TO 4,999
5,000 TO 9,999
10,000 TO 49,999
50,000 TO 99,999
100,000 TO 999,999
1 MILLION OR MORE
Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

Interviewer Notes

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

CSEM POSSESSION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
POSS13 Were the children depicted in the images/videos...

Response Options
o Mostly girls
o Mostly boys
o About equally both sexes
Under 3 yrs old
3 through 5 years old
6 through 12 years old
13 through 17 years old
o Yes
o No

POSS14

What age groups were depicted? Were there children...

POSS15

Did you find any CSEM that was created using computers, like
2D or 3D images?

POSS16

Did you find any computer generated or virtual images
(images entirely created with computer graphics, without
using actual children)?
Was there any evidence the suspect used technology to
watch live sexual activity involving minors, such as through a
webcam?
How organized was the suspect’s CSEM collection?

o
o

Yes
No

o
o

Yes
No

o
o
o
o

Not at all organized
Somewhat organized
Very organized
Extremely organized

POSS20

Was the CSEM content password protected or encoded in
some way to restrict access?
Did the suspect distribute the images/videos s/he possessed?

o
o
o
o

Yes (SPECIFY)
No
Yes
No

POSS21

Did the suspect ...

POSS17
POSS18

POSS19

Make images available through a
peer-to-peer file sharing network?
Post images online (TYPE OF SITE)
Send images by cell phone?

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. READ LIST.

ORGANIZATION
COULD BE BY AGE,
GENDER, TYPE OF SEX
ACT, SERIES

CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. READ LIST.

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

CSEM POSSESSION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

Response Options
Send images by email or instant
message?
Distributed images some other way?
(SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

POSS22

Was adult pornography also found?

POSS23

Were the CSEM the offender possessed referred for inclusion
in archive of PhotoDNA images or other archive.

o
o

Yes
No

POSS24

Were any of the images/videos part of a known series?

POSS25

Did investigators try to identify victims who are not part of a
known series?
Were Internet companies contacted for help or information
as part of the investigation?

o
o
o
o
o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes (SPECIFY WHICH COMPANIES)
No (SKIP TO POSS28)

POSS26

o
o
o
POSS28 Was the investigation hindered in any way by Internet Service o
Providers?
o
POSS29 Did the ISP tip off the suspect that there was a problem with o
their account?
o
POS309 Was this before or after a warrant was obtained?
o
o
POSS31 Did your agency (or another) submit the images in this case to o
the Child Victim Identification Program run by the National
o
Center for Missing & Exploited Children?
POSS27

How would you assess the helpfulness of the company
(companies) to the investigation?

Very helpful
Somewhat helpful
Not helpful
Yes (SPECIFY)
No
Yes
No (SKIP TO POSS30)
Before
After
Yes
No (SKIP TO NEXT ELIGIBILE SECTION)

Interviewer Notes

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

CSEM POSSESSION SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
POSS32 Which of these reasons describes why your agency (or
another) didn't submit images (to the Child Victim
Identification Program)?

Response Options
Not aware of program
Lack of capacity (no equipment,
training)
Too cumbersome (had equipment,
training)
No arrest was made
No crime committed
All people involved were minors
Didn’t make sense in this case
o NONE OF THESE DESCRIBE WHY

Interviewer Notes
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

UNDERCOVER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
UC01 I have some questions about the proactive investigation in
this case. Did it involve ...

UC02 Did the investigation start as a result of a referral from the
CyberTipline?
UC03 Did the referral from the CyberTipline focus on….

UC04 What was the sex of the person being impersonated?
UC05 What was the age of the person being impersonated?

Response Options
An UC posing as an adult interested in CSEM
An UC posing online as a minor
An UC seeking or offering sexual access to a minor
Monitoring P2P networks for CSEM
Tracing financial transactions or credit cards used
for CSEM
A sting operation aimed at CSEM
A UC taking over a suspect’s account for CSEM
Sex trafficking
Something else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

Interviewer Notes
CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. USE LIST TO
PROBE.

Online enticement
Child sexual exploitation material
Sex trafficking
Something else
o MALE
o FEMALE
ENTER AGE

CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. USE LIST TO
PROBE.

UC06 Were you the undercover investigator?

o
o

Yes
No

UC07 Where did you (the UC) and the suspect first meet online?
Was it….

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Thru a social networking site
Text-based chat room
Chat with video capability
Gaming platform
Craig's List or other bulletin board
P2P network
Dark net

USE LIST TO PROBE.

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

UNDERCOVER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
UC08 Was this a sexually oriented location? (A person looking at
this online chatroom or site would immediately know it
focused on sex.)
UC09 Did the suspect communicate with you (the UC) in any of
these ways?

UC10 How long did you (the UC) and the suspect communicate
with each other online? (Approximate is sufficient.)

UC11 I have some questions about the things the suspect did
through technology. Did s/he bring up sex or sex-related
topics to you (the UC)?
UC12 About how long did it take for the suspect to bring up sex or
sex-related topics? (Approximate is sufficient.)

UC13 Did the suspect ask you (the UC) to masturbate or engage in
other sexual acts (during these interactions)?

Response Options
o Some other way (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

Interviewer Notes

Cell phone
Through a social networking site
Thru a webcam (video chat, Skype, etc.)
Through a gaming platform
Some other way (specify)
1 DAY OR LESS
>1 TO 7 DAYS
>1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
>1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
>6 TO 12 MONTHS
>1 TO 3 YEARS
>3 TO 5 YEARS
>5 YEARS
o Yes
o No (SKIP TO UC14)
1 DAY OR LESS
>1 TO 7 DAYS
>1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
>1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
>6 TO 12 MONTHS
>1 TO 3 YEARS
>3 TO 5 YEARS
>5 YEARS
o Yes

ASK IF ONLINE
ENTICEMENT

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

UNDERCOVER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

Response Options
o No

UC14 Did the suspect harass or stalk you (the UC) online and/or by o
cell phone (repeated, unwelcome online contact)?
o

Yes
No

UC15 Did the suspect use technology to send pictures or videos to
you (the UC) that were sexual in nature?

o
o

UC16 What was depicted? Was it...

UC18 Did the suspect ask you (the UC) to take sexual pictures of
yourself (the minor you were portraying)?

The suspect nude or in a sexual pose
Adult pornography (NOT OF SUSPECT)
CSEM
Pornography, not sure if adult or child
Youth produced sexual images
Cell phone
Webcam
Social networking site
IM or email (not thru SNS)
Gaming platform
Cloud
Something else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

UC19 Did the suspect ask you (the UC) to send sexual pictures of
minors)?
UC20 At any point did the suspect deceive you (the UC) by
claiming to be younger than s/he was?

o
o
o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No (SKIP TO UC23)

UC21 What is the youngest age the suspect claimed to be?

o
o
o
o

17 OR YOUNGER
18 TO 20
21 TO 25
26 TO 30

UC17 What technology did the suspect use to send or show sexual
pictures?

Interviewer Notes
ASK IF ONLINE
ENTICEMENT

Yes
No (SKIP TO UC18)
CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. USE LIST TO
PROBE.

CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. USE LIST TO
PROBE.

ASK IF ONLINE
ENTICEMENT

ASK IF ONLINE
ENTICEMENT

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

UNDERCOVER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

Interviewer Notes

UC22 At any point (before a face-to-face meeting or apprehension
of the suspect) did the suspect reveal s/he was an adult?

Response Options
o 31 TO 40
o OLDER THAN 40
o Yes
o No

UC23 At any point did the suspect deceive you (the UC) about
his/her sexual motives?

o
o

ASK IF ONLNE
ENTICEMENT

UC24 Did this deception involve...
UC25 Did you (the UC) have a webpage or a social networking site
that portrayed person being impersonated?

o Untrue claims of love
o Denial or no mention of sexual interest
o Something else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

UC26 Did the UC take over the persona of a known suspect to
identify other suspects?
UC27 Was there a face-to-face meeting between the suspect and
law enforcement?

o
o
o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No

UC28 Was this meeting place more than 50 miles from the
suspect's home?

o
o

Yes
No

UC29 Did the suspect ever travel across state lines to the
meeting?

o
o

Yes
No

UC30 Did the suspect ever travel across international boundaries
to the meeting?

o
o

Yes
No

UC31 Did the suspect bring any sex-related items with him/her to
the meeting place (condoms, pornography, sex toys, or
bondage-related items)?
UC32 Did you (the UC) ask the suspect to bring any of these
items?

o
o

Yes
No

o

Yes

Yes
No (SKIP TO UC25)

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

UNDERCOVER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
UC33 Did the suspect bring a camera or video recorder with the
intention to create sexual photographs of a minor?

Response Options
o No

Interviewer Notes

o
o

ASK IF ONLINE
ENTICEMENT

Yes
No

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
OF01 I have some questions about the (primary) suspect's
household. Who did the suspect (mainly) live with at the time
of the incident?

OF02
OF03

OF04

OF05

OF06

Response Options
o Both parents
o Parent & step-parent
o One parent only
o Foster parent(s) or legal
guardian
o Children under age 18
o Alone or on the street
o Other (SPECIFY)
Did the suspect live in the United States?
o Yes
o No (specify country)
About education in this household, would you say the most
o Did not finish high school
educated adult in this household (as far as you know)...
o Graduated high school
o Had some college education or
technical training
o Graduated college
o Post college degree
How much schooling did the suspect have (as far as you
o Did not finish high school
know)?
o Graduated high school
o Had some college education or
technical training
o Graduated college
o Post college degree
What was the approximate annual income in this household at o Higher than the average family
the time of the incident (as far as you know)? Would you say...
in your area
o Siimilar to the average family in
your area
o Lower than the averge family in
your area
I have some questions about her/his behavior. Was the
o Yes
suspect someone who started conflicts with other kids? (For
o No

Interviewer Notes

ASK IF SUSPECT WAS A
JUVENILE AGE OR STILL IN
HIGH SCHOOL

ASK IF ADULT SUSPECT

ASK IF SUSPECT WAS A
JUVENILE AGE OR STILL IN
HIGH SCHOOL

ASK IF SUSPECT WAS A
JUVENILE AGE OR STILL IN
HIGH SCHOOL

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
example, s/he got in fights with schoolmates, made fun of
other kids, or was viewed as a bully?)
OF07 Did s/he have any prior contact with police for status offenses
(like running away, truancy or curfew violations, CHINS
proceedings)?

Response Options

Interviewer Notes

o
o

ASK IF SUSPECT WAS A
JUVENILE AGE OR STILL IN
HIGH SCHOOL

Yes
No

Was this suspect a victim of any prior sex crimes committed by
an adult, as far as you know?
At the time of the incident, did he/she have full time
employment (as far as you know)?

o
o
o
o

OF10

What was the suspect's marital status (at the time of the
incident)? Was s/he...

OF11

Did the suspect have any children?

Single, never married
Married
Living with a partner
Separated, divorced, or widowed
o Yes
o No (SKIP TO OF12)

OF12

Did s/he have children who were younger than 18 (at the time
of arrest)?

o
o

Yes
No

OF13

Had the suspect ever been reported to a child protective
service agency for abuse or neglect (as far as you know)?

o
o

Yes
No

OF14

Did the suspect have contact with minors (younger than 18)
any of these ways...

OF08
OF09

Yes (specify)
No
Yes
No

Lived with minors (includes
siblings who are minors)
Visitation (non-custodial
parent)
Worked directly with children
(teacher, counselor)

(CHINS = CHILDREN IN NEED
OF SUPERVISION/SERVICES)
ASK IF ADULT SUSPECT
ASK IF ADULT SUSPECT

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. READ
LIST

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

OF15

Did the suspect have any prior arrests (or a juvenile record) for
sexual offending against children or adolescents?

Response Options
Worked in proximity to
children (mall, park)
Volunteered with children
(youth programs, special
events)
Spent time with children
(relatives, children of friends)
Friends who were minors
Other (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

OF16

At the time of the incident, was the suspect a registered sex
offender (or supposed to be)?

o
o

OF17

Did the suspect have any of the following...
(as far as you know)

Interviewer Notes

ASK OF ALL SUSPECTS

Yes
No
Prior arrests for nonsexual
offenses
Problems with drugs or alcohol
A diagnosed mental illness
Other evidence of mental
health issues (in treatment, on
medications)
A history of violence
Gang activity
Contact with the police as a
crime victim
A history of animal abuse
Social service investigations
Child abuse investigations
Children removed from home
History of suicide attempts

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
READ LIST.

FOURTH NATIONAL JUVENILE ONLINE VICTIMIZATION CASE-LEVEL SURVEY

OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

OF18
OF19

Did the suspect make a suicide attempt as part of (or as a
result of) this case?
Was the suspect aggressive (physically or verbally) towards the
police at any point during the investigation?

OF20

Was the (any) suspect in this case part of a group of offenders
who used technology to communicate with each other about
CSEM or sexual abuse?

OF21

I have some questions about technology the suspect may have
used. Did s/he use a ...

OF22

Did the suspect use peer-to-peer file sharing
to further the crime?

OF23

Did the suspect use any of these P2P networks?

Response Options
History of being a victim of
bullying
Yes (SPECIFY IF DIED)
No
o Yes
o No

Interviewer Notes

o

APPLIES TO ALL SUSPECTS,
NOT JUST PRIMARY

Yes (DESCRIBE THE GROUP,
INCLUDING WHETHER LOCAL,
NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
AND WHETHER ANY WERE
KNOWN TO SEXUALLY ABUSE
MINORS
o No
Cell phone (no Internet access)
Smartphone (Internet
capable,iPhone,etc)
Gaming device (Xbox, DSI,
Nintendo DS)
Digital camera
Webcam
mp3 player
iPad or tablet
Cloud
Gaming platform
Other device (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No (SKIP TO OF25)
Gnutella
Gnutella2

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. USE
LIST TO PROBE.

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OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

OF24

Did the suspect use any of these P2P clients (or applications)?

OF25

Was the suspect using the dark net as part of this crime?

OF26

Did the suspect use any of these methods to hide evidence of
the crime?

Response Options
Ares Galaxy
eDonkey Network
BitTorrent
Direct Connect
Something else (SPECIFY)
Soluseek
Shareaza
KCeasy
LimeWire
FrostWire
BitTorrent
Vuze
Cabos
Something else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

Passwords
Encrypted data storage (e.g.,
files)
Encrypted communication
Manual encryption
Disguised removeable media
Remote storage (website,
virtual storage, cloud)
Embedded images
(steganography)

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. USE
LIST TO PROBE.

NOTE: ‘DARK NET’ IS A
COMPUTER NETWORK WITH
RESTRICTED ACCESS THAT IS
USED MAINLY FOR ILLEGAL
PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING.
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

OF27
OF28
OF29

Did your agency (or another) seize a computer, computer
media, cell phone or other hardware from the suspect (or any
other person)?
Did investigators get a warrant for cloud storage (integrated
storage, cyberlocker, Google drive, Box, etc.)?
Did your agency (or another) use any on-scene preview tools
to evaluate evidence of illegal images?

Response Options
Configuring browser to hide
history
Software that destroys
evidence
Tor
VPN encryption
Something else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No
o
o
o
o

Yes
No
Yes
No

Yes
No
Yes
No
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-5 years
6-10 years
More than 10 years
Yes
No (SKIP TO OF36)
Yes

OF33

Was a forensic examination done on any items that were
seized?

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

OF34

Do you have the results (of the forensic examination)?

o

OF30

Was there any textual or conversational evidence in this case?

OF31

Does the evidence gathered suggest the suspect has had a
sexual interest in children for more than 1 year?
How many years back does the evidence indicating a sexual
interest in children go?

OF32

Interviewer Notes

ON-SCENE PREVIEW TOOLS
ARE COMPUTER PROGRAMS
THAT LOOK
FOR EVIDENCE OF CP ON
COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER
MEDIA.

THIS COULD INCLUDE DATES
ON IMAGE OR VIDEO FILES

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OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

Response Options
o No (SKIP TO OF36)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

1 DAY OR LESS
>1 TO 7 DAYS
>1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
>1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
>6 TO 12 MONTHS
>1 TO 3 YEARS
>3 TO 5 YEARS
>5 YEARS
Reviewed all
Stopped when got enough for
prosecution

Was a search conducted at the suspect's
home?

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

1 DAY OR LESS
>1 TO 7 DAYS
>1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
>1 MONTH TO 3 MONTHS
>3 TO 6 MONTHS
>6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR
>1 YEAR
Yes
No

OF39

Did you actively look for whether the suspect had hands-on
sexual abuse victims?

o
o

Yes
No

OF40

Did anyone at the scene of the arrest make statements that
suggested the suspect had molested minors?

o
o

Yes
No (SKIP TO OF42)

OF41

Who made these statements?

OF35

How long did it take to get the results
(of the forensic examination)?

OF36

Did you agency review all of the CSEM or stop when you got
enough for prosecution?

OF37

How much time passed between the search and the suspect's
arrest?

OF38

Victim
Suspect

Interviewer Notes

ASK IF CASE INVOVLED CSEM
PRODUCTION OR POSSESSION

ASK IF CSEM POSSESSION OR
UC CASE ONLY

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

OF42
OF43

(At any point) did investigators find physical evidence that
suggested the suspect had molested minors (for example,
pictures or sexual items)?
Were any of the following agencies notified about or asked to
take part in this case (as far as you know)?

Response Options
Suspect's spouse or live-in
partner
Parent of suspect (parent
figure)
Minor that lived in the
household
Other minors (SPECIFY)
Someone else (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No

Interviewer Notes

A victim/witness advocate
A Children’s Advocacy Center
A multi-disciplinary team
A child protective services
agency
Some other community agency
(SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No (SKIP TO OF59)

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

OF44

Is this case closed?

OF45

Was the suspect charged with federal crimes?

o
o

Yes
No (SKIP TO OF52)

OF46

Is the federal case resolved -- for example there was a guilty
plea, dismissal, conviction at trial.

o
o

Yes
No (SKIP TO OF52)

OF47

How was the federal case resolved?

o
o
o
o

Guilty plea
Convicted at trial
Charges dropped or dismissed
Acquitted

USE LIST TO PROBE.

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OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
OF48

Did the suspect (plead guilty to) (get convicted of) a felony?

OF49

Has the suspect been sentenced for the federal crime(s)?

OF50

Did the federal sentence include the following?

OF51

How long was the incarceration?

OF52

Was the suspect charged with state crimes?

OF53
OF54

Response Options
o Suspect died
o Other (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No
o
o

Yes
No (SKIP TO OF52)

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Incarceration
Suspended or deferred
sentence
Probation
Restitution
Diversion
1 DAY OR LESS
>1 TO 7 DAYS
>1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
>1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
>6 TO 12 MONTHS
>1 TO 3 YEARS
>3 TO 5 YEARS
>5 YEARS TO 10 YEARS
>10 TO 20 YEARS
>20 YEARS
Yes
No (SKIP TO OF55)

Is the state case resolved -- for example there was a guilty
plea, dismissal, conviction at trial.

o
o

Yes
No (SKIP TO OF55)

How was the state case resolved?

o
o

Guilty plea
Convicted at trial

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. USE
LIST TO PROBE.

USE LIST TO PROBE.

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OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question

OF55

Did the suspect (plead guilty to) (get convicted of) a felony?

OF56

Has the suspect been sentenced?

OF57

Did the state sentence include the following?

OF58

How long was the incarceration?

OF59

Was the suspect involved with juvenile court?

Response Options
o Charges dropped or dismissed
o Acquitted
o Suspect died
o Other (SPECIFY)
o Yes
o No
o
o

Yes
No (SKIP TO OF59)

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Incarceration
Suspended or deferred
sentence
Probation
Restitution
Diversion
1 DAY OR LESS
>1 TO 7 DAYS
>1 WEEK TO 1 MONTH
>1 MONTH TO 6 MONTHS
>6 TO 12 MONTHS
>1 TO 3 YEARS
>3 TO 5 YEARS
>5 YEARS TO 10 YEARS
>10 TO 20 YEARS
>20 YEARS
Yes
No (SKIP TO OF61)

Interviewer Notes

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. USE
LIST TO PROBE.

ASK ABOUT JUVENILE
CHARGES IF SUSPECT WAS 17
OR YOUNGER

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OFFENDER SECTION (ARREST CASES ONLY)
Question
OF60 Is the juvenile case resolved?

Response Options
o Yes (DESCRIBE HOW THE
JUVENILE OR OTHER CASE WAS
RESOLVED)
o No

OF61

As a result of this case, (will the suspect be)
(is it likely the suspect will be) a registered sex offender?

o
o

OF62

To help us screen out duplicate cases as we collect data, could
you please tell me the last 4 digits of the suspect's Social
Security number?

ENTER LAST 4 DIGITS OF SSN

Yes
No

Interviewer Notes
EXAMPLES OF JUVENILE
COURT RESOLUTIONS:
COMMUNITY SERVICE,
PROBATION, RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT, DETENTION

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CONCLUSION (ALL CASES)
Question
CON01 Is there anything else I should know about this case that we have not
discussed?

Response Options
o Yes (SPECIFY)
o No

Interviewer Notes

CON02 Were you the lead investigator on this case?

o
o

Yes
No

ASK UNLESS YOU
ALREADY KNOW THIS

CON03 Was the lead investigator on this case male or female?

o MALE
o FEMALE
o Yes
o No

ONLY ASK IF UNCLEAR

CON04 We are almost done. I have a few questions that are not related to this case.
(As far as you know) has your agency received any reports or handled cases
that involve cyberbullying or online harassment or
online stalking of minors (not adults)?
CON05 I may need to call you back, just to clarify some information. Would that be
ok?

o
o

Yes
No

CON06 We expect the results of this study to be available in about one year. Would
you like us to notify you when the results are posted on our website?

o
o
o

Yes
No (END INTERVIEW)
PREVIOUS INTERVIEW

CON07 Where should we notify you?

TYPE IN EMAIL OR
MAILING ADDRESS OF
RESPONDENT.

IF NO PREVIOUS
INTERVIEW